Making Fishing Floats (bobbers) on a Hand Cranked Lathe

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Building a hand cranked lathe and turning balsa fishing floats (bobbers)
I have always been a bit envious of fly tiers; not because of the work the produce but the iddy, biddy workspace and the vice. With this project I wanted a fly tier's workspace and similar tools but instead of creating flies I wanted to make fishing floats. As always getting from the initial idea to a usable float was a bit of circus but I think I got there in the end.

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16 июл 2013

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@jordanpayne7249 10 месяцев назад

Got these thinking they were the slightly larger Panfish floats ru-vid.comUgkx_rJB7cli5f1ofPVGgn80S7Yj4vqwq0gU they work just fine. The smaller size lets me carry more in my tackle box, and the 3 color choices are nice for different lighting conditions, backgrounds, etc. They aren't the most durable things in the world. But, as cheap as they are, it's not heartbreaking to lose one or have to replace a worn one. The price on these fluctuates wildly, from about $9 to almost $16. So, time your buy accordingly.

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 10 лет назад

Thanks for taking the time to comment, i had set out to use the electric drill but as an experiment i found with a bit hand cranking i could get there, maybe nothing like as fast. I still use the electric drill when when i am over cranked, but i at some point i plan to add a bif flywheel and a treadle plate. Cheers

@seeitpickitbinit2510 3 года назад

I think micro lathes are now so cheap on Ebay, that float making is within everyone’s reach.

@user-cp7hn7sy9j 8 лет назад

Hello, no words, excellent job. Everything is clear and easy to understand. Thank you for the video.

@rontucker8389 6 лет назад

This would be an excellent project in the winter, when it’s too cold to fish. Thanks for the video.

@charlietango186 8 лет назад

Thank you for that, I was well impressed, very informative and love the finished product as well as the video

@garyfinn8772 4 года назад

I was transfixed watching this wish I had that confidence in doing a job like that . Brilliant

@greybeardfishing1996 8 лет назад

being a carpenter myself i can appreciate the skill in making these floats, great vid, well done.

@mikejames663 5 лет назад

Gotta say, really enjoyed that (as a fly fisher), real down to earth stuff, and the target of producing something really useful, especially the binding routine, class, real class.

@Fotoliste 8 лет назад

That's awesome video for the river fishing!

@isaacbrascoupe 4 года назад

Great instructions 👍 Will be making some soon for my family and I !!!

@AntoPine91 5 лет назад

Magnifique travail dû bois superbe bouchons de pêche super travail d'artiste 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 merci

@apeioj 10 лет назад

I agree, this video is amazing. he really knows his stuff and his craftsmanship is stellar

@heathward6414 9 лет назад

I enjoyed watching this video very much. Great editing, camera angles and no annoying music or meaningless chatter. Two of my favorite subjects in one video woodworking and fishing. Very well done.

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 9 лет назад

Heath Ward You should come fishing with me when you need some meaningless chatter, Thanks

@donmurray1051 8 лет назад

I really appreciate your craftsmanship with this project! Well done. Thanks for the great video.

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 8 лет назад

+Don Murray Cheers, i think it was just something that got out of hand but was fun to make

@dougbiles6110 9 лет назад

you are amazing and if it's possible to just learn a few of your talents then I will be a better "fiddler" and happy. Thank you for posting everything.

@harveybond2765 10 лет назад

What a great little film ! well done

@makograham 10 лет назад

That is awesome. ..... All sorts of skills involved. Well done

@sawekkanczor792 10 лет назад

it's brilliand!!! great video!

@addyrg5491 9 лет назад

Love our work as always!😀

@richardharveyallsopfineart1492 6 лет назад

Great Video and floats. I love making floats and flytying too!

@willt9172 8 лет назад

Nice work, enjoyable to watch!

@MrMccurley 10 лет назад

@ min 20- holy crap, a yankee screwdriver! I haven't seen one of those in decades. Mr. Adams you are a hardcore master of the DIY craft...

@maxwiedenheft641 9 лет назад

Mr Adams that's an awesome set-up. Im going to go out and pickup a hand drill today and watch your video a few more times. I tie my own flys and make small floats . Im going to start ultra light fishing. And thos looks like a great place to start. Thanks for sharing your videos...

@Mainsail1975au 9 лет назад

That was really nice work, and very well edited. Thankyou.

@cmoore185 8 лет назад

I have watched some other videos that you have and all are good. You give us old geezers with free time lots of ideas.

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 8 лет назад

+C moore My father has taken to grinding rocks into sand for his retirement and he is not using any machines, hard labour would be a holiday for him

@christianstef9292 8 лет назад

You are a great Master !!

@genecallen3520 11 лет назад

Love your videos Paul. They always get me motivated to go tinker in the workshop.

@tuanqiu 6 лет назад

Awesome and thank you for the inspiration.

@jahrolo 6 лет назад

i enjoy this video so much... i watch it from time to time, it´s so meditative

@MICHAELZHANGCA 10 лет назад

Very cool! Beautiful work.

@robbieh.9435 10 лет назад

Just amazing! the time it took to do all this is incredible, but you love it, I understand, it's not the fish so much as the act of being a great craftsman! enjoying what you can make with your hands! Probably, this is how things were done in the old world, something people take for granted! I personally wouldn't go to the trouble, but it's your thing, obviuoslly you enjoy making these wonderful bobbers!

@jonfisher5946 8 лет назад

That's awesome! Great job man!!

@Joe-sein-Hobbykanal 2 года назад

sehr beeindruckende und sehr schöne handarbeit. vielen herzlichen dank für's zeigen

@simonpaynter5027 8 лет назад

Awesome Well done Great stuff Great catch Great video That's looks like fun That's awesome Love ya work

@duanemousseau 10 лет назад

I wish I had the talent but obiviously you are more inclined to do this type of work. It would be a great hobby for sure. Funny, I am 67 years old and last week was the first time I ever used a bobber for fishing. We were fishing for crappie and blue gill and my friend introduced me to bobber fishing. It was fun and we caught a lot of fish. Thaks for the reply. Good luck fishing.

@tullysika 9 лет назад

Love your work!! AAA

@villagetackle 11 лет назад

Thanks for sharing Paul. Now I have found a use for that crank drill that has been stuck in my work drawer for years.

@m1rk3 11 лет назад

It's like how it's made, i love the speed of the video. Not too slow or too fast.

@greennormandy 8 лет назад

Brilliant thanks for showing

@tarmacdemon 3 года назад

Nice to see hand tools being used not All singing and dancing power tools .....And I thought I was the only one left to use a Yankee screw driver . Thumbs up mate .

@johnnybaer8268 3 года назад

That is art. Awesome job

@GJC985 10 лет назад

amazing video adam great skills... brilliant stuff

@SHREDDER.FISHING 8 лет назад

Great work!

@tinnerboy 10 лет назад

btw, excellent craftmanship!

@talldave1000 3 года назад

Very clever. Great job!

@jcalbright2 8 лет назад

Awesome job on all your creation

@SolarfallBaits 11 лет назад

that's ingenious, i guess its true what they say when there is will there is always a way.

@mikejames663 5 лет назад

Got to say, really enjoyed that.

@shuk8983 7 лет назад

good job. . . that call make it from hearts. . .👍👍👍

@manjanbazam 10 лет назад

good job man!

@glenpierce777 9 лет назад

Nice floats.

@fernrjf 11 лет назад

Hi Paul, The hand Lathe Idea is really Neat. I'm going to email this one a couple of fishing friends!!!! Thanks !!!!

@MrVlassisd 3 года назад

Excellent job and they look awesome. Very well done. Greetings from Greece. 👍

@sabdowicaksono 5 лет назад

This is outstanding!

@omenposthc 10 лет назад

this video teach me how to do some 'DIY' thanks bro, that was awesome glossy f floats

@darrenlee3309 10 лет назад

Smart creation

@onza04 11 лет назад

Awesome stuff Paul. Fishing is the best.

@grb101uk 10 лет назад

great skills! Impressive!

@PatMo1888 7 лет назад

That was hypnotic!

@leonardobisognobernardini823 5 лет назад

My father used to do this type of fishing, he was really good. When I was 7 or 8, I don't remember well, I used to follow him in little lake near my town, in Viareggio, Italy. He passed away when I was 10, but I still have these "bobbers" (I didn't know their english name). thanks for sharing this with us, thank you so much.

@MRMEDIC01 5 лет назад

one thing i remember years ago my grandad rip , took me fishing , he had some porcupine floats , really old skool tackle talking years ago now ( 40 years about ) , and them porcupine quils really impressed me , i never fished again since then just never had the time really , since i got injured at work and recoverd , i got back into it , started making a few bobbers with cork , then progressed to balsa , then carved wood etc , nothing better than catching a fish with a good hand made and well crafted float that you made by yourself on a beaming hot summers day , sat with a ice cold at the side of you enjoying the sunshine , having a sip every now and then , getting fresh air and generally not having a care in the world , takes me back to that day sat at the side of my grandad , brilliant it is , really enjoy a day fishing now. its a good hobby to get into , ive made hundreds of floats and there all top quality , and i really do enjoy doing it ... love the fishing also ... very relaxing.

@sanjacikacpalatinus2755 9 лет назад

Well done,nice work.

@user-po8hr8kk9h 4 года назад

berry nice diy fishing float 👍👍

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 11 лет назад

the materials for the lathe and the drill were all salvage, the wood from a bed. The balsa, was £0.79 for 3ft, the thread i had but a six pack cost me about £6 and the dope £10 for 1ltr. The skewers cost £1 for loads, so not too bad price wise. These tend to get lent out to other fisherman at the lake although i seldom get them back. I have been using basically one float for the last two years, and only changed to this new float for the vid. cheers

@donb3557 7 лет назад

The Brain of Heath Robinson and the patience of a Saint! I imagine you are a good angler as well! I don't think I have enjoyed a video this much since I viewed a man, in Thailand (I think ) making a shrimp lure out of plastic straws with the minimum of tools that would put most fly tiers to shame, including me lol! He caught a squid on it as well! Thanks for sharing your ingenuity absolutely Brilliant!

@ahmetuslu44 11 лет назад

Well I have to say''That was lovely video!Well done ,Sir!

@Maru-ge6jn 4 года назад

Priceless!

@purpleturkey11 9 лет назад

Well done Paul, I do lots of fly tying and woodwork ... this is very clever. You've made me fancy my chances making a float or two. Very nice film I enjoyed it thank you. Pete

@YL-mc9oz 7 лет назад

AMAZING !!! VERY GOOD WORK !!!

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 11 лет назад

no, i started a engineering apprenticeship when left school at 16, i did about four months which gave me intro to machines and basic metalwork. I have spent most of life working in building materials sales, and woodwork/metalwork/junkwork has just been a hobby. cheers

@rahulingle9345 3 года назад

I am confused it so flute making video for late making video

@LuisRomero-uw1rz 10 лет назад

Me encanto, lo del empatillado con los hilos de colores, y tu soporte para el taladro manual. Yo estoy usando un taladro eléctrico de revoluciones variables( 0 en adelante), y con un pedal lo acciono, así tengo las dos manos libres para trabajar en el flotador. Tus boyas son de lujo!

@crappiejosh 10 лет назад

Very very cool project makes me want to make my own

@busy313 10 лет назад

i feel like this should have a lot move views an likes cause this was very cool

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 10 лет назад

Thanks

@roytansey9341 5 лет назад

busy313 n

@davidmcnamara7489 3 года назад

Hello. I have only just started watching your channel. I’m recently retired and getting back into my fishing. My main fishing form is float fishing for Luderick. I love the hand-cranked lathe. I might give it a go. Thanks for sharing your work and tips. Regards, David (Newcastle, NSW, Australia).

@pulumputru1234 5 лет назад

Considering the labour and idea of this genius each float should at $1000 a piece. Thought it may be worth a penny. Wow genius.

@joeb2524 10 лет назад

Very interesting. I never would have thought of any of that, especially the hand drill lath. How neat. Great skill and thought.

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 10 лет назад

not sure where that came from myself but i am still using it, thanks

@ipod1978 7 лет назад

Paul you're the UK's version of DiResta for us anglers in my opinion. Cracking video pal and always entertaining. Thanks again for the templates

@Ralf1erudd 5 лет назад

All done so well from safety and use of clamps to the design of the floats similar to the expensive and highly breakable antenna plastic floats by Drennan. I bet yours stand a lot more abuse :-). Great video loved it.

@pouladia 10 лет назад

Great video! Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 10 лет назад

i was out today fishing with a piece of bamboo stuck through a couple of corks, it worked for me i caught 2 pike. Cheers

@BeaglyO 4 года назад

So many ideas. So well photographed. Love your work. Master at work!

@instalemong6498 10 лет назад

This is awesome you are awesome Cheers!

@momindar6924 6 лет назад

Ahmed G

@seeitpickitbinit2510 3 года назад

If you want to make a float paint/varnish drier, supermarkets have mini motor driven units which are geared down to slowly turn disposable display signage. These could be made for drying home made floats, they throw them away, atleast Asda do, polluting idiots, so if you see one, ask someone to reserve it and you’ll have a very useful tool.

@MRMEDIC01 5 лет назад

brilliant mate ! , well done.

@dalemaynor3540 8 лет назад

incredible!

@dartik3 11 лет назад

Paul.i have to say that you made your lathe the most simplest way possible ,and those floats. even in proffesional shop i wouldnt find so wellmade. I loved it. Make more ,,how to make it videos,, sorry for my english

@jackdotzman2908 10 лет назад

Extremely well done video. Wish more people took the time to make video's like this, not to mention the quality of the floats. Very well done, thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills with your viewers. Jack

@PaulAdamsTheHandmadeFisherman 10 лет назад

Thanks, and thanks for taking the time to comment Paul Adams

@mistermatsuda 9 лет назад

Cool vid and very nice bobbers.

@fashionforyou_official2745 8 лет назад

nice one ! well done

@mahmoudhabib6729 8 лет назад

I like this so much

@djeyz250rocket 8 лет назад

really good video , thanks for your partage !!!

@user-po8hr8kk9h 4 года назад

Wow nice handmade..i love it.👍👍👏👏

@ilias1gr 10 лет назад

Great video!

@roland7794 6 лет назад

Just love it!

@apeioj 10 лет назад

Amazing, amazing, amazing! this video is stellar. your work, attention to detail and videography is awesome. I made something very similar to this but used my electric drill. Overall, your video is one im saving