November "Whats on your Workbench?"

[tod osier]

What can I say? I love black and white photos. If it were a color photo the coot would look essentially the same.

And here I was guessing that your floor tile was a nasty color or dirty .

Dang, I wish my wife would let me paint in the kitchen...got everything you need in there...good light, heat, sink to wash up in , snacks (can't for get those) and a nice clean rag hung on the oven door.

Chuck

You would think that all wives would be all for painting in the kitchen - they have less far to walk to deliver beers.

 

[B Bond]

Here's what I've got! I'm starting on a couple of pintails (my first). What do you think about the pattern?

I just finished up this call yesterday, Osage barrel from an old fencepost that was buried in a creek for who knows how long. Outfitted here with an acrylic insert, been awhile since I've turned acrylic.

I've been making a lot of foamer diver decoys, and I decided to use some left over flocking to spruce up my plastic greenheads.

I'm also working on a few canadas to add to the spread.

Here's some of my first diver decoys that I have already finished up, hoping to add another half dozen or so.

 

[Ron Smith]

What can I say? I love black and white photos. If it were a color photo the coot would look essentially the same.

And here I was guessing that your floor tile was a nasty color or dirty .

Dang, I wish my wife would let me paint in the kitchen...got everything you need in there...good light, heat, sink to wash up in , snacks (can't for get those) and a nice clean rag hung on the oven door.

Chuck

Let me paint in the house? I had not thought to ask permission. She is pleasing to my eyes and her voice is pleasant to my ears...so I paint better when she is close by.

 

[Steven Alexander]

Thanks for the nice comments Gentlemen!. I have to admit I was worried that no one would like the Redhead. Goes to show you that risk taking does payoff-----------------sometimes.

Back to painting.

I think the Redhead looks awesome!

 

[Ron Smith]

Finished one more "trash to treasure" mini deek.

 

[Tom Modin]

As always I am awed and inspired by the posts on this thread monthly!!!!!

Here are a pair of fish eaters off a Jim Daniel pattern, left them rough, rubbed off some paint. Still need to shellac them and wax them and ready them for the water.

 

[A Michael Chase]

Tom: Great birds. I didn't get a chance to hunt the widgean we worked on last year but it's going to get wet this year.

Keep it coming guys.

Mike

 

[Pat Gregory]

Nice mergs Tom! I'll bet they'd look awesome on the water in a rig. Pat

 

[Tom Modin]

Thanks Mike good to see you posting lets see some bird work!! I have hunted the wigeon I have every hunt this year so far and a lot of hunts last year. Have not downed a wigeon over it yet but it will happen.

Pat the guys getting these birds are merganser nuts they have a matched pair from some I carved in the Summer. Luckily I hunt with both of them so get to gun over the birds often. This pair looks very different tonight after I ragged on the Amber shellac and rubbed it in and off. It really added a nice fake patina and depth. Hope to wax them this weekend and might get them keeled too, so I can gun them before they are gone.

 

[Derek Bendell]

New Jersey Guys showing off all the time Geez... Blow the rest of us out of the water with the Decoys, and then Salt Hay puts a superior Paint-Job on Boats too. Cripes!

All I got is a couple average Ringers to show. Gotta up my Man-Level a few notches, and do something impressive. Maybe a Coot Rig... Nice one Ron, would I lose points for copying that idea?

 

[Capt. Larry M]

1st Scoters just need some paint now

 

[Ron Smith]

New Jersey Guys showing off all the time Geez... Blow the rest of us out of the water with the Decoys, and then Salt Hay puts a superior Paint-Job on Boats too. Cripes!

All I got is a couple average Ringers to show. Gotta up my Man-Level a few notches, and do something impressive. Maybe a Coot Rig... Nice one Ron, would I lose points for copying that idea?

I gotta get one of them there ringers Derek. Copy all you want. Do you need any small blocks of cork? Are you back in Florida? I'm scouting the Glades 3 days next week if you are available.

 

[Bob Mitchell]

Here is a decorative dead mount wood duck im working on in NOV- Dec .
BobM

 

[Roy Weatherby]

Wigeon pair.Hollow cedar,acrylics,leather line tie,lead pad weight.

 

[David Robinson]

Here's and update on my November pintail. The top coat is done and now it's time for the feathers and small details. Sorry for the small pic.

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[David Robinson]

Hmmmmmmm, not sure why he's up-side down. Chuck?

 

[Rutgers]

Hmmmmmmm, not sure why he's up-side down. Chuck?

Little more weight on the bottom should fix it Dave

 

[Adam Stevens]

Very clean nice looking lines on those wigeon. Beauties Roy.

 

[Farrukh Ashraf]

Very nice Roy, last week i shot my very first Wigeon and was thinking about a pair myself.

 

[tgentry]

David, nice work. Do you put gray feet/legs on it and a small motor so they slowly peddle while upside down in the middle of your set? Would Todd approve? ;>) Trip.