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I used a knife that shaves almost just at the thought of it. I made sure to use the sharpest knife I own. I do think that my wood was poor at absolute best because it was never intended for anything even remotely close to carving as I used a piece of brandering from a house's roof where I helped build. Unfortunately I don't have the money to buy other wood.

I tried carving a lure but the wood kept on chipping and breaking so it did not work for me. Good thing I didn't buy everything for it yet.

Thanks. I think I'll stick to wood, I haven't seen any around here and so probably easier to stick to the wood.

Thanks for the advice. That is pretty much along the lines of what I had planned for it. I really appreciate the tip especially because you know what's going on better than I do ?.

For what though?

Thanks for the advice, it is very helpful ☺ Thanks for the advice it is very helpful ☺

The plan was to put the lead on the bottom most part of belly all along so thank you for cementing that for me. I am not too sure about how to do a through wire however I also didn't plan on using screw eyes because I don't know how strong it would be and I'm not exactly willing to gamble on it. My plan was to make eyes with wire that I would twist around itself and then fixing them in with epoxy but any advice on the topic is highly appreciated. I will definitely drill the holes before shaping, thanks for that piece of advice.

Thanks for the advice. I will most definitely keep you posted. I have a design that I want to try so as soon as possible I will be going for it. I just have exams to focus on at the moment so as soon as I'm done with them I'm hitting garage to make it.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I really appreciate it I understand where you're coming from abput the balsa but only I have pine and willow. And in South Africa balsa is quite expensive so I don't think it would be worth it to buy balsa in the hopes of me being capable of actually making something from it. Thanks for the advice

Hi guys so I'm wanting to make my own lures (crankbaits, etc) and I'm really not sure about the wood. I don't have a big budget so I can't really afford balsa wood, I have some pine and a piece of willow. I've read that the pine is alright but I can'tfind anything about the willow. Is it alright to use willow or is it a bad idea?