Roy Weatherby
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pair of Cans . Hollow cedar and oils
October workbench thread
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Steve Sanford
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Roy~
Exceptional birds!
SJS
Exceptional birds!
SJS
Roy Weatherby
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Thanks Steve
Tim B(tbrom)
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finished paint
Wesley Bouchelle
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Tim, Great paint on that wood duck!! How did you get that texturing on the side of the bird in the yellow?
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Bill Burkett
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I think the color on that Can drake head is the best I've ever seen
And I loved the coots! I did one once modeling it on the old Herter's birds with a Herter's head and it was okay,but those are art.
And I loved the coots! I did one once modeling it on the old Herter's birds with a Herter's head and it was okay,but those are art.
Steve Sanford
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Tim~
Great looking Carp! (instead of an anchor line, I suppose you could run a piece of monofiliament from its lips....)
Question: What kind of Poplar? I have often wondered whether Cottonwood (our biggest poplar here in the East) would make a nice decoy wood - and a friend just gave me a small piece to try. Have you used it much? Would it be OK for gunning birds?
All the best,
SJS
Great looking Carp! (instead of an anchor line, I suppose you could run a piece of monofiliament from its lips....)
Question: What kind of Poplar? I have often wondered whether Cottonwood (our biggest poplar here in the East) would make a nice decoy wood - and a friend just gave me a small piece to try. Have you used it much? Would it be OK for gunning birds?
All the best,
SJS
TimJ
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Thanks Steve.
It is the greenish colored poplar sold in the big mega lumberyards. I think it is tulip poplar and I don't believe that is a true poplar. It carves fairly nicely, is easy to get and cheaper then basswood. It does chip a little if I am not careful when going cross grain but nothing too bad. I wouldn't use it for working decoys. It seems like it picks up moisture worse then pine if it is left outside in humid weather so I wouldn't trust it even if it was well sealed. It works well for indoor carvings.
If I remember right I believe Grayson Chesser has used cottonwood for decoys. I have carved a little of that but not a lot. It can be a little stringy and fuzzy. It does actually work well if you can figure out a way around that. I'd use it before the 'poplar' for decoys from what I've seen. It is nice and light.
Tim
It is the greenish colored poplar sold in the big mega lumberyards. I think it is tulip poplar and I don't believe that is a true poplar. It carves fairly nicely, is easy to get and cheaper then basswood. It does chip a little if I am not careful when going cross grain but nothing too bad. I wouldn't use it for working decoys. It seems like it picks up moisture worse then pine if it is left outside in humid weather so I wouldn't trust it even if it was well sealed. It works well for indoor carvings.
If I remember right I believe Grayson Chesser has used cottonwood for decoys. I have carved a little of that but not a lot. It can be a little stringy and fuzzy. It does actually work well if you can figure out a way around that. I'd use it before the 'poplar' for decoys from what I've seen. It is nice and light.
Tim
Steve Sanford
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Tim~
Yes, Yellow Poplar=Tulip Polar=Tulip Tree - it's in the Magnolia family. It's a great, straight-grained wood. I use it for painted trim and cabinet framing, etc, for interior use. It is not at all rot-resistant - which I learned the hard way. I used it for the roof rack on my Element - once a seam opened up, even though it was sealed with epoxy, rot began its magical work. I had to cut it out and repair it with a dutchman.
Come to think of it, I've got a big Black Willow down right now - the limbs are 18" through - I should bring a few pieces out of the weather and see if I could make a decoy or 2 out of it once it cures.
All the best,
SJS
Yes, Yellow Poplar=Tulip Polar=Tulip Tree - it's in the Magnolia family. It's a great, straight-grained wood. I use it for painted trim and cabinet framing, etc, for interior use. It is not at all rot-resistant - which I learned the hard way. I used it for the roof rack on my Element - once a seam opened up, even though it was sealed with epoxy, rot began its magical work. I had to cut it out and repair it with a dutchman.
Come to think of it, I've got a big Black Willow down right now - the limbs are 18" through - I should bring a few pieces out of the weather and see if I could make a decoy or 2 out of it once it cures.
All the best,
SJS
John Augustine
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I understand cottonwood was a popular decoy wood in this area. I have made a few decoys from it and it carved nicely but was very stringy if you power carve.
Really enjoy your work, John
Really enjoy your work, John
Roy Weatherby
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Thanks Al
Steve Steffy
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Ok, I'll play this month. Waaaay too many projects on the bench to put them all on here, but here's something a bit different. I'm just a bit over halfway through plucking and shearing a prime beaver plet so I can make myself another beaver hat. It seems everyone I make gets sold to somebody. This one is staying with me.
Charles H.
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