Had a bit of time on my hands over the holidays so i decided to make my own floats. I’ve lost quite a few this season and it is costing a fair bit so i thought i could make a bunch and save some money. Well, that’s not really going to happen because i spent more money on the material than it thought. Oh well, fishing is expensive.
Here is a few pics.
This took a few days to get to but the hardest part was the painting of the top. I don’t have an airbrush yet so this was painted with a sponge. Took me at last 6 – 8 coats to get it evenly covered but if you look closely, there are a few lines. But whatever, that is the best i could do by hand. You might be thinking that i could just dip it but the paint is a bit too thick and i didn’t want to have such a thick top. So, by hand it was.
Here is the finish product after 8 coats of gloss to bring out the shine.
Van Kayak Fishing 
Good stuff Drunker. I’m looking forward to reading the review of these floats.
Thanks bro. I’m even sure if i want to use it yet, hahaha.
Would this really float?
I think it’s made in China
haha, i already tested it before sealing it. Don’t be a hater.
nice job man. Where you get the balsa wood? I assume you didn’t make that from scratch.
I purchased the balsa wood from a hobby shop around 10bucks. That was enough to make 3 floats, 1″ x 1″ x 10″. I’m not sure what you mean by making it from scratch but this was turned on a drill press then hand painted. Hope that answers your question. The hobby shop was in Richmond near the wendy’s on 3road.