Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-040281
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
For the avid fisher among you, get hooked with this useful and fun guide on how to make your own fishing lures...This is definitely a great guide for all you carvers who enjoy a, spot of fishing. Put this on your Christmas list! - Woodcarving Magazine, UK Divided into three main chapters, this book covers everything you need to know about wood, types of lures and how to rig them up. Along with the wonderful lures you can make yourself, you will be reeled in by the full colour gallery of historic and contemporary wooden lures, accompanied by an introduction from top collector Butch Bartz. - Boat Fishing Monthly If spring has sprung, it's possible, just possible, that you have hobbies that may somelimes take you outside the shop. If one of those hobbies is fishing, you may find it fun to combine your two interests wilh the new book from Fox Chapel Publishing, Making Wooden Fishing Lures by Rich Rousseau. - Woodworker's Journal Intended for fishers who are handy with a carving knife, this book will also appeal to fishing-lure collectors. - Library Journal Fishers pay big bucks at outfitters for these lures so it could save you a lot of money. In fact, make it a cottage business for yourself. If you do any fishing at all, you will love this book. - Shortcuts , Making a fishing lure from a scrap of wood and some paint is a fun and easy project for anyone who enjoys fishing. What'smore, there's nothing like catching a big bass on a lure that you have made yourself. Award-winning carver and fishing enthusiast Rich Rousseau has developed numerous hand-made wooden lures over the years, so he decided to share hisfish-tested designs for creating a variety of fresh and saltwater lures.Divided into three main chapters, this book covers everything you need to know about wood, types of lures and how to rig them up. Along with the wonderful lures you can make yourself, you will be reeled in by the full colour gallery of historic and contemporary wooden lures, accompanied by an introduction from top collector Butch Bartz., For the avid fisher among you, get hooked with this useful and fun guide on how to make your own fishing lures...This is definitely a great guide for all you carvers who enjoy a, spot of fishing. Put this on your Christmas list! - Woodcarving Magazine, UK Divided into three main chapters, this book covers everything you need to know about wood, types of lures and how to rig them up. Along with the wonderful lures you can make yourself, you will be reeled in by the full colour gallery of historic and contemporary wooden lures, accompanied by an introduction from top collector Butch Bartz. - Boat Fishing Monthly If spring has sprung, it's possible, just possible, that you have hobbies that may somelimes take you outside the shop. If one of those hobbies is fishing, you may find it fun to combine your two interests wilh the new book from Fox Chapel Publishing, Making Wooden Fishing Lures by Rich Rousseau. - Woodworker's Journal Intended for fishers who are handy with a carving knife, this book will also appeal to fishing-lure collectors. - Library Journal Fishers pay big bucks at outfitters for these lures so it could save you a lot of money. In fact, make it a cottage business for yourself. If you do any fishing at all, you will love this book. - Shortcuts
Dewey Decimal
799.12/0284
Table Of Content
Table of ContentsIntroduction 8Lure Gallery 10Chapter 1: Getting Started 18Chapter 2: Lure Step-By-Step Projects 36Lure 1: Surface Prop Bait 38Scrap Wood and a hand-painted finish make this an approachable first projectLure 2: Surface Popper 54This lure, using a purchased lure rough-out with a spray-paint finish, will teach you some alternative methodsLure 3: Perch Crawler 66You'll learn airbrushing technique on this dowel-rod lureLure 4: Saltwater Flatfish 80Get out some scrap wood and your airbrush for this saltwater beautyLure 5: Floating-Diving Minnow 90Practice shading with your airbrush on this 1 by 2 scrap wood lureLure 6: Pan Fish 100This scrap wood lure will give you some experience with dressed hooks and making spots with your airbrushLure 7: Minnow Chaser 107Learn how to make a chaser on this airbrushed scrap wood minnowLure 8: Floating-Diving Frog 118You'll use a purchased rough-out and an airbrush to create this spotted lureLure 9: Sinking Wiggler 124Create a scrap wood lure with an airbrushed fire tiger paint schemeLure 10: Mallard Duckling 131This scrap wood duckling demonstrates the versatility of a hand-brushed acrylic paint jobLure 11: Weasel 146Gather a purchased rough-out, your airbrush, and some sawdust to make this furry lureChapter 3: Options 158Jointed Lures 160Wire-Through Lures 161Natural-Colored Dressed Treble Hooks 163Colorful dressed Treble Hooks 165Alternate Ways to Utilize Hardware 167Appendix: Bonus Patterns 168Resources: 174Index: 175
Synopsis
For the Fishing, Carving and Collecting Enthusiast Whether it is the thrill of catching a fish with a handmade lure or finding a perfect one to add to your collection, this book of 11 step-by-step projects with a collector's gallery will grab you hook, line and sinker., Get Caught Up In Eleven Easy To Follow Lure Projects Making a usable fishing lure from a scrap of wood and some paint is a fun and easy project for anyone who enjoys fishing, carving, or collecting. Award-winning carver and fishing enthusiast Rich Rousseau likes to do them all, so he decided to share his fish-tested designs for creating a variety of fresh and saltwater lures. Divided into three main chapters, Making Wooden Fishing Lures, covers everything you need to know about wood, types of lures, extra options to add to your lure, how to dress a hook, and full-sized bonus patterns to develop your skills. Along with the wonderful lures you can make yourself, you will be reeled in by the full-color gallery of historic and contemporary wooden lures, accompanied by an introduction from top collector Butch Bartz. Rousseau's love of lure making and fishing in general is evident in the Fun Fish Facts and entertaining stories that are littered throughout the book., Filled with fish-tested designs as well as carving and painting techniques, this guide provides instructions forcreating a variety of fresh and saltwater lures. Exploring the science of catching fish-what colors and shapes fish areattracted to and how to replicate them-the handbook tells which lure designs will attract which type of fish. Outlining the difference between surface, floating, diving, and sinking lures, this manual offers full-sized carving patterns and step-by-step demonstrations. Additional information about hardware, hooks, and jointed lures is also included, as is an elaborate gallery of historic and contemporary wooden lures. For the active fisherman, fishing lure collector, or the crafty carver and painter, this full-color handbook provides more than 20 projects to make and use., Get Caught Up In Eleven Easy To Follow Lure ProjectsMaking a usable fishing lure from a scrap of wood and some paint is a fun and easy project for anyone who enjoys fishing, carving, or collecting. Award-winning carver and fishing enthusiast Rich Rousseau likes to do them all, so he decided to share his fish-tested designs for creating a variety of fresh and saltwater lures.Divided into three main chapters, Making Wooden Fishing Lures, covers everything you need to know about wood, types of lures, extra options to add to your lure, how to dress a hook, and full-sized bonus patterns to develop your skills. Along with the wonderful lures you can make yourself, you will be reeled in by the full-color gallery of historic and contemporary wooden lures, accompanied by an introduction from top collector Butch Bartz.Rousseau's love of lure making and fishing in general is evident in the Fun Fish Facts and entertaining stories that are littered throughout the book.
LC Classification Number
SH449.R68 2009
