April Workbench

[Steve Sanford]

Good Easter morning, Bob~

I carved this Hoodie head to fit a Homer diver body. Always a challenge for me to size a head for an existing body.

All the best,

SJS

 

[Matt Masters]

I need those RBM's in my life....

 

[MLBob Furia]

[size 5]More spatter -

Started in on painting that wigeon pair:
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[Bill Embacher]

My little helper:

Heres the shovler (I get more done after she goes to bed!)

and a recent harlequin

 

[Dave Speer]

Bill, I was hoping some of that glitter was gonna show up on the bird!

 

[Bill Clark]

Bill,I like the style of your birds looks a little like George Soule influence. I have high regard for the older L.L. Bean decoys.

 

[Steve Sanford]

Good morning, Bill ~

Wonderful work as always!

Here are some Woodies from George Williams:

As it happens, I am in the middle of re-painting my own E. Allen Woodies - to post in a couple of days.

All the best,

SJS

 

[Bill Embacher]

Dave, Magically the only place glitter did not show up was on the decoy...I've made better parenting decisions before than to let a 3 year old loose with a glitter shaker. lesson learned!

Thank you Bill, I also love old school LLB birds.

Thanks Steve, I feel your pain on the right sized head to body deal, I have a shelf full of carved heads that are just off in size a little!

Love the woody rig george!

 

[Steve Sanford]

Good morning, All~

Here's a hollow Cedar (Atlantic White) gunner made as a gift - hence the furniture wax luster. Head is Basswood and paint is acrylic. It weighs 1 pound 7 ounces (no ballast weight). Were it intended for life other than on a shelf, I would add a screw-on mushroom weight (4 ounces?) toward the aft end.

All the best,

SJS

 

[Rick L]

Steve. The new owner may just find black ducks hitting the window trying to get to that one

 

[Steve Sanford]

One more day in April.....

Here is the pair of Homer (Bob Mitchell) Eiders I painted for my TUTORIAL.

All the best,

SJS