Building metal lipped plugs

[Stripercoast1]

This is gonna be a long one folks. All I ask, is hold your comments until the thread is finished, to keep continuity. Youll know its done when I post the finished product picture, and Ive got a couple of real good ones for that.
Metal lip plugs are, for most new builders, a confusing undertaking. What kind of wood? Shape? Lip? weighting? Its really not that hard, you just need to get some of the clutter cleared out when you start the first one. Hopefully this thread will help you find your starting point.
Start out with something fairly simple. A cigar shaped plug is one of the best shapes to turn, and also catches fish. Wood really doesnt matter, cut a piece of clear 2X4 into a 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inch blank 7 inches long. The plugs in this thread are made from Cypress, AYC, and Doug Fir.
1) Turn the blank round
2) rough shape the body
3) finish shape the body and sand
These 3 steps are the easy part. The plug in the lathe is going to be a fat head. One of my favorites and I make 4 differant sizes.