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I thought I would finally rehab this poor hen that met a spinning propeller on a windy day in Chincoteague Virginia. It was the second decoy I ever made.

Stole this from a Pat Gregory post on Facebook I would really like to figure out how to make these keels

When I started exposing the original paint I tried to do a proper restoration by removing the chipping and peeling paint. Unfortunately it didn’t work. I’ll be painting them to the original scheme.

A good chance to honor the original design. I have to decide how to paint them. I intend to hunt over them. The basic scheme (I have others that have the full paint in good shape that are simple in their appearance) or a more complex version that I have developed using Steve Sanford’s...

Shaped the bills and used a scrubber pad to knock off the loose paint. Really surprised how well the original paint layer stuck. Probably a lead or oils based paint given they were originally made in the 1950’s. Also wonder about this style of keel weight. It is free hanging lead. I have...

Thanks. I didn’t think to try that but I will next time. I have a variety of foredom bits and sanders that should make it easy though.

I am starting with bill repair. Two of them were damaged and the third was broken off. I experimented with epoxy sculpt on the two and was happy with the result. I used a nail and a larger amount of the material and so far seems to be getting very hard and well attached. I tried to pull the...

My second cork decoy. I wanted to carve in the wing pockets and tips. I’ll be honest I don’t think I’ll do that again until I get more experience. It restricted the way I painted it which I thought I would like but didn’t since I didn’t put the shapes in the right spaces. Will do the rest of...

You are very kind Don. Means a lot given your skill level. I am really enjoying getting back into it.

Thanks. Blue ribbon patterns met Steve Sanford paint scheme. Oldsquaw are not the brightest ducks so I have resisted the urge to go crazy over the tails by adding long thin pieces of plastic. Though a couple of black zipties…..