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We had a decoy carving weekend at my place this last weekend. It was a learning weekend, not a quantity weekend, so you won't see lots of pictures of finished decoys :D We planned to carve a couple heads Saturday, and get redheads painted over the course of the weekend that I had already...

It's still 30 minutes until midnight in my time zone, but I can't help it, I'm fired up, because LET'S KICK OFF HUNTING SEASON! Picklehead pair: NDR Here is a green phase Brazilian soapstone fish carving I did, mounted on mesquite. While being just a generic fish riding a riverbed...

This will hang from the ceiling as soon as I figure out how I'm gonna do it without having an ugly eye bolt sticking out I'm not sure exactly how I'm gonna find the balance point. The intention is to hang at a slight angle both fore-aft and side-to-side, I have slipped string around it...

Going to spend a couple weeks with my family (a work-cation, instead of working from home I'll work from my sister's house)... I mentioned I may bring a couple decoy heads to pass the time, and she said her oldest (who is still pretty dang young) was really curious about how I carved ducks...

Friday night Jacob and I dined on a feast my wife made of Mahi Mahi covered in a White Flesh Peach Salsa, Smoked Basmati Rice, and Arugula Salad topped with Fried Goat Cheese, then we headed out to the shop to cut out head blanks to carve on Saturday morning. As you can tell my wife is a...

I have the Harbor Freight 2HP DC, moves 1550 CFM and works great, but it's loud. My new workshop (outbuilding) has an insanely tall attic for some reason, I can stand in it. So anyway, thinking of moving the DC up into the attic to cut down on noise and reclaim some floor space. I'll cut a...

Yup "spar varnish" is in quotes for a reason. Lots of people talk about it. I have dived deep into the internet high and low various times for a few years trying to figure out what this mythical creature is. I was recently suggested a new wood prep for oil painting: 1/3 OMS, 1/3 Spar, 1/3...

Didn't really fit in any particular month workbench, project was stretch-----ed out over a long time :D This picture was the inspiration for this decoy: This primer shot is the best one I have right now (decoy is currently in Washington) where you can see the individual feathers...