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  1. Robert Van Sant

    Decoy making supplies FREE Promised to Jode

    Free to a good home. All the items you need to make wire and canvas birds. 1" white cedar baseboards, wire, canvas and instruction book. I also have a bag of Canavsback heads cut out. Also included is a sheet of 4" cork. FOB Nashville TN. Moving and need to find this stuff a new home.
  2. Robert Van Sant

    Foredom 5240 Kit with carving and sanding bits Sold Pending Funds

    everything you need. Kit and bits over a $500 dollar value. Yours for $225 plus shipping. I’ll text pics to interested buyers. Send me a message with your cell phone number to get pics. Includes extra flexible shaft
  3. Robert Van Sant

    Busick one man layout

    For sale one man layout. Plans by Busick. FOB middle Tennessee. $500
  4. Robert Van Sant

    Decoy rigging

    Having rehabbed my cork gunning rig over the summer I thought it was time to upgrade my rigging. I rig my blocks individually using a single weight with adjustable line. I attach it to the decoy with a long line clip. In the past I have used decoy line as a loop to attach the clip. I found...
  5. Robert Van Sant

    Speaking of Waveriders (Vince)

    Anyone remember these? These old campaigners haven't seen the light of day in at least twelve years, I guess they are almost 30 years old. Waverider sold these as their 'Coastal Tollers". They have been in shop attic for a long time. They are covered in dust and grime. I use to have ten but lost...
  6. Robert Van Sant

    Sanding Bow

    As I proceed with my decoy rig overhaul I will be making eight new Cans to supplement the four Hilliard Cans that I have. One item that I use in shaping black cork bodies is a sanding bow. The one I fashioned years ago was a simple bow cut out of 3/4" plywood. The paper was held in place with...
  7. Robert Van Sant

    Finally....

    Finally finished my dozen mallards. Rehab and repaint of 25 year old cork blocks. Eleven Hilliards and one Waverider. I was apprehensive of painting these because of Pete Hilliards great paint scheme, but I really needed to because after 25 years bouncing around the bottom of the boat they were...
  8. Robert Van Sant

    Decoy Rehab Cont-Hail Steve Sanford

    I am continuing the total rehab of my decoy spread. This past week I prepped my dozen mallards with repairs, varnish and a top coat of oils. I painted one hen to see if I had the colors and technique as outlined in Steve Sanford’s tutorial. I also was able to repair and rehab a pair of LL Bean...
  9. Robert Van Sant

    Bluebills repainted

    I was able to get my dozen Hilliard bluebills repainted last week. Finished them last night. They are over 25 years old and were in need of a rehab. I used many of Steve Sanford techniques. Repairs to tails and shot holes, heavy varnish coat, grey primer on bottoms, oil base coats, and Behr...
  10. Robert Van Sant

    Redheads, hail Steve Sanford

    Finished 11 redheads to go with my one lonlely Hilliard Redhead decoy. Started this project years ago, just now finding I have shop time. Herters 72 heads on black cork bodies. Using Steve Sanford painting tips. On to repaint my bluebills and mallards.
  11. Robert Van Sant

    Bluewings in late January

    I have never shot a mature drake bluewing during the regular season in the areas I hunt. Shot a bunch in Mexico but never in the North Mississippi Delta especially this late in the season. Another taxidermy invoice.....
  12. Robert Van Sant

    Bluebill Mallard

    Shot this Mallard last weekend with a blue bill. Biologist friend suggested a vitamin or mineral deficiency. Your thoughts?
  13. Robert Van Sant

    Smoked Venison ?

    Smoking some tenderloins. What temp do you chefs look for when smoking venison?
  14. Robert Van Sant

    15 pounds

    of Duck and Deer pastrami...just off the smoker
  15. Robert Van Sant

    Blk Duck Rehab ala Steve Sanford

    Before After I rehabed my 20+ year old Blacks using Steve's paint scheme. Thanks for the inspiration. Now on to the mallards, bluebills, cans, and redheads.
  16. Robert Van Sant

    Estate sale find

    Probably a lifetime supply of sandpaper from 40 up to 200, $10.
  17. Robert Van Sant

    TN Trifecta revisited

    I picked up my dead mount yesterday. I had the Cans added to a pair of redheads I had mounted the year before.
  18. Robert Van Sant

    Tennessee Trifecta

  19. Robert Van Sant

    Testing Photobucket

  20. Robert Van Sant

    Help! Stolen Kara in Mississippi

    Guys, been a while since I posted here but I need your help. I built two Karas several years ago. I had one on a farm in the Mississippi delta between Crenshaw and Marks. It was stolen. I'm not sure when it was taken, sometime after last season. I'll try and attach a pic. It has a squared off...
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