What's on your workbench December 2021

patrick mccarthy

patrick mccarthy

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Finally finished up a few


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george w said:
FUNKY NEAT POSES. Have you f\given them sufficient ballast so they float as good as they look?
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George
They floated nice. The keels are made of cumaru wood
Very heavy and dense wood, if they were oak it would take 2.5-3 to equal the same weight.
The bill on the RBM is also cumaru it's so hard a rolled the edge on a brand new knotts knife, then I tried the rotary bits the teeth were breaking off.


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Patrick, Very unique style for sure. There is no mistaking your style. I would call it floating sculpture. Two thumbs up.

Tom
 
Wow, I love your style! Those birds have class.
Will they be hunted?
 
Good morning, Patrick~


What a surprise and thrill to see your latest! Truly wonderful work!


Here are a few From the Bench of George Williams:


A pair of Blacks:


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A Speckled Teal:


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I just completed another "spa treatment" on another South Bay Duckboat - and hauled it down to Long Island on Tuesday. I'll do a separate post on it when I have more time.


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I returned early Wednesday morning to complete 2 rigs of Herters Model 63s - to go back to work in Iowa. These Mallards and Gadwalls are all of the original style - flat bottoms and brass hardware.


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All of these birds were coated - epoxy with ground walnut shells on the bodies and fine sawdust on the heads. Everything gets primed with flat oils then top-coated with latex. These bills got gloss spar varnish for protection - because I have had trouble getting satin spar varnish recently.



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Herters Bluebill heads on Mallard/Black bodies serve for GWT...


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...and for Wigeon.


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Now out to the shop to finish the pair of Waveriders.


All the best,


SJS




 
Just finished the decoys I present annually to the South Shore Waterfowlers Association executive board. They contribute a lot of their time to the organization and is it just a way of saying thank you. This year I did Buffleheads from my gunning pattern.


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Ben,

Ya did good. Your mom will love it, and it shall become a family heirloom.

If Van Gogh had ever painted a John Deere combine working, this would be pretty darn close (yellow & green) feel good colors.

Makes me Smile big time.


Best regards
Vince
 
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