kb here   a guy that has a saanother sitell  here in my town gave me  a few boards of clear red indiana cedar  never made any lures with this wood   we all know that poes lures  are made with cedar  i cut out a couple flatsided baits with it

i dont know but it seems like the bait will not have to have any belly weights  its a heavy wood any one else tryed cedar.  let me know  thanks  kb

As I read your post I was thinking cedar was going to make a light body.  Seems my head is still in archery and furniture.  In my shop, cedar is a lightweight wood.  ...lol

Hey KB.  I tried cedar a very long time ago.  It was actually my first attempt at lure making.  I tried to carve one of those wooden frogs with the two jointed legs.  It was enough to halt my luremaking for another 5 years.

That stuff is hard; especially the heartwood.  You could probably do a pretty good job with a dremel or a belt sander.   I wouldn't touch it with my good carving knife though.  

The lure will be extremely heavy and very durable.  You will probably still need weights for a crank just to keep it floating under the right orientation.  

I guess what I am saying is that if you have the patience that I don't you can make some very nice lures out of the stuff.

J

kb here  here is a couple i just cut out on band saw   got alot of work to do but something new