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I work the decoy with a foredom while holding it in my hands/lap I front of a bench mounted type dust collector. Also some assembly is done setting loose on the work bench, I have several jigs that help hold things like the head in position while I drill holes, etc but most everything else done...

Surform (?) rasp. Stanley maybe. That brand makes a variety of handles with replaceable blades that I used on black cork (with some care because black cork can tear out chunks if you are not careful)

Tan cork works well with a draw knife. I have several different sizes and styles. You can take a lot of material off in a short while. The decoy has to be held tight some way. I use a vice mounted on a post in the floor. Like mentioned above, various files also work well. Black cork is tougher...

Well remember if there is any moisture in the boat or blind under the tarp or any chance of getting some in there while covered that's trouble .. mold. Also some folks have critter problems (mice and other chewers plus domestic cats , raccoons , what ever .. will make a nest/mess,etc) when...

By the way the size of the chain I used is way overkill. It's what I had laying around. Two people can easily pick up that blind and move it, instal it, etc. A mistake I made when finishing it was I didn't use any wind blocker over the netting before putting on the grass so wind blows right...

Home made metal framed (fold down) blind for my 1960 Roughneck. Used a manual boat winch, 4 chains to attachment points on the frame and one lift rope. I can load or unload this in about 30 minutes by myself. I used chain for the harness ? To eliminate stretch so it lifts equally on the 4...

I'm in for another year or sooner if necessary. I visit several times a day to keep up with some of the characters on here as well as the wealth of info shared. Thanks for putting forth the time and effort to keep this site going.

I'd think the birds won't care. It'll make a working decoy for sure. I have some from my early years (and some from my not so early years) that are butt ugly to me know but the birds don't care. I have to keep reminding myself that I'm making decoys not ducks. The closer to real life...

On another note I'll relate my late father's decision to stop hunting. This occurred when he was 75ish .. in the late 1980's. While he was primarily a big game hunter he duck hunted some with me. We were in Eastern MT when this occurred. He had a WW2 buddy over there so every fall we applied...

MLBob's statement gets about 1/2 my thoughts "My desire to experience "being out there" has not diminished, but I have come to accept and understand the toll that a day's hunting will take on this old body" The other half is the safety factor. I'm pushing 80 and have been retired since 96...

I have a 1999 Lowe 1960. Completely open with a short casting deck up front and two seats in the rear corners with some of the flotation in them powered by a 60 hp tiller. Used to haul an MLB up front in an homemade rack and the guy I bought it from did the same. Haven't hunted layout for...

Ed L the bruising could be as simple as his meds. If I bump the back of my hand even with gloves on I get a huge bruise. Not so bad on my arms but for my wife she looks like she's being beaten all the time on her arms .. just from bumping around in her quilt sewing room so maybe a few well...

At 79 I'm doing most all of those things mentioned above especially when alone but .....Ive scaled way back on hunting and fishing. Just seems much more difficult now days. I hope to get out more this year. We'll see.

Sorry to disappoint but checking today I find that canopy and loader assembly is just to buried and up against the neighbors fence to be able to take a photo. My father was the builder as I was just a young guy that loved to fish....which he taught me. His ingenuity, skills building with...