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All Thanks for the sage advice. You've given me some great leads to follow up with. I was expecting someone to recommend the LL Bean Maine Guide sweater but perhaps there are now better choices out there. One thing I will mention is that camo isn't really much of a requirement for a lot of...

This is one time I think my tastes mesh with popular opinion.

Stephanie I sent you a message...

Stephanie Thank you. If I run across any for sale or at auction I will definitely let you know.

Stephanie Here a few shots of a pair of Jack Sweet canvasbacks and redheads. There is so much to like and appreciate about these decoys in my opinion. They are truly gunners made by folks who cared about their craft.

SJ I have no doubt there is a maker of the bits in 5/16" or 3/8". If you have access to a shaper then I'd go that route and never second guess making my own. The cutters will be more than router bits, but someone probably makes a set that isn't that bad. If the shaper has a corrugated knife...

SJ I'd rip my own because I enjoy these tasks and having control over the final stock. You can buy router bit sets for such fun and a router table set-up for this operation can be made from scrap plywood sitting on a workbench or saw horses. Add a fence, made from scrap too, and a few feather...

Jeff Temps can be from the sixties to the teens. Humidity is high. Sweating while setting up is always an issue. I typically dress in layers but once it gets in the 30s need something with real insulating properties. Thanks.

Sean Waxing reduces flexibility while making the fabric waterproof. For wax most folks go with either microcrystalline wax, paraffin, or beeswax or some blend and add linseed, mineral, or tung oil, and possibly mineral spirits. The mixtures are endless but for clothing you are trying to keep...

Who makes a wool top capable of keeping you warm in frigid temperatures without space age insulation over the top? I expect it will be Merino wool, but are there any wool tops that teamed with a base layer underneath capable of keeping you warm on late season hunts? I've been wearing hunting...

Steve Thanks. There might be a tie in the other catalogs I just added in the Resources section. I can't remember. But, yes, the brits out-dress (overdress) us in the field. I thought I found a 1933 Drybak catalog on ebay. But when it arrived it was a shitty reprint. I'd be okay if the...

Eric Patterson submitted a new resource: Barnegat Bay Sneakbox - Widgeon by Harry Megargee from Sports Afield Boatbuilding Annual, 1960 Read more about this resource...

Widgeon from Sports Afield Boatbuilding Annual, 1960. Submitted by @Richard Lathrop. Click the orange "Download" button to save the plans in their entirety in pdf format. This is the same Barnegat Bay Sneakbox from Successful Waterfowling by Zack Taylor. A link to those plans are below...