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I even wore a mask when cutting them out on the bandsaw. Starting the Save What I Have Left tour.

I tried the sand rite on the foam but it produced to much fine dust. Over the last 40 years I have eaten alot of cedar and pine dust and its probably not so good for me, but I drew the line with the foam. All the bodies were done with a rasp and a course sanding belt wrapped around a 2x4 scrap...

Waiting on the 4th revision of the head. I will see it today. Its taking a bit of time because my son is a couple hours away so its a long time between revisions. And hes doing me a favor so I cant hound him like I used to when he was a teenager! In the meantime most of the 75 bodies are dry...

like the restoration Steve, big blocks bold paint and personal touches. A compliment to the original.

I've got 50 bodies in various stages of competition. I can whip out the bodies in 5 minutes and when i get a dozen or so I mix up the glue water and thin set. I apply with a cheap brush to the raw foam and sprinkle with sawdust. The first batch of coating came out a little coarse so I swiped a...

Paul, My son ran three prototypes making changes for shape and density. The last one included a threaded hole for a 1/4 screw eye. I don't know yet how long each copy will take but he tells me that at that point it's just hitting the button and having the machine loaded with the abs spool ...

You and I are in the same boat. We have sons that are way more technical than their fathers. My son is working on mine and we are down to the final prototype before production. He is using ABS and can make the heads thin or thick or light or heavy but it comes down to how strong do you need it...

I got 75 or so out of a 4x8 sheet of foam. I used a simple pattern . Before shaping i cut a slot in the centerline bottom and glued a chunk of lead . The coating was a test of various materials . Corn cob , sawdust burlap . i decided on a mix of thin set titebond and water with sawdust 2 coats...

One of my favorite hunts of the year is in Louisiana where i have a lease. It is a teal grey duck and pintail shoot over fifty or so wood blocks. i hunt from pit blinds in the marsh but the ducks feel the pressure and retreat to spots that i need to walk in quite a distance. I have been...

I agree with your oil paint primer assessment. I was fooling around with the teal project today . Coated the bare pink foam with rustoleum/band saw dust. The other previously burlap/tile mastic body got recoated with rustoleum and the coarser table saw dust.

looking good steve, i am working on a prototype right now of a teal body made from pink foam to be the start of a huge rig. Speedy body construction is my consideration . i can shape a body in 5 minutes . The first one i ended up burlapping but is a PIA. I coated my mallard rig i built last...

For some historical perspective check out images of KD decoys from MN Rose folding decoy JW renyolds I think the goal at the time was weight savings from the wood blocks of the day

thanks i was thinking that i would have to pay attention to the release of the final product. Also i usually pour different densities in the head vs body so i might end up with a weak bill. im aware of the INVADM decoys . interesting project.

Dave , Have you any experience with molding a one piece head and body mold? I have built head molds like yours . Im considering a low head GWT as a one piece design. Not sure if its practical but would appreciate your thoughts. my goal is a large rig of 300 teal for a fixed location in LA.

Nice to see you back on Ed. I went that route in 1984 with a AWS and the dog did not work out for me. Went back to Labs.