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    jeep/boat

    Thought it was pretty interesting... made me dream for a second... until I got the price. Although it is lower than I would've guessed. http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2013/06/watercar-panther-drives-on-sand-and-water.html...
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    Completed mold

    Finally made the mold. Started with a teardropish blank. Since I was using the hard Aluminum, my blank (carved from a round rod) flattened ALOT, even with carving out a slot prior to pressing. Another mistake was on the first press I pressed to hard. Took a total of 9 presses to have it...
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    first thread necks

    My son was generous enough to play peacefully and let me tie a few tonight. First time I used thread for the body. Learning experience but satisfied with the result. Anybody ever use a clear/glitter fingernail polish as overcoat?
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    cotton candy

    Had some time the other night to tie a few up. Painted even more that hope to tie this week too. Hopefully will be able to try these out sometime soon!
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    Daddy's girl

    Oh boy do we have our "words" but he always knows how to cheer his girl up. If he hadn't threatened me, I'd post a pic of the 30' shrimp boat he's building from scratch. He's def an impressive man to me. Been planning this for a while although I failed to consult him before buying the...
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    tequila sunrise

    Love the blend in colors. Finally got some orange paint and still have plenty ideas to play with. New ordered 1/16th #4 walleye which are the smaller ones. New 1/8thish custom pour for the larger one on #2. Imperfections with the mold as one side is kinda flatter but decent enough and I'm...
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    Finally got fishin'!

    Don't get to go fishing all to often. Had a weekend family vacation to Oak Mountain State Park in Alabama and was able to fish for a bit. Caught enough for a meal and more importantly a little boys smile. Had some frogs that would've fried up nicely too! Was a good time and all to short as...
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    eye obsession

    Got around to making me an alcohol lamp. Shoelace and old little jelly jar. I like the stealth effect. My kiddo doesn't even know I'm painting when he's watching his cartoons. Using the heat gun was like setting him up for trouble. Been playing with eye painting too. Far from perfect and not...
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    First deer jig

    Never really worked with deer or black really. Lost Pole's ghost jig from the other week got me wanting to play, so came up with a new color tonight. As normal, camera doesn't capture all the glitter. The deer is body hair, liked the color but still not quite sure how to tie it.
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    Finally some ties.

    After very dreaded move and reality checks my wonderful 12x12 foot tying room is down to a 2x2 foot space in the closet. Something else I'll have to get use to. Finally got a free second to paint and tie a few. Nothing fancy but always enjoyable. Thanks for looking
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    Convection oven

    Does anybody use a convection oven to cure jigs? If so, do you tweak the cook time, temp, technique? Thanks
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    playing with ideas

    Alright guys, just playing with some ideas. Y'all think jigs would sell at some countryish gas stations? like a basket by the register type thing? Would y'all buy jigs from a gas station? Just bouncing around ideas. Thanks for y'alls input.
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    I said WHAT?!

    So this past week while I was holding conferences with a family, the lady goes on to talk about her and her pops life and hobbies and the normal family history and she goes on to mention that they have a rabbit farm. They raise rabbits and sell the meat. So I asked what she does with the hide...
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    and the thunder rolls....again

    Cloudy skies seems to be the forecast and hoping it clears asap. Picture isn't as fancy as yalls and pretty much pathetic but its my favorite colors so had to share. Same jig two pictures, one with flash and one without. The crappier of the two with the black lines is with flash and can see...
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    rabbit

    Finally got around to tying some today. Have a big bag of rabbit scraps so decided I needed to use a few. They aren't tied as typical in all the tutorials that are posted about but believe that it'll suffice, although thread seemed to be working against me today.
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    Instead of cleaning

    Have the house to myself and decided I better take advantage of it. It took about 30min and used up the last of my hooks. My mold is now 200+ with pours and starting to show slight wear. I'm surprised that it has lasted this long and think I could still get another 100 from it if I ask nicely...
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    So here goes nothing...

    Lost Pole said I should sign up, so I guess I did. I don't think I have that much to offer but welcome any knowledge anyone is willing to share. Here's some I tied up tonight.
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