Brandon Yuchasz
Well-known member
This site is the first place I go to when I log onto the computer in the morning. I have always loved the helpful nature of the site and the way we supporting other carvers and builders and encouraging them. In general when we have a disagreement it can be heated but seldom is taken to personal insults I logged in yesterday and had some new work to share in the month of April but honestly did not feel like contributing it to the thread. After thinking about it over the course of the day I decided not to let others petty behavior interfere with my enjoyment of other work of the sharing of mine.
Here is whats on my workbench in April.
The first were actually finished up for westlake's rig contest I had the distinction of being the first rig pulled out of the pool. Something that did not surprise me one bit with the stylized painting I used. Still if was fun to participate in the contest and meet other carvers. I have been waiting for a good sunny day to get out and take a few pictures to share with the group.
They were inspired by two hunting trips I took to Ohio late in the fall and early in the winter of last season. I hunted on Lake Erie on both trips and although the weather kept me from getting to far out we had good shooting. The lake was absolutely covered with Common and later Red Brested Mergansers along with other assorted divers. Although the Mergansers certainly are not on the top of the list for table fare they did decoy well often time in large groups and I found myself shooting these "bonus birds". They are quite graceful if flight and I started thinking of carving a rig of them for Ohio. These six were my start of what eventually will be a rig of thirty six. Although my goal for this coming season is to carve half of those and finish the other eighteen the following summer.
Here is the picture from the day that planted the seed for these decoys.
In addition to those I have two blackducks I have been painting on. This was them a week or so ago. I stared at them across the room for a few days when they were like this and considered just finishing them out in the simple paint. Since I had planned to do a more detailed paint though I eventually started the more detailed paint.
Here they are clean and simple.
Here they are with the detail started. Still quite a bit of work to finish on them.
Beyond that I have a small rig of teal in the sanding stage. Two woodies at the same point and lots of others in the design stage. April is shaping up to be a busy month for me as far as carving goes.
I am looking forward to seeing what everyone else is working on this month.
Brandon
Here is whats on my workbench in April.
The first were actually finished up for westlake's rig contest I had the distinction of being the first rig pulled out of the pool. Something that did not surprise me one bit with the stylized painting I used. Still if was fun to participate in the contest and meet other carvers. I have been waiting for a good sunny day to get out and take a few pictures to share with the group.
They were inspired by two hunting trips I took to Ohio late in the fall and early in the winter of last season. I hunted on Lake Erie on both trips and although the weather kept me from getting to far out we had good shooting. The lake was absolutely covered with Common and later Red Brested Mergansers along with other assorted divers. Although the Mergansers certainly are not on the top of the list for table fare they did decoy well often time in large groups and I found myself shooting these "bonus birds". They are quite graceful if flight and I started thinking of carving a rig of them for Ohio. These six were my start of what eventually will be a rig of thirty six. Although my goal for this coming season is to carve half of those and finish the other eighteen the following summer.
Here is the picture from the day that planted the seed for these decoys.
In addition to those I have two blackducks I have been painting on. This was them a week or so ago. I stared at them across the room for a few days when they were like this and considered just finishing them out in the simple paint. Since I had planned to do a more detailed paint though I eventually started the more detailed paint.
Here they are clean and simple.
Here they are with the detail started. Still quite a bit of work to finish on them.
Beyond that I have a small rig of teal in the sanding stage. Two woodies at the same point and lots of others in the design stage. April is shaping up to be a busy month for me as far as carving goes.
I am looking forward to seeing what everyone else is working on this month.
Brandon
