I'm playing with some 3/8 thick stock now and here are some of the finished product.

Marty those are looking great. I agree, in my head the scales had a more grayish tone to them. Still though...simply amazing  

That's what I'm talking about!!  You make it real hard for a person to decide. ;D

Very nice, I'm a big fan of the blue

Those look really nice. How often are you making stuff? It always seems like you have something new.

wow.  very nice.

thanks fellas,  I work on cranks every day after work and all day long on the weekends.   It's very hard for a 1 man shop to keep up with everything.  

I could've used one of those yesterday.  ;D

Great work!!

I like your cranks.  I haven't had a chance to really make my own I just paint unpainted ones or repaint old ones.  How do you keep them uniform or do you just get them close?  Can't wait to try it myself.  You and others are so unselfish and I haven't had a chance to tell you how much I appreciate all your contributions on this site. :'(  Sorry I got a little emotional. ;D  No seriously thanks.

Dan

All my baits are as uniform as possible without using a caliper.   I take a lot of pride in my carving and sanding (that's my fav part) and making sure all components are lined up perfectly center.   That's called balance, you have to have a bait balanced in order for it to run correctly.