Dirty Diesel Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 I have been really interested in all of the builds in the grassroots section. There are some really amazing baits coming out of here! There is a lot of talent in the grassroots section and hopefully you guys can steer me in the right direction. I have never carved anything before this is my first attempt. Please hit me with some constructive criticism I want to get better at this and hopefully make a bait that works! This is what I have so far, I found a piece of redwood on a job site, I wanted to carve it just to see if I even have what it takes. I know Basswood or something more consistent and would be a better start but I’m trying to see if I even have the skills to invest into any bait making materials. DoomDiver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dirty Diesel Posted February 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 My goal is to make a master so I can make a mold. I would like to pour Resin so I can try different joints styles and try different body sectioning to try to find tune the type of swim that I’m looking for.I would really like to try to make this a glide bait but if that doesn’t work out I may try it as multisegmented or throw lip in the front and make it a wake bait/crankdown . I am really just experimenting. I don’t know a lot about body shapes and what would work better for what. I don’t know anything about pouring resin,making a mold,ballast or anything so I’m learning as I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Diesel Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Slowly adding some detail. I painted it to help with depth perception. TootsMalone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrierBob Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) B Edited May 8, 2020 by BrierBob Innapropriate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrierBob Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogervang Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Coming along good man, the profile of it is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomDiver Posted May 11, 2020 Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Looks like a solid first start. Keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Diesel Posted May 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 Your definitely on the right track man, looks great so far! Also if you dont mind carving denser wood I wouldn't worry about using basswood. It's not very forgiving and if you decide to use a rotary tool it's easy to take more material then you mean too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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