It's November, what's on your workbench

[Hank Yorke]

Production has really slowed with the addition of #2 back in October. The change from 0 to 1 child was not as significant as 1-2 children... It sure is fun though.

I am rehabbing a 6 bird rig of Coastal Mag LL Bean Black ducks, and additional 2 Standard Coastal Bean Blacks, and finishing paint on a couple of fronds.

Here is the pintail frond so far. My first pintail of any medium...

 

[Chuck J]

Quick and dirty, BSC coot...

Cut out last weekend, carved Thursday, Primed and base coated Friday, Details and keel on Saturday, hunted Sunday:

 

[Scott Farris]

1 to 2 isn't a doubling, it's a square function. Each kid is on it's own schedule and it's impossible to sync. with both kids at once.

Started these three or four years back, hope to get them done by the Brant opener. Rehabbing BSC that I originally made primitive geese decoys with back in the mid 80's before I had any idea what I was doing. I did shoot some geese over them but commercial plastic replaced them fairly quickly, and they sat in the shed for the next 15 years.

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Tail boards, new heads and a bit more shaping.
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I'm thinking a brown wash to tone down the feather pattern, then neck patches and it's on to sealing the bottoms and keel manufacturing.

Scott

 

[Hank Yorke]

Quick and dirty, BSC coot...

I have plans for a VERY similar rig, right down to the red tack eyes.

 

[Roy Weatherby]

Euro wigeon and a pair of mallard's. Hollow cedar and oils. Got the mallards wet yesterday .

 

[Andy Karrick]

Pine and acrylics. These are the first I've done this year.
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[Jim Chamberlin]

Here are a few of the calls I finished up this weekend;

These are both acrylic stablized Big Leaf Maple Burl with African Blackwood inserts.

A couple of my favorites, Arizona Ironwood Burl, also African Blackwood inserts.

A couple of Jerusalem Olive calls.

 

[Chuck J]

Quick and dirty, BSC coot...

I have plans for a VERY similar rig, right down to the red tack eyes.

I was planning on half a dozen this summer, but this pair I figured to be trials for hopefully 2 dozen by next fall...maybe

 

[sam ferrara]

repainting some of dads old diver rig. they have not seen water since the 80's.
going to be part of my old squaw rig.


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[David Palmer]

Here are my latest dekes. Fresh paint and two coats of sealer on a bull can and his mate. Now all we need in Alabama is for the season to open!

Grace and peace,

David

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[george w]

pair of hollow cedar and paulonia surf scoters--Will send pics when done to daveski-perhaps he will post for the old jedi!

 

[jode hillman]

Just came back from the Easton Tailgate show, I had a fun time and saw a few DHBP members. It's always a fun time and lots of good eating done over the two days.

Anyhow, finished up the Brant and thought that sleepy, twisty neck it would make all my Chiropractor friends happy ;>)

 

[Tom Modin]

very cool snakey look Jode!

Some spalted Missouri basswood that will hopefully resemble some mallards when completed. Have to hollow two and glue tomorrow.

 

[Corey Zachel]

I just finished up #14. I need to get a better picture of it in the sunlight.

 

[JeffCassat]

tom, i love where you are going lately. love the neck angle and the bill. I think you are real close to Modin style decoy

jeff

very cool snakey look Jode!

Some spalted Missouri basswood that will hopefully resemble some mallards when completed. Have to hollow two and glue tomorrow.

 

[Corey Zachel]

Second view.

 

[Tom Modin]

Thanks Jeff. Sensei Schupp has helped me a lot. I know I still aggrevate him with some of the stuff I do on a bird, but I believe it is less than it used to be.

 

[Capt. Larry M]

Very creative Jode!

 

[Chuck J]

I think this is a new personal record as I have already started the pool rig:

And a swan to be raffled at THE Ohio decoy show:

 

[Geoff Vine]

Ringneck...