February workbench

[Don Mintz]

This is a decoy we produced in 2011. We molded, flocked and painted several hundred. I am really impressed with the flocking and how well it held up, at least until it was shot. I repaired 25 shot holes on this one decoy, re flocked it and repainted it. We know a lot more about airbrushing than we did back when we made these and light years more about flocking than we did then. I guess I'd call this an upgrade. The originals didn't have glass eyes, but since I was filling holes I figured I might as well upgrade this one.

 

[Ronald Bock]

It's always amazing to get hold of one of a decoy you did years ago. It is a reminder of how far we've come and what we've learned.
I cringe when I see some of my early efforts I called "decoys". We live and learn and evolve our craft and our lives.
Still a darned nice looking bird Don.

 

[Kevin Puls]

Finished my first Cork Decoy today. Paint scheme heavily influenced by Steve Sanford’s paint charts. Heck who am I kidding. It wasn’t influenced, it was copied.

 

[Ronald Bock]

I've got six out of this batch of working harlequins all rounded out. I also hollowed, glued, cut out a GoldenEye for another client. This is my February starting point.