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If the truth be told, there isn't a lot of reason for the airbrush on black ducks. It just depends on how dark you want them. We airbrush primarily because it's fun. I'd still do the double coat. Depending on how black you want them you can change the color under the brown flocking. If you...

When I got started painting almost 60 years ago, there was no one to ask for help. When I started carving wood 44 years ago, there was no one to ask about tools and wood to carve. I used an Xacto and was carving on spruce boards and drift wood. There was no youtube or internet or even artists...

Well that's quite a project. The earliest snow we had when we lived there was September 1, only a few inches. My wife and I posed with our cross country skis out behind the house with the Chena in the background on Sept 1, we though ti was so 'cool' to have snow so early, but we got over that...

The two best dove hunts i've been on have been in sunflower fields. We have lots of collard doves, but I've only hunted once since I moved here 7 years ago and have never shot one. I'm always so busy this time of year it's hard to get out. We did go fishing today and caught quite a few...

I've heard nothing about pigeon hunting, but I've sure been commissioned to do several of them, both wood pigeons and rock pigeons. I kind of like the dove that Final Approach did with my pigeon body, but it's huge, the same size as the pigeons in the photo. I'm kind of a fan of just a bit...

I'm in the middle of a bunch of design work right now which at this stage is miles and miles of lines a 1/2 inch at a time. The wigeon butt decoy will not be feathered initially, at least until I make a mold of it for myself. Feather groups and a little definition is all that is necessary for...

I got started on flocking some custom eiders a few days ago and put a second coat on the entire hen with the modified almond mix and some bisque tan. It's much easier to airbrush dark over a lighter base than light over a darker base. Since first coats don't matter all that much and I did the...

The first question, it's one layer of paint and flocking over the entire decoy. It doesn't have to match any particular color, it's just the base. Gloss gives you some more time to get the flocking on it which is important as it takes time to cover the whole decoy. Adhesion on that first coat...

When I started fully flocking decoys there was no one to ask, much less anyone willing to give up any secrets. The only thing you saw was black or green flocking on heads of geese and mallards. Being able to start with at least the right supplies and a few how to do it tips would have really...

Another question I get a lot is what type of decoys work best for flocking. Plastics are very inconsistent. If the decoy has paint issues in the first place you will need to scratch up the surface and remove any loose paint. We did a lot of sandblasting to leave the surface of plastic decoys...

Feel free to ask any questions along the way. I think we've seen it all and tried it all at this point, but learn something new regularly. We should also include some of the tips we've brought up on other threads just to keep them all in one place. Here's a couple to get your started. A...

I can certainly relate Fred, sounds like a younger version of myself. I'm still on the younger end of old at 68 this november. I tried to retire at 62, The finances were in good standing for that, however covid crushed my son's business and it's primarily been helping him stay afloat since...

Just under the wire for September. We've had a good summer and kind of getting our feet back under us. I've got another 30 decoys to make in the next couple of weeks and then the expectation for finishing anything near the beginning of season will be over. I've been doing quite a bit of...