April 2014 - What is on your workbench ?

Brandon - That is the only plastic floater I own. It was a gift from a friend of mine. Years ago, we were duck hunting at his blind on Matanzas Lake. A bluebill came in low. I swatted it. He shouted "You shot my decoys!" I told him that I did not hit his decoys. The next time we were together, the decoy was signed and dated with all 17 holes numbers and circled for everyone to see my handiwork... :(

Paul/Neil - Those are the stamps Bob gave me and, yes, I have been using them a bunch lately. Jim Williams had a friend take pictures of them to have some made. Might want to check with Jim on details. I will be doing a demonstration of using them at the Midwest Decoy Show at Pheasant Run on Saturday of this year's show. Tim Speight and I have talked about the possibility of filming it and posting it on www.thedecoyshed.org . Stay tuned...
 
Pat that is great. I knew it looked different but did not realize it was a plastic. The stories are one of the best parts about hunting. Ill take some pictures of a pintail with a similar story and post it sometime.
 
Well half way through April and I finally have a finished picture to post.

I delivered the "ruddy duckie" to my friends last week and got to visit with them for a day and catch up. It had been to long.

Quick picture I snapped on the grass before boxing it up and wrapping it.

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I should be wrapping up lots of decoys this month and next. Way to many are sitting in the painting area!
 
Just about finished with this drake sprig, just waiting for the blue paint i ordered to get here so i can put the stripes on the bill, then its on to the hen!
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Colin, Nice work I like how you did the white stripe on the neck correctly. I actually was going to carve one stretched out with the head back and went back and forth on weather I would do that or not. In the end the bird never made it off the paper pattern so it did not matter.


Bob,
Those Mallards are just great. Lots of things to notice in the paint and comment on but the tail curl actually caught my eye. What did you use to make it?
 
Here is a coastal NJ style shoveler I did. A little influence from some local carvers here. Hollow cedar and oils.




 
Tom, nice bird. I like the blending on the head as well as the speculum. Nice work. I've got some spoonies on paper and am excited to get them on some cedar in the next few weeks.
 
Here is that skinny-necked, high-headed, flat-backed, flat-bottomed Broadie-beak I have been experimenting with. It's hollow Basswood with oils.

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All the best,

SJS
 
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