Throwback Thursday: lure

On By CarynIn Craft

In March of 2017 I hand carved and painted a fishing lure for my Dad.

Photo description: carving a basswood lure blank with a pocket knife and cut resistant glove
Photo description: sanding down the blank, started with 100 grit, 220 grit shown
Photo description: air brush setup with lure mounted on a wire for control
Photo description: base coats of paints applied
Photo description: fishnet stocking pulled tight over the lure blank to mask for painting scales
Photo description: finished airbrush painting

I did coat the lure in a water proof gloss finish, but didn’t take a picture at the time. Below is a picture of the lure in 2026.

Photo description: gloss coated hand carved and painted wood fishing lure, approximately 4” long, 9 years old