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    Poplar for heads?

    A friend gave me a nice piece of 3" x 5 " poplar about 5 foot long. How would it hold up for some heads?
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    Bean head?

    I picked up a few old bean stool at the LIDCA show that new work. Is this mallard head original? It doesn?t look like others I had from the early 80?s.
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    Boyle -Suydam Black duck decoy

    Recently a buddy of mine gave me an old headless barn find decoy. It?s a John Boyle Blackduck and it was from Walter L Suydam?s rig. It seems that Walter owned all of Blue Point. I dug around a found a Boyle head but it?s not a perfect match. I can only imagine to stories this decoy could...
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    Who made these decoys?

    I picked up a pair of foam decoys yesterday. The bodies are hollow with a oak stringer keel and foam head. Any thoughts on the maker? I plan on refurbishing them and adding new heads.
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    Origin of the South Bay Scooter

    With Mr. Sanford documenting his latest project here I thought the might be some interest in this Long Island boat and how it developed. I hope it is ok to copy this from a defunct newspaper and it was written well over 60 years ago. Here is a little history about the South Bay Scooter as...
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