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If you haven't got the time or desire to turn out the plug bodies with hand tools you can order different types and sizes of finished wood bodies from some of the mail-order houses. These wooden bodies are already shaped and sanded smooth so that all you have to do is assemble the parts, such as the hardware and hooks. If you want to make plastic plugs, order such bodies from the mail-order houses. Some of these plastic plugs come complete, all ready for adding the hooks and other metal parts. Others come in two sections and must be cemented together. Before making the wooden plugs described above, decide how they will be painted. If you plan to dip the plug bodies in enamel or lacquer or spray them with an airbrush, this should be done before they are assembled. If you plan to paint them with a small brush, assemble the plugs first and paint them later. If several wood bodies are to be painted at the same time, you'll find the quickest method is to dip them into a can of white lacquer or enamel. Before you do this, screw in a small screw eye or hook into the tail for holding while dipping and hanging while drying. See Fig. 15. For best results, the lacquer or enamel should be fairly thin and after the plug body is dipped once it should be allowed to dry, then dipped again, as many times as is necessary for a good, thick coat. Usually this base coat will take three or four clippings.
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