HenryHawthorne

Not carving but duck related. Took an old very basic burlap diver body and made a silicone mold . Smoothed the burlap out w drywall...

RM - interested in your thoughts on this, as I've been leaning otherwise. My thinking is first influenced by the fact that bonding the...

Long day of painting today.

Done

G’day, I’m Matthias, live in Sydney Australia and I’m building the Devlin designed Cackler 14. Backstory Why am I building a duck boat...

Hi there, greetings from Sydney, Australia. Google led me here, well actually to Henry’s 2025 Devlin Snow Goose build thread, while I...

Thanks for the reply Henry. Yep, the inclination is not to tape the sides especially for the fore and middle pieces because those...

Looking really good Matthias! Stay tuned as others with more experience than I have will likely chime in (like you, this is my first...

Quick day trip with my bride today up to Lake Mattamuskeet. This is a place both of our dad's used to duck hunt (didn't know each...

Henry, Addendum to above post. I've given this a little more thought and can explain my reasoning a little better after a good night's...

Henry, Uncharted territory for me as well, I just thought back to when I sheatrocked our basement, I was advised to always attach an...

The sole sections mate at (over) the bulkheads, so they have those bulkheads for support. With the sole pieces epoxied to the keelsons...

I have a better understanding now, Tod, of your completion % comments. The work definitely slows down working on the "little things"...