Scott Farris
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I've been messing with these for a while now and it's time to fit them with keels and get on to other projects. The Mallard is included for my reference. It's the first decoy I ever made (1982), a multiple layer, hollow pine body that never saw water. I really should call it a riding toy because every toddler who ever stayed with us (starting with my daughters) used it to scoot around the carpeted floors. Twenty five years later I still don't know Jack about carving but I have handled a bunch more decoys so there has been some improvement. I look forward to learning more and hopefully losing that lost feeling when I have the small delicate paint brushes in my mits.
From left to right:
I'm sure a few if you will wonder why the drakes are painted with different paint schemes. Well besides being a bit twisted, I spent a good bit of time pouring over pictures of buffy decoys and I liked a number of different styles so since it's all for the fun of it I did mine with the different schemes. I'm hoping that when they're floating with two of Bomber's cork blocks they will make a nice little rig.
With respect to details, the drakes are Bass Wood and the hen is cedar. All are hollowed out.
Scott
From left to right:
I'm sure a few if you will wonder why the drakes are painted with different paint schemes. Well besides being a bit twisted, I spent a good bit of time pouring over pictures of buffy decoys and I liked a number of different styles so since it's all for the fun of it I did mine with the different schemes. I'm hoping that when they're floating with two of Bomber's cork blocks they will make a nice little rig.
With respect to details, the drakes are Bass Wood and the hen is cedar. All are hollowed out.
Scott