jode hillman

I ended up shooting acetone into the holes I’d drilled, then closing things up. The wood was solid, so I chose not to go further. In...

Don't know where they came from, but there were a couple of sneak boxes in the lobby at the National Conservation Training Center, a US...

Bob~ I grew up gunning over my Dad's Wildfowlers - mostly these cork-bodied Blacks: I recent years, I have been gathering up some...

Decalls are ALWAYS a good idea!

Always will be a strong supporter Eric, and I have to once again say this site has cultivated my interests for years alongside those who...

I miss the contributions of Jon. You could just tell by his writing he was a down-to-earth hunter with a lot of respect for the...

Eric, From what I see in the photo it sure looks like the Balsa body model. The paint and condition that I see on that one side are...

Eric, in my opinion, Charles probably finished that bird himself. WildFowler used lathe technology for both heads and bodies. They were...

The Danckaert shaper is ready for work. After picking it up and doing a thorough evaluation I learned she had some real issues to...

I would be very sad to see this forum fail. I was turned on to it by my late friend Jon Yenulonus. I have learned a lot here. I...

I admit to buying toys. Lots of toys. Having had commercially made TDB style boats, blind boats, layout boats, mud boats and others, I...

I'm still working on the Canvas over Wire decoys -- Tried a Gadwall Drake with a gunning box to match. Every decoy is a journey.

Decided to give the old, standard tin soldier speck decoy spread a little bit of attitude... High time to change things up. I call these...

I leave them about an inch thick. That allows room to lay down an epoxy bed to rejoin the seems. If you drill through when following...

A little story. My hunting buddy and I started hunting together and got some freezer cork and proceeded to carve a few decoys. His...