Or, how I spent my Sunday and what I learned.
Had two freebies, a block of styrofoam and a hotwire cutter given to me that I’ve had for a couple years or so. Finally decided to cut out my rocker templates and make my blank. I learned:
Not searching Swaylocks archives on how to use a hotwire pre- cutting one and only chunk of styrofoam is a big mistake. Salvagable, but nice, big burn cross groove through middle of bottom of blank. Also, when going to tackle supply store to buy heavy gauge stainless steel leader material, don’t poke said wire into index finger, it causes profuse bleeding! And another thing, for Christ’s sake, put a spring on your hotwire to maintain tension!!! (something else I learned from the Swaylocks archives AFTER the fact…