Posted 7 years ago
spikeless
(4 items)
My ongoing effort at organizing some of my vintage lures has begun. Here are 3 display boards that I have started with.
The stands are 1/2" copper pipe that I put together and the boards were simple pine boards that I distressed and stained with vinegar, coffee, tea and steel wool, so I stuck my stain test board on here to show the differential.
Sorry, I can actually spell organization, I just can't keyboard...
spikeless great looking groups. my only recommendation is that your super careful with the amount of time you let the stain dry before mounting lures. i have seen them have a chemical reaction and the lure stick to the board. also i would love to work out a trade for that frog lure. hit me up brandon.hawk82@gmail.com
Yes, I am being careful. The boards have been aging for a few days and are heavily waxed but nonetheless the lures were only there temporarily for deciding placement purposes. Will probably wait for a few weeks and may seal before leaving them in place.
I really appreciate your offer of trading the Viking Frog but it and all of these hold far more sentimental than monetary or collectable value (and I am aware that the Viking Frog, Shakespeare Sardinia Minnow, Bass Oreno 2 Bings Weedless and some others are relatively high ticket items) in that they all came to me via my now long dead uncles when I was a child (turn 70 on my next b-day) and I fished all of the lures often. What my granddaughter does with them when they become hers will be entirely up to her, but for now, thanks but no thanks.
I came across some old fishing lures in my Dad's estate. I've been wondering how to display some of them and really like this idea. I was considering a deep shadow box but love the natural wood. Great idea!