Matt Vanderpan
Active member
I am making some Snow v boards for spring hunting. Here are a couple photos of the Sillo's in various stages.
First photo is a 1/4" silo with the bottom sealed with a coat of varnish and a Sillosock bill sticker. The sticker was attached with 3m Super 77. The stickers are cheap and look good but I have no idea how they'll hold up to a spring of mud and slop. I stuck one in a cup of water over night and I could not peel it off so...... We'll see.
The second photo shows the sillo coated in saw dust. The saw dust is attached to the decoy with tite bond II. I applied the glue with a 3.5" paint roller and sprinkled the saw dust on one side at a time. I would then tap the edge to get the excess off. After that side dried I would knock down the loose sawdust with a 2x4 block. Then I would flip it over and coat the other side.
The third photo is the decoy painted with flat white acrylic house paint. The painting step is also done one side at a time.
Photo 4 one doz. done Just need to add the eyes then they are ready for the Frames!! The eyes are fairly easy just black model paint and a Q tip. After all our snow melts I'll get some pics of the decoys in action!!
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc47/siouxoutlaw/SOBs005.jpg
Enjoy!
-Matt
First photo is a 1/4" silo with the bottom sealed with a coat of varnish and a Sillosock bill sticker. The sticker was attached with 3m Super 77. The stickers are cheap and look good but I have no idea how they'll hold up to a spring of mud and slop. I stuck one in a cup of water over night and I could not peel it off so...... We'll see.
The second photo shows the sillo coated in saw dust. The saw dust is attached to the decoy with tite bond II. I applied the glue with a 3.5" paint roller and sprinkled the saw dust on one side at a time. I would then tap the edge to get the excess off. After that side dried I would knock down the loose sawdust with a 2x4 block. Then I would flip it over and coat the other side.
The third photo is the decoy painted with flat white acrylic house paint. The painting step is also done one side at a time.
Photo 4 one doz. done Just need to add the eyes then they are ready for the Frames!! The eyes are fairly easy just black model paint and a Q tip. After all our snow melts I'll get some pics of the decoys in action!!
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc47/siouxoutlaw/SOBs005.jpg
Enjoy!
-Matt