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I’m continuing with my journey in wood today. I’m lukewarm to it. It was fun to do some draw shaving. And I’m looking forward to finishing it. But I find the carving to be a little slower than I like. I suspect once I finish this one I’ll go back to cork. I hollowed this one first and...

Well I finished the basic painting of Lucy’s urn. I’m a little underwhelmed. I feel she deserves better. But no reason to say it’s completely done. I might patina it after I get the keel on. Painting wood is different. I have gotten used to textures.

Trying to go with an old school classic finish. Messing around a bit. I’m thinking combing the paint is the ticket.

I do, but I intentionally texture cork decoys with Gesso and texture medium. I’m going to try to do a couple of things on these. Smooth gesso, gesso with combing, smooth gesso with combed paint, an what not.

I decided to make some quick wooden “decoys” today to practice on. I even put some spar varnish on tgem. It’s pieces of an old log bed frame I kept because I’m a hoarder. Ripped in half and sanded to “shape”.

I stared at my boat for hours and have been to the hardware store multiple times trying to figure out how to mound a rail for the sides in my rod holder tracks. Then it hit me. Rod holders. I have some old plastic rod holders. Turns out 1.5 inch PVC fits them perfectly. Now it’s never...

So I’m about to paint an all wood decoy for the first time. It is an urn I made for my recently deceased lab. It is smooth and sealed with spar varnish. Typically I prime cork decoys with a mixture of Gesso and Texture medium applied by a sponge for texture and false flocking. I want these...

I took about an inch of skin off my thumb with that third one down. Lol.

Thanks some good options. I found a super course bit on Amazon and laid open my thumb in five minutes so will try sanding drums. As well

Where are those from?

I’m starting to work some wood bodies and find it slow going. I have bits that are great for basswood heads but find them like using a toothpick for a sword fight. I bought the bits at a decoy show many years ago and sort of remember them being color coded. Can anyone please help me with a...

Thanks Don. Every one I make is a new lesson. I’ll be honest the ones I made with foam and burlap a year ago look like cartoon characters and I hate them. lol. Not really but you get the picture I’m sure.

Urn for my first dog in progress. Inspired by (but clearly not mimicking) a repainted Ducharme teal decoy by Pat Gregory. My very first attempt in working with a wood body.