If you want to learn how to make a fishing lure from scratch, building your own stamping tools is the first step. In this lure making project, I melt down old soda cans to cast a solid aluminum punch. The matching die is crafted from recycled plastic caps, creating a completely custom pressing system. I use a copper tube prototype and casting sand to perfectly mold the aluminum stamp before pouring. Once the tools are ready, I press out a handmade fishing lure from a raw brass sheet. Building custom fishing lures allows for intricate details, so I applied a photoresist film to the brass. Using an acid etching process, I burned a detailed hornet wing pattern directly into the metal. Finally, this unique fishing lure gets a custom paint job to highlight the etched textures. Watch how the aluminum punch and plastic die perfectly form the brass body under pressure. Stick around until the end for the full build review and the underwater swimming action of the Hornet Spoon.
0:00 Introduction 0:11 Tube to Lure 2:52 Making a wooden punch model 4:45 Aluminum cans in a punch for lures 5:47 Die Matrix 6:44 Drawing on metal 8:21 Silver & Gold Plating 8:45 Stamping the Lure Spoons 9:24 Painting and Varnishing 10:08 Lure Review 11:32 Underwater action
