Burnt Cork Black Duck

[Rob_Crowley]

Hi all,

This question is directed towards Steve Sanford since I followed his tutorial, but I would like to hear everyone's input so I figured I'd post it to the forum.

I made my first burnt cork decoy and I can't get the oily finish off of it. I'm not sure if that's just part of the finish or if I used too much linseed oil, haven't torched it enough etc.

Any input to help with the finish is appreciated.

 

[Steve Sanford]

Good morning, Rob~

The decoy will be a bit oily for the first season - you may need to grab it by the head for a while. It'll be slippery but it will shed water nicely!

This wears off over time. I imagine some of the linseed oil evaporates as it fully cures.

When I burn mine, I rub it thoroughly with a rag to take off the excess oil but also to mix the charcoal (lamp black) into the oil.

Got a photo? I will be carving and burning a few over the next few weeks.

Hope this helps,

SJS

 

[Rob_Crowley]

Sorry it took so long to answer, traveling north for the holidays then busy with balancing hunting and family time made it hard to sit down on a computer.

Thanks for the help, I wanted to make sure I didn't miss a step, very possible for me to do. I'm finishing up the head then I will post pics I have a few others to post just need to resize the images.

Thanks again for the help!!