Ummmm Unless I'm just reading your post completely wrong, you can simply
part it off at both ends so that there's just a tiny tenon on each end.
Take it off the lathe and cut off the tenons. Sand smooth and flat on both
ends.

Here's an old picture of a couple of the lures when I first started making
them. I make all kinds, shapes, sizes and flavors now. g

http://www.statelinewoodturners.org/...lton/Lures.jpg

- Andrew


"peterg" wrote in message
om...
the plug will be turned from square stock. I would like to turned
the plug
so that both ends of the turneded plug have square ends on the front
and back of the plug. How do I do this?