finished poppers

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Comment by carl hendrix on December 5, 2015 at 10:23pm

Mark Stine; makes the best looking popping bugs; I have seen so far;  and has helped me along to making my own !  eventually Im  going to have to get a airsprayer like his;; a rattle can;; just does so much ;; LOL

Comment by dick tabbert on December 5, 2015 at 8:15pm

Wow Mark I was going to make an attempt at some wooden poppers but now I see why your own bodies. Been looking all weekend and can't find wooden popper bodies anywhere. I guess I'll have to try the netcraft foam popper bodies and put a hardener of some kind on it so it will hold up. Your popper really amaze  me buddy a super job on all aspects of them. 

Comment by Bruce Tomaselli on December 4, 2015 at 2:58pm

I live in an apartment so I have to keep the dust to a minimum when I'm working on them in the winter. What I normally do is shape the poppers outside and finish them inside during the colder weather. I wish I had a shop to play around with my hobbies, tying flies, poppers, and rod building. Like I said before, Mark, those are awesome.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on December 4, 2015 at 8:46am

Outstanding work...three cheers!

Comment by dick tabbert on December 4, 2015 at 6:59am

Mark you are a true artist from start to finish and it takes a skill cause they all look the same, simply awesome. 

Comment by David, aka, "McScruff" on December 4, 2015 at 6:55am

You're a production shop!
No wonder you have it down to such a science. Admirable

Comment by Mark Stine on December 4, 2015 at 6:49am

Dick, I made the bodies, I turn them on the lathe here is my set up. I will part about five of six bodies from the block some I cup out a little on the face while turning.   The ones above I cut the slanted face in them and cupped it using my rotary tool.

Comment by dick tabbert on December 4, 2015 at 6:38am

So Mark did you make the bodies yourself then or buy them made up already.

Comment by Tony Livingston on December 4, 2015 at 6:07am

Those look fantastic!

Comment by Mark Stine on December 3, 2015 at 10:25pm

McSruff the airbrushes I prefer are the badger sg 100 and the paasche vjr.  Dick and Carl the material these poppers are made from is wood specifically "tupelo gum."  on other poppers I have used cedar, basswood, balsa, spruce cork, and hard and soft foam.  Tupelo is really easy to shape and makes a pretty light body.

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