A PRIMER FOR MAKING A SIMPLE BALSA （做一个简单的巴尔沙的底漆）.pdf

A PRIMER FOR MAKING A SIMPLE BALSA POPPER IN 30 MINUTES (excluding any drying times) By Jerry Snider AN ASSORTMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM BALSA POPPERS LIST OF MATERIALS: (these are recommendations only) Body—balsa wood stock in 1”x 1”, 1” x 1/2”, 1/2”x 1/2”, and 1/4”x 1/4” dimensions. Hook—Tiemco 2312 2XL 1 XF dry fly hook # 8 or 10 for small round bodied bluegill poppers, Tiemco 8089 for medium and large bass poppers, Mustad 33900, 33903 for small bass poppers. Glue—Thin super glue or 2 ton epoxy; head cement for whip finish after tailing. Thread—3/0 black or gray monocord or Uni-Thread. Eyes—Round-headed map or craft pins and/or painted eyes, or commercially made stick- on or glue-on decal eyes, or doll eyes, or 3-D molded eyes. Or use your imagination and come up with your own ideas! Legs—assorted colors of fine and medium round rubber legs, or Sili Legs, or Crazy Legs. Paint—Acrylic hobby paint, Testor’s model enamel, or finger nail polish in assorted colors. Clear Gloss lure and jig finish and glitter for the latter. Tails—your choice of combinations of Crystal Flash and/or Flashabou, rubber legs in assorted colors, strung grizzly saddle hackle in assorted colors, assorted colors of maribou, or simply make a tail using a clump of deer hair. LIST OF TOOLS: Sandpaper—one sheet each of 200 grit, 320 grit and 600 grit dry sandpaper for wood. Small saw—either a fine toothed hobby hand saw or Harbor Freight’s small and inexpensive power cutoff saw. A Dremel rotary tool with saw blade will work if care is used. Brass tubing—8-10” long, in .375”, .312” and .275” O.D. Other sizes as desired. Used for boring out cylindrical bodies. Sharpen one end of tubing on a