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a group for all inventions made yourself from home

Location: u.s
Members: 26
Latest Activity: Mar 19, 2018

its about time someone represents the southwest

welcome to all who join this group, i made for the pleasure of becoming friends with people in the southwest region, and hopefully get to fish with some of them.

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Resourceful Tips 29 Replies

Any one remember the feature in the old Field and Stream Magazines called 'Tap's Tips'? I always read those .Here's a place to add your resourceful tips . A few Float Fishing Tips I've come up with…Continue

Started by John Sheehan. Last reply by John Sheehan Jan 16, 2018.

Reclaimed Fish Cleaning Table 14 Replies

I got this table top several years ago with some industrial salvage. I finally got around to building a table as a winter project. All the wood is reclaimed from pallets and concrete forms. I only…Continue

Started by Keith Ritter. Last reply by Keith Ritter Apr 4, 2017.

simple and cheap rod and reel storage system. 18 Replies

My rod and reel collection has grown tremendously the past few years and so with that the bundle has grown and with that tangles and some minor damage. I needed an efficient system of storing and…Continue

Started by Slip Sinker. Last reply by Leo Nguyen Mar 9, 2017.

New camp knife 30 Replies

Needed a new camp knife for the up coming season. The the blade is from a old cross-cut saw and the handle is spalted Ash.

Started by Keith Ritter. Last reply by Keith Ritter Jul 12, 2016.

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Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on June 30, 2014 at 6:46am: John, run a long screw through the cork, the screw being the same diameter as the straw.
Put a washer on each end and a nut. Tighten down in the nut to hold the cork firmly.
Chuck the tag end of the screw in High speed drill or drill press, and let her rip! Use coarse sand paper (50-60 grit) with a hard backing block to shape, finer sand paper (150-220h to provide a smooth surface to accept a finish.
I use urethane glues, aka "Gorilla Glue" to glue the straw in. Cyano-rilate adhesives, (super glue) also work well. >>

Comment by John Sheehan on June 30, 2014 at 6:20am: Nice work Papa Turner! I may try this but sand the cork to a pear shape .

Comment by Papa Turner on June 29, 2014 at 3:59pm: I recently made a slip bobber with a wine cork and coffee stirrer. I drilled a 1/8" hole in the cork, but had to increase it to 5/16". Forced the stirrer thru the cork. Be careful because the stirrrer has a tendency to bend.

I have a hard time tying the slip knot with my bad eyes, so I came up with my own slip knot "invention". I just took a wire tie that came with a box of plastic bags, twisted it 3/4 times around my line and instant slip knot. I used the ties with the paper backing seem to work better than the plastic, but you may have to change them more often. Still faster and easier then tying to tie those dang knots.

Comment by Papa Turner on June 1, 2014 at 4:17am: Here's a funny story about worm belt bait containers. (At least I think it's funny.) Many years ago my son who was 5 at the time, he's now 41 and I entered a youth fishing contest he won first prizes and had a choice of spinning outfits to choose from. There were also several smaller prizes including a yellow plastic belt container. Well guess which one he picked? Yeah even the judges tried to talk him into one of the fishing outfits, but he said he already had a fishing pole and needed the worm can.

Comment by Keith Ritter on March 2, 2014 at 10:29am: I have plans for several homemade forges, just never built one yet. The 50$ Knife Shop by Wayne Goddard has several examples. This a good book for anybody interested in making their own knives.

Comment by John Sheehan on January 20, 2014 at 12:14pm: Welcome Matthew ,glad you liked!

Comment by Mathew Blakeway on January 20, 2014 at 11:11am: @ John Sheehan Thanks for that! I can build one of those!

Comment by John Sheehan on January 20, 2014 at 10:46am: Check out page 16 for a handy Trout "pocket net" .Found this pretty interesting and I like the idea of paring down when I'm stream, shore fishing or hiking out to remote ponds. net :http://fishandboat.com/anglerboater/75archives/1960s/1962arch/02feb...

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on January 9, 2014 at 9:49pm: Great idea, Toot!

Comment by Leo Nguyen on January 9, 2014 at 9:23pm: That's pretty neat Tooty. Keep things organized. Wouldn't it be more efficient if you have a large square tub on the bottom to house the yarn, and various square tubs on top of it for storing your chenille and various other materials?