Sunday, March 28, 2010

One down!


I finally got one lure done, it is not much to look at but I am proud of the way i got it put together. It took me a really long time to find out an effective way to attach the hook and the eye for the fishing line to go through. This is really my pilot lure; now that I have created a process I can perfect it some to make it more ascetically pleasing.

These are the steps I found worked best to make a lure in your dorm room with a pocket knife as your only tool.

1. I whittled out a basic body shape for my lure. This time I had to use relatively soft wood so it was easy to shape.

2. I carved a groove all around the center of the lure to attach the hook.

3. I took a wire and threaded connector for the hook to attach onto it.

4. I then wrapped the wire with the hook connector into the groove and twisted it off at the top. This left me with a place to put the hook, but an ugly groove in the surface of my lure.

5. I then filled the groove with wood putty to make the surface flush.

6. Next I drilled a spiral hole with a corkscrew in the nose for the eye to attach to fishing line to. The spiral shape of the hole I drilled will hopefully hold the eye in better. I used super glue to make the final attachment.

7. I then went over the lure once more with the knife to level everything out.

8. Finally I painted the lure in layers. I started with a red base coat, added green spots, then added a mouth with yellow black and white. I also added the goggle eyes in this step.


I was hoping the lure would be more ascetically pleasing because of the time I took to carve it, but I will improve it on the next lure. After finishing it I did feel a sense of accomplishment. I would relate the my feeling to the women who canned food in the first article we read. I tried to make it ascetically pleasing and functional. This fishing lure is not something absolutely necessary but it is something I enjoyed making. I plan to deviate from this process on my second lure. I will use more tools next lure. Since I will go home this week, while I am there I will pre drill a few wood pieces so the hook is easier to attach and the eye will be more sturdy. Hopefully this will make the lure better looking and more practical.

1 comment:

  1. I liked how you were so thorough in describing the process you went through, it definitely puts your project in context. This lure looks great, far better than anything I could do! Nice job!

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