Lure building?

[Animal 1]

I just noticed this site doesn't have a lure-builders forum.This is a trolling bird I copied from a 9 inch Boone.I've tested it,and it works as good or better than the original.

I am NOT posting this as an add,I will not sell them,just wondering what kind of things other members here have built.Show me.

[Deep C]

Lure Making 101

[Animal 1]

Touche.I see I'll have to work harder.

[Barefootin]

I do a few jigs. Nice bird!
Nice cans C; need a slant head - bwap! - a slant head.

[Animal 1]

Lets keep it coming!

[Deep C]

[Patudo]

That's a nice looking bird! What material is it made from - wood or plastic?

Here's some of mine:

[brandon558]

cool bird...nice job!

[frankypettolina]

What I would really love to hear about is the mold construction process for offshore lures. I have screwed around popping stuff out of pill bottles and grinding the backs for skirt attachment, but I would love to know how to do the cool stuff like Deep and the other pros are doing.

[Animal 1]

The bird is made of wood.I used fir,because it sands easily.The wings are maple,for strength.I copied the Boone,by turning on the lathe.I turned a single round shape,then cut it in half on the table saw to get two out of it.The tail was then cut on the bandsaw,and sanded in.It's a pain,due to the upswept tail.I'm going to try a few with a flat tail.If they work,I can turn these babies out a dozen at a clip.





The first pic shows the bird after being sawn in half,but before cutting and sanding the tail.(the hard part).The other pix are for comparison.Thanx for the kind words.