BrhodesBassin Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 All except one of the tiny cranks are poplar the one trout tiny crank is red cedar. Tiny cranks are around 5" 1oz and crank down a few feet The 6ish inch one is around 2.5oz The 7ish inch ones are just under 3oz The big 4pc is right under 5oz I'm halfway through this batch. The rest are still getting faces carved and will be painted natural patterns TootsMalone, CaliBassin, BrierBob and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineBassin Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Those look good. You notice any difference in using poplar vs cedar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted May 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 Cedar is alot more buoyant and not nearly as forgiving when carving or setting in screw eyes. Poplar seems easier to weight but that could just be because I use it alot more and I'm used to it DoomDiver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliBassin Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 I like those! Lookin great man! BrhodesBassin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineBassin Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 5/10/2020 at 7:29 PM, BrhodesBassin said: Cedar is alot more buoyant and not nearly as forgiving when carving or setting in screw eyes. Poplar seems easier to weight but that could just be because I use it alot more and I'm used to it I agree. i made my first two baits with cedar. Bought a 8 foot 2x4, can make a lot of baits. What i found was cedar was pretty difficult to carve. At times little chunks liked to break out. What i like was that it cuts great on the band saw and i can shape with a rotary tool with sanding drum. Once sanded down and coated with epoxy, it looks great naturally. Has a real nice knock to it out of water. I plan to make a bigger glide sometime soon and i may go with oak or maple. But i would love a wooden glide that will stay in 3ft of water. BrhodesBassin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkmeatballs Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 I like the 6th one the best! ddow229 and BrhodesBassin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan628 Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 How do you create the template for the lips BrhodesBassin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted May 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 Trout patterns are one of my favorites to paint. Carving the faces is another story tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted May 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, dylan628 said: How do you create the template for the lips I draw them out on graph paper. Nothing special Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted August 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 Finished the rest of this batch off. I believe I can take a break from crank downs for a while now azfisher, ddow229, TootsMalone and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddow229 Posted August 11, 2020 Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 That last one, man, that is it! BrhodesBassin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted August 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2020 3 hours ago, ddow229 said: That last one, man, that is it! Thank you sir! I was extremely happy with how well the paint on that one came out. ddow229 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimbaitrookie Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 On 8/11/2020 at 4:57 PM, ddow229 said: That last one, man, that is it! Agreed! That's sick. BrhodesBassin and ddow229 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliBassin Posted August 13, 2020 Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 These look amazing!! You definitely have your own style/body shape that I have not really seen in other crankdowns. Most people just copy other name brand baits. Lol BrhodesBassin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrhodesBassin Posted August 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2020 6 hours ago, swimbaitrookie said: Agreed! That's sick. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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