Make your Own Float
Bert Altena | SEO SpecialistBy Tjebbe Pieters
Supplies for Making your Own Float
- (Balsa) wood for the body
- Long skewers
- Lathe (mini) (Home-made)
- Drill press
- Utility knife
- Sandpaper
- Paint and brushes
- Galvanized wire
- Nylon thread
- Glue
- 3.5mm nail
Making the Body
Balsa wood is most commonly used for the body, also known as cork wood, because it is a soft type of wood.
Step 1: Shape the body to your desired size.
Step 2: Center the middle on the end face.
Step 3: Now drill through the body with a 3mm drill bit.
Step 4: Now cut the square into an octagonal block.
Step 5: Push the 3.5mm nail into the body and secure it in the lathe (mini).
Step 6: Time to use sandpaper!
– First with P80 (sandpaper grit) to shape the body.
– Then P150 to make the body a bit smoother.
– Finally P400/P600 to make the body smooth.
Step 7: Now take a skewer and cut it to your desired length.
Step 8: Now take the galvanized wire and the nail and wrap it once around the nail. Cut the wire to about 2 cm to create an ‘eyelet’.
Step 9: Now hold the custom-cut skewer between the two ends of the ‘eyelet’ and glue it in place.
Step 10: Once the glue is dry, you can start wrapping the nylon thread to secure the eyelet and possibly reinforce the skewer.
Now that the float is made, you can start finishing it with paint!!
Read the continuation here: Finishing the float; painting
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Since childhood, I have been found by the water. Around the age of 12, I learned carp fishing. What makes carp fishing enjoyable for me is the relaxation and preparation for the carp session, combined with a way of fishing that constantly requires innovation to surprise the carp again!