| Lets start with the basics, you need a clean | | | | hacksaw that is used for cutting metal and |
| solid work surface such as a bench, table, or | | | | other hard materials such as plastics. There |
| desk, you will need a vise which will hold | | | | are many types of hacksaws on the market, but |
| the various lures for drilling, filing, | | | | the adjustable frame with a pistol grip is |
| bending, and other operations. Almost any | | | | best. You will also need several kinds of |
| bench vise of good size will serve the | | | | blades to use with the hacksaw. These blades |
| purpose. Unless you have a permanent | | | | have from 14 to 32 teeth to the inch and come |
| workbench, this vise doesn't have to be | | | | in all-hard or flexible tempers. Each type is |
| fastened to the table or desk until needed. | | | | best for a certain job, depending on the |
| | | | metal or material you are cutting. If you |
| A small anvil is also useful if you plan to | | | | have one or two blades of each kind you'll be |
| make many metal lures or parts for such | | | | prepared for any cutting job. |
| lures. It is used for cutting, bending, | | | | |
| punching, and riveting. However, if you get a | | | | Some kind of drill is needed for drilling |
| big bench vise of the machinist's or utility | | | | holes in wood and metal. If you have a home |
| type you can use the anvil surface found on | | | | workshop with a drill press you can use it |
| such vises. Or you can use a small block of | | | | for most of the work to be done. It is |
| iron with a smooth surface as a makeshift | | | | especially useful when drilling holes in |
| anvil. | | | | metal. A portable electric drill is also a |
| | | | big aid when drilling, metal, especially if |
| A hammer, of course, is a basic tool for any | | | | you have to drill many holes. However, when |
| kind of work, and for making fishing lures, | | | | making fishing lures most drilling is done in |
| about two or three hammers will suffice. If | | | | wood or softer metals such as brass and |
| you already have a claw hammer, you can use | | | | copper. Here an ordinary hand drill will |
| it for many lure-making jobs. However, you | | | | serve the purpose. Such a hand drill will |
| should also get at least one ball peen or | | | | usually take drills up to ¼ in. in |
| machinist's hammer which can be used for | | | | diameter. When buying a hand drill it's a |
| shaping metal, driving punches, cold chisels, | | | | good idea to get the best you can get. A |
| and other uses. A 12-ounce ball peen hammer | | | | cheap hand drill may not work properly or |
| is a good size for all-round work. Another | | | | will soon break or wear out. |
| type of hammer which is good to have is a | | | | |
| soft-faced hammer. These are made of plastic | | | | You also need a set of twist drills to use |
| or have rawhide, fiber or lead faces. The | | | | with an electric or hand drill. For the drill |
| soft-faced hammer is used for bending and | | | | press or electric drill you will need a set |
| shaping metal and leaves no tool marks. A | | | | of high-speed drills. The high-speed drills |
| wooden mallet is also needed if you plan to | | | | can be used for fast drilling without losing |
| shape your own metal spoons or spinners. | | | | their temper. For drilling wood or soft |
| | | | metals, carbon drills which are cheaper than |
| At least two saws will be needed. If you | | | | high speed drills can be used. You should get |
| already have a hand saw, it can be used for | | | | a complete set of drills up to about ¼ in. |
| working with wood. Since most lures are | | | | in diameter. The smaller sizes are the ones |
| small, however, a back saw which has a thin | | | | you will use most often. It's a good idea to |
| blade and fine teeth is even better than a | | | | buy two or three twist drills of the same |
| large hand saw with coarse teeth for accurate | | | | size in the smaller sizes so that if you |
| cutting. The other saw which is needed is a | | | | break one you'll have a spare. |