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Anthony~ Wonderful story! As I was down with my Mom this past weekend - and having retrieved Susan from her 3-week stay in Berlin on Saturday - I'm wondering if I was just a few miles away whilst you were visiting with the Kopps.... With this vessel having been at the LIDCA Annual Show...

Tom~ Another good thing about the flat keel is the s/s eyebolt (can't find brass anywhere these days) to secure the heads. Those big heads like to crush the foam bodies - so having the eye (and a flat washer) bear against the Mahogany should avoid that. All the best, SJS

Jode~ I thoroughly enjoyed "You Can't Save Them All". Very thoughtful - with plenty of truth. Very nice essay. I do not want to take away from the serious tone in which you presented these lyrics: "We all want to go to heaven, but none of us want to go right now." ...but I was reminded of...

Good morning, All~ TA Smith asked me if I had posted on the care and feeding of the cast iron ballast keels in Herter's foam-bodied decoys - as in Model 63 and 72 (ducks) and 81 and 92 (brant and geese). These ballast keels were inside the bodies, encased in Herter's Durlon foam. Over a long...

Anthony~ Thanks for this! Susan and I plan a short trip over to the Cape later this Spring. I could imagine adding this to our itinerary... All the best, SJS

Jode~ Sorry to see all the evidence. Of course, anyone trying to save old stuff will encounter discouraging surprises. I have been fairly lucky with most of our 200-year-old farmhouse - but some parts could not be saved (I'm thinking of our "summer kitchen" and our south porch). I have...