A very dear friend who has since passed away made his own crankbaits, he use basswood, he would rough them out on the scroll saw, find the middle and saw them in half. After this he installed a wire harness from the front eye to the middle hook all the way to the back hook, then he would epoxy the halves together with a marine grade epoxy, clamp them up to dry, after they were set, he would finish them by hand carving the sanding til he got what he was looking for. Mostly made flat sided but they looked and worked great. Oh after they were carved he would cut the groove and install the lip with the same epoxy. Then he painted them, caught a lot of fish on his baits, miss him dearly.