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binka
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Well,
They won’t win any beauty contests but they will prove to be good, robust floats that will catch me a few fish, I did say I would post up my first ever attempt and so here they are…
I avoided paint in favour of stain and varnish where possible to reduce the likelihood of chipping and the tops are brush finished on a white base coat and not dipped due to the fact that the acrylic paints I bought from my local art and crafts shop are the size of nail varnish bottles, as I don’t intend moving into full on mass production I’m happy to stick with that.
A bit rustic maybe but I’m happy enough with the finished articles and I think that it will become a house style for others which I have planned, including some huge bodied wagglers.
The tip colour is scarlet and I will do a full set of black and another set in yellow.
The stems are sarkanda reed which just need trimming to length, sanding their entire length and sanding to a dome at one end for the tip and the bodies are pre-formed balsa, as opposed to being hand whittled from oak bedpost finials belonging to a mythical virgin princess.
I’m just awaiting some eyes and deep maroon whip and they will be ready for their first outing.
I’ve seen some very nice home made efforts on FM over the years, most if not all that pale my initial attempt into insignificance but I will say to anyone thinking making their own… Do it, I worked out that if I make a float from all of the materials I have they will work out at 32p each!
You’ll have fun for the sake of what are really very minimal requirements…
I found it quite therapeutic to be fair and very enjoyable, I just need to get out and bag a decent perch on one now for that trophy shot
They won’t win any beauty contests but they will prove to be good, robust floats that will catch me a few fish, I did say I would post up my first ever attempt and so here they are…
I avoided paint in favour of stain and varnish where possible to reduce the likelihood of chipping and the tops are brush finished on a white base coat and not dipped due to the fact that the acrylic paints I bought from my local art and crafts shop are the size of nail varnish bottles, as I don’t intend moving into full on mass production I’m happy to stick with that.
A bit rustic maybe but I’m happy enough with the finished articles and I think that it will become a house style for others which I have planned, including some huge bodied wagglers.
The tip colour is scarlet and I will do a full set of black and another set in yellow.
The stems are sarkanda reed which just need trimming to length, sanding their entire length and sanding to a dome at one end for the tip and the bodies are pre-formed balsa, as opposed to being hand whittled from oak bedpost finials belonging to a mythical virgin princess.
I’m just awaiting some eyes and deep maroon whip and they will be ready for their first outing.
I’ve seen some very nice home made efforts on FM over the years, most if not all that pale my initial attempt into insignificance but I will say to anyone thinking making their own… Do it, I worked out that if I make a float from all of the materials I have they will work out at 32p each!
You’ll have fun for the sake of what are really very minimal requirements…
I found it quite therapeutic to be fair and very enjoyable, I just need to get out and bag a decent perch on one now for that trophy shot