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I am afraid I won't be much help. A carver in the Chicago area was done with his hobby and blew out all the wood in his shop. He had several large thick pieces that I got that i use for special projects. When it's gone i'll have to scrounge some more. He had this stuff for 20 years. This season...

yes I did that the other day. It fits everything but the 63s. Too big. That's why i was inquiring on our pm about pre cast heads. Tupelo carves nice.

I just completed the geese this morning. Old Herters full body field.just coated some herters 63,72 and Otter Decoys as well as some old Decoys unlimited bodies that are the start of a spoonie rig.

Put down a base coat on 40 hens. Got the color down thanks to George W for the detailed instructions. I did a test with tube oils and found the right shade and color matched in the BM super spec DTM alkyd that i always use. It's real hard drying stuff . It will dry with a low luster sheen which...

i enjoyed that thanks Steve

got the new head scanned and it shows all the detail i want waiting for production to start. used a scanning app on phone and produced all the detail

I provided him with two models. One a flat stock 3/4 board with the corners knocked off and a full carved almost decorative style with cheeks and bill detail. The first ones were the flattie style and will work but not all that fancy. He does have a scanner and will incorporate that in the...

you are correct sir

the top middle and far right shows the neck build up with the threaded hole for a 1/4 screw. the piece under the bill is just for support during the process and snaps off real easy. the heads in yellow are a mock up of how many he can fit on his table at one time. Babies must have been...

My son sent the mock up and modeling of the heads to me today. The material is a low cost plastic he uses for modeling. The final I believe fill be done in ABS plastic.

Thanks for the encouragement fellas. Getting alot done in this cold wet spring. I painted up a few more samples trying a new paint scheme. The printed heads are not finished yet so Im waiting for that step. Scott , I mixed the thinset with water according to the bag instruction then in another...

Steve, I have the Top Men of DHBP working on this project now TOP MEN!!! I was down this road last summer when i repainted the big mallard rig and found that parts of it are like working on an assembly line and never seeing the finish line. I mixed it up yesterday and painted a couple...

Carl, thats kind of what i got, but looking at grainger they have a heavy duty model. Brandon, those would work with a longer screw.

Thanks Brandon, Im trying to come up with anchor line attachment options. Thanks for the tip, anybody have an idea for a anchor tie off point? I am trying to keep the bottom of the decoy as smooth as possible to avoid chafing the other decoys in transport.

the makings of a 167 bird teal rig

Still waiting on the 3d heads so i cut a couple out of wood to play with paint schemes. First i used nylon cable clamps with a plastic washer with a deck screw coming from the bottom into the head bed in gorilla glue. Black rustoleum flat base coat. Alkyd paint finish coat and tube oil. Drying...

After posting the pic of myself in that marsh, I could see somebody saying "how's that old timer going to carry all those blocks." Since this is a duck boat site ,I have many craft at my disposal. Water level is about a foot deep and a hard bottom. The Lund Ricer or my 18 ft pirogue is going...

Still have a chunk of Wiley 4 inch in the shop. Maybe enough for a teal pair or one big duck. For sure I am out of Val Oil doggone it.

First batch new count 87. Just obtained another foam sheet. wash . rinse. repeat