This is awesome for a medium to play with. I bet any Marines that watch your channel are going to be very curious where you got crayons in bulk with no labels 😂
Yes keep it coming, the experimental / educational part of your channel is part of the reason i love your videos. You get all that, plus something is being made that we can all relate to.. hopefully, there is a part two to this, seeing the masters get refined if you so choose to and then make the molds can't wait. Hopefully, there is a part two
This was a really good video. Using crayons/wax offers up a lot of possibilities in terms of reusability. With the material being a bit softer, it might be easier for those of us with a lesser skill set to make tools more easily than we might need to if we used some other material. I bet warming some sort of mesh would be a way to add scales, for example. I have a hot wire cutter for shaping foam and it might work well in addition to more traditional carving methods. You gave me a lot to think about and try. And when the inevitable mistakes happen, I can just melt things and try again with much less waste.
This is why I watch your channel, just love it. Your ingenuity and experiments are just great and it's good to see. I'm sure you enjoyed playing with crayons again, and gained some knowledge it the process, which you have kindly shared with the rest of us. Top work mate 👏 👍
Great stuff Franko! Lots of crayons here - they don't allow me sharp objects like pencils 😂 Interesting, I like trying different materials. With fly tying there's all kinds of options. Cheers!
Great video. Nice idea as ones you make the mold you could cast a resin master and remelt the crayon master to make a new lure master then rinse and repeat as many times as you want.
Hi! It sucks losing a prototype to a fish, happened to me last night as well, I pulled a 4lb asp out, grabbed my main line (mono) but I grabbed it really close, maybe 2" to steel leader and on such short distance mono doesn't have great shock absorbtion, it broke as the fish trashed around and I lost my lure, leader and fish. As for crayons, I think it's possible to get even better results but like you said, it's all experimental and with some tweaking I'm sure end results can come out as good as sealed and clear coated wood. Overall those masters came out quite nice and I do like the idea of being able to build it up in case of mistakes.
I've never made a master, not even that time I made 90 of the same lure for a charity. So, I probably won't be needing crayons any time soon. However, this is a lure making technique that I found quite interesting. Thanks for sharing Franko!
Would clay not be the better modeling medium? I'm not even a novice builder, I'm just a fan of watching the process of building/creating. So, I might be missing something 🤷♂️😄
Clay is an option. I've seen videos of masters being made from clay as well as the lures themselves. One guy even used a polymer clay and made the master in layers, baking between each stage. Since I haven't used either method, I can't say which is better. But this is a good thing to know because it's great to have options.
This is awesome for a medium to play with. I bet any Marines that watch your channel are going to be very curious where you got crayons in bulk with no labels 😂
Yes keep it coming, the experimental / educational part of your channel is part of the reason i love your videos. You get all that, plus something is being made that we can all relate to.. hopefully, there is a part two to this, seeing the masters get refined if you so choose to and then make the molds can't wait. Hopefully, there is a part two
Yes part two is in the works.
Exactly the main reason why I've been following you for years, once again thanks
I appreciate that!
This was a really good video. Using crayons/wax offers up a lot of possibilities in terms of reusability. With the material being a bit softer, it might be easier for those of us with a lesser skill set to make tools more easily than we might need to if we used some other material. I bet warming some sort of mesh would be a way to add scales, for example. I have a hot wire cutter for shaping foam and it might work well in addition to more traditional carving methods.
You gave me a lot to think about and try. And when the inevitable mistakes happen, I can just melt things and try again with much less waste.
Cool idea 👍
Thanks!
Experimentation is fascinating!
This is why I watch your channel, just love it. Your ingenuity and experiments are just great and it's good to see. I'm sure you enjoyed playing with crayons again, and gained some knowledge it the process, which you have kindly shared with the rest of us. Top work mate 👏 👍
Yes! Please more of this experimental videos. And make a lure like a flatfish.
Super fun Franco, watch your imagination at work, it is simply beautiful!!!!!
Thank you so much 😀
Great stuff Franko! Lots of crayons here - they don't allow me sharp objects like pencils 😂
Interesting, I like trying different materials. With fly tying there's all kinds of options.
Cheers!
Thank you! Cheers!
as though i didn't already have enough trouble keeping the kids out of my fishing lures / =
Great video it was a total a different way of making a lure it was a easier way of making a template you make it it look easy thank you enjoyed it
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video. Nice idea as ones you make the mold you could cast a resin master and remelt the crayon master to make a new lure master then rinse and repeat as many times as you want.
Exactly!
Release agent, pam spray for cooking also shoe polish in the metal can works well.
I really like that video. It would be really cool if you could make a brass version
Great video, making lures out of micarta is fun, would be great to see you do a video on that.
or scales, I bet you could use a roller with screen or something similes' too. Cool video.
Maybe use a vegetable peeler to carve it out?
Nice idea...
Hi! It sucks losing a prototype to a fish, happened to me last night as well, I pulled a 4lb asp out, grabbed my main line (mono) but I grabbed it really close, maybe 2" to steel leader and on such short distance mono doesn't have great shock absorbtion, it broke as the fish trashed around and I lost my lure, leader and fish.
As for crayons, I think it's possible to get even better results but like you said, it's all experimental and with some tweaking I'm sure end results can come out as good as sealed and clear coated wood. Overall those masters came out quite nice and I do like the idea of being able to build it up in case of mistakes.
I agree the crayons have potential
Can i add urethane paint to gel for custom color? have you ever used UV activated nail polish?
Interesting never considered this great content.
Good morning Franco. I'm wondering why you didn't use your bandsaw instead of the coping saw. Very interesting video.
It could clog the saw teeth and you're running the risk of teeth throwing out wax inside the bandsaw as the saw bends around rollers.
Didn't want wax all up in the saw...
I've never made a master, not even that time I made 90 of the same lure for a charity. So, I probably won't be needing crayons any time soon. However, this is a lure making technique that I found quite interesting. Thanks for sharing Franko!
Your welcome
Hot glue with paint mixed in to change color and then poured into a mold. I can't remembe if I have seen someone do that before or not.
Yes...its been done
Would clay not be the better modeling medium? I'm not even a novice builder, I'm just a fan of watching the process of building/creating. So, I might be missing something 🤷♂️😄
Clay is an option. I've seen videos of masters being made from clay as well as the lures themselves. One guy even used a polymer clay and made the master in layers, baking between each stage.
Since I haven't used either method, I can't say which is better. But this is a good thing to know because it's great to have options.
Clay is to soft to carve a polish
I have used clay to make masters. Especially softbait masters. You can use a special clear coat to make it shine.
Lost wax casting.