What's on your Work Bench ? OCTOBER 2017

[Joe Daly]

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[Joe Daly]

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[Joe Daly]

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[george w]

Joe, what is the wood you are using for the body on that single diver? Looks quite white in the pic.

 

[Eric Patterson]

Joe

Very interesting construction technique. I imagine one doesn't need as big a piece of wood as a traditional decoy does making carving stock easier and cheaper to come by. What advantages do you see with such a construction?

Eric

 

[Steve Sanford]

Good morning, Craig~

Great birds - you've got me looking forward to the paint, especially on that bull Whistler!

All the best,

SJS

 

[Steve Sanford]

Good morning, Joe~

You've been a busy man! Great shape on those Broadie-beaks. Are you laminating Balsa with Pine or Basswood?

All the best,

SJS

 

[Joe Daly]

Usually use white cedar for the boards. I mixed some white fir and redwood that I recycled on a couple. Light weight- density similar to cedar and it was almost clear lumber.

Joe

 

[Braden Maddox]

Cut out silo style heads of 1" red cedar for my first and second decoys. More to come on what I'm lovingly calling the "scrap ducks."

 

[Dave Diefenderfer]

Following Steve’s tutorial.....



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[Phil Boyles]

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My 2017 teal rig is done. Looking forward to using them. Hollowed basswood and oil paints.

 

[Steve Sanford]

Good morning, Phil~

That's a sweet rig! Oil on hollow cedar?

All the best,

SJS

 

[Phil Boyles]

Oils and basswood hollowed. Thanks

 

[Paul Dobrosky]

Here is a drake eider w a muscle in its mouth that I just finished. I had not carved a decorative decoy in 20 years, came out all right, if not a little novice-looking.
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[Pat Gregory]

Sweet Dave!

 

[Bill Clark]

Phil and Paul great birds. I'll have to take a few points off Phils though, his anchor is too shiny.[]

 

[Troy Fields]

Some simple black "common" scoter that will be gunned this season, cork with pine heads. Have had these blocks in my garage for years and decided to give them some identity. Simple, but I think they'll work.



Safe and successful seasons to all.

Troy
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[jode hillman]

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[Phil Boyles]

Phil and Paul great birds. I'll have to take a few points off Phils though, his anchor is too shiny.[]

I just poured them Bill! Rough crowd around here...[cool]

 

[Steve Sanford]

Good morning, Paul, Troy & Jode~

Great birds all around ! Paul - glad to see you're still hard at it.

I'm seeing daylight at the end of the tunnel (re-assembly line?) for this herd of Beans birds for a Bay State gunner. These 18 Brant cavort with 21 more Beans puddlers.

These bodies will get heads later today. I just need to add the pale grey feather edgings to the last five.

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These heads got their necklaces last night and this morning - at my dining room table. A bunch need new eyes before then can be reacquainted with their bodies (and I am carving 2 more to replace some that were beyond repair).

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All the best,

SJS