Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
British Columbia Sport & Outdoor Lounge => Hunters' Cabin => Topic started by: Jonny 5 on March 23, 2012, 06:13:37 AM
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So I started carvin decoys to pass the winter... seems winters over and I didn't get as much done as I wanted but just finished this guy.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/546798_10150721632775141_536300140_11405625_229744483_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/556019_10150721632330141_536300140_11405623_484609685_n.jpg)
Made of salvaged shipping foam, burlap, tile adhesive, rustoleum (in black, white, and "paprika") and epoxy putty for the bill. :)
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Nicely done and thanks for sharing. Maybe your next one will be of wood. ;D
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looks great, well done!
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I don't know about wood... I just don't have tools for wood work (mainly I need a band saw). Just finished up this little blackjack. I sure do love the way these guys come into the decoys at full speed and practically land on top of the other ducks.
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/541841_10150751423585141_536300140_11519826_168522492_n.jpg)
I just hand carved some bills out of cedar and it is a slow process (and I need to get some sharper tools I think)... Next up are 3 mallards in different positions, I think I made them a bit fat looking, so I will have to find a paint scheme that makes em look slim ;D
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I don't know about wood... I just don't have tools for wood work (mainly I need a band saw). Just finished up this little blackjack. I sure do love the way these guys come into the decoys at full speed and practically land on top of the other ducks.
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/541841_10150751423585141_536300140_11519826_168522492_n.jpg)
I just hand carved some bills out of cedar and it is a slow process (and I need to get some sharper tools I think)... Next up are 3 mallards in different positions, I think I made them a bit fat looking, so I will have to find a paint scheme that makes em look slim ;D
Nice work, looking forward to seeing the mallards too.
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Mallards are pretty much done. They may need a few touchups where I made fingerprints, but that can wait a while.
These are the 3 I made. Bills are a bit off, but I am sure they will do the job ;)
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/545715_10150763967870141_536300140_11573625_1607201995_n.jpg)
And these are 3 of my dozen or so fully flocked drakes I did up a few weeks ago. One of these were shot up, patched, shot up some more, stepped on, filled with foam, patched and now flocked... Can you guess which one? I should also mention that these are Game winner brand and a flambeau... I didn't make these ones ::)
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/549171_10150763968620141_536300140_11573626_1641992155_n.jpg)
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And here's what I think will be my ringneck rig... I may decide to add more to it, but for now I think this is worth a try, and theres 6 months to think about it.
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/522509_10150768632995141_536300140_11589733_1242644012_n.jpg)