Steve Sanford
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Good morning, Vince~
Great effect on that lush green grass!
All the best,
SJS
Great effect on that lush green grass!
All the best,
SJS
workbench December
- Thread starter perry
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Dani, I don?t know if you remember my post from years ago but carpenter ants love brown cork too. Their work is quite a conversation starter.
So sweet of those ants. Though at least your piece is a nice piece of art. Mine, they just ate the middle out of
My uncle and aunt are spending the winter down here. They used to live in MT but now live in an RV. My uncle works as a diesel mechanic in Prudhoe Bay area three weeks on, three weeks off. Anyway, I was talking about carpenter bees with my dad. Then they were over at my house and my uncle saw a piece of my cork and he said I had worms. I said nope....carpenter ants. He is like...carpenter bees? carpenter ants? WTH?? Yup....lotsa house destroying organisms down here....
My uncle and aunt are spending the winter down here. They used to live in MT but now live in an RV. My uncle works as a diesel mechanic in Prudhoe Bay area three weeks on, three weeks off. Anyway, I was talking about carpenter bees with my dad. Then they were over at my house and my uncle saw a piece of my cork and he said I had worms. I said nope....carpenter ants. He is like...carpenter bees? carpenter ants? WTH?? Yup....lotsa house destroying organisms down here....
Vince Pagliaroli
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Thanks Steve.
I'm fond of all shades of green. The rest is just being left handed then letting the brush and paint do what they do.
Best regards
Vince
Steve Steffy
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I still see a duck in there Brad...albeit a mighty small one.
Vince Pagliaroli
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Awaiting varnish & hanging hardware.
Sketch on 3"x 5" note pad, 3-28-07 that inspired this painting, then other references. Most all of the decoy poses in my work comes from observation and sketches aplenty.
jode hillman
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Great work this month why everyone, the Black duck is very stylish, and Vinces blackjack is a real looker!
Here is a Gadwall I just finished up
Here is a Gadwall I just finished up
Vince Pagliaroli
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Jode,
Man O Man!
The carving style, and the unique paint on that Grey Duck decoy make my eyes Happy. Everything works from stem to stern. A decoy one has to hold in their hands and admire up close & personal.
Two thumbs Way Up
Best regards
Vince
jode hillman
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Vince Pagliaroli said:
Thanks you Vince, Some I'm just turn out better than others. Hopefully you're not too buried in snow woth this latest round. Mostly rain here, and sloppy Mud!
Steve Sanford
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Good morning, All~
Finally found some time for carving. Here's a bow handle/hood ornament for a LI gunner's duckboat:
I carved it from Mahogany. It has a total of 4 coats of varnish - the first a sealer coat and the next 3 a satin finish.
I generally put no paint on these pieces - but this species cried out for the bill and iris to be shouted out.
Although I typically carve with edge tools, I broke down and used a Foredom for most of this very hard lumber.
I'm finishing up a batch of Beans Coastals: 3 Mallards and 6 Pintails. I still have to finish the 2 Hens of the latter species.
All the best,
SJS
Finally found some time for carving. Here's a bow handle/hood ornament for a LI gunner's duckboat:
I carved it from Mahogany. It has a total of 4 coats of varnish - the first a sealer coat and the next 3 a satin finish.
I generally put no paint on these pieces - but this species cried out for the bill and iris to be shouted out.
Although I typically carve with edge tools, I broke down and used a Foredom for most of this very hard lumber.
I'm finishing up a batch of Beans Coastals: 3 Mallards and 6 Pintails. I still have to finish the 2 Hens of the latter species.
All the best,
SJS
Capt Rich Geminski
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Looking good, Steve
Vince Pagliaroli
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Very good.
Mahogany and watercraft & waterfowl are classic when combined.
Two thumbs way up.
Best regards
Vince
Steve Sanford
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Thanks very much, Vince~
Another batch of Bean's Coastals off the bench - migrating back to Long Island yesterday to earn their keep once again. Those 2 Hen Pintails are not yet done....
The Mallards....
A few of the Pintails....
Back to the bench - a baker's dozen of Al McCormick heads need finishing....
All the best,
SJS
Another batch of Bean's Coastals off the bench - migrating back to Long Island yesterday to earn their keep once again. Those 2 Hen Pintails are not yet done....
The Mallards....
A few of the Pintails....
Back to the bench - a baker's dozen of Al McCormick heads need finishing....
All the best,
SJS
Brian Garman passed on to me a bunch of equipment and decoy components/materials. In partial repayment I made him a pr of Brant and a pr of Spoonies for his sneakboat rig. The other 3 Spoonies are for my rig. 
Steve Sanford
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WOW!
Great presence on both species! Great presents, too.
All the best,
SJS
Great presence on both species! Great presents, too.
All the best,
SJS
Steve Steffy
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Love those handles you do Steve...Pretty awesome. And the combo of natural wood with painted eyes/bill is top notch.
Steve Steffy
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Sneaking some last minute goods into the December thread...
Couple that I'm keeping at the house for myself. It was time to upgrade from the cheap crap that was here before.
Santoku Knife
A Simple Paring Knife
And an Oyster Shucker that made its way up to Maine.
Almost time to get back to working on some calls...
Couple that I'm keeping at the house for myself. It was time to upgrade from the cheap crap that was here before.
Santoku Knife
A Simple Paring Knife
And an Oyster Shucker that made its way up to Maine.
Almost time to get back to working on some calls...
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Thomas picked up a sad bastard Nissan 25hp two stroke outboard motor late last summer. We are trying to rebuild it before this season is over. The previous owner, I mean idiot, completely coated the motor in grease. It had a broken and sloppy steering pivot so the idiot's solution was to pump it full of grease to take up the slack in the pivot. Well the grease oozed out everywhere. I mean a thick layer all over inside and out, plus and it had a hack paint job. Looked like rattle can on top of the grease. No wonder Thomas only paid $500 because it looked like hell and had a lot of damaged/broken parts. However, the compression was good so I told him we'd work together to get it running. It took a ton of time to get the grease cleaned off and ready for paint and thankfully that is behind us now. Should be a nice motor once we get it back together. Lord knows we've dumped enough money in parts 
Eric
Eric
Steve Steffy
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Cool project motor Eric. Ya know there was a neighborhood kid running around last winter passing out flyers to mow lawns and shovel snow. he was trying to raise money to rebuild a snowmobile engine. I had him shovel last year and told him to stop back in the spring and he could mow the lawn all summer. I never heard from him again. That was kind of disappointing.
My last workbench post for December...promise[cool] Finally got a couple of calls done...Curly (and quilted) ambrosia maple dyed and stabilized.
My last workbench post for December...promise[cool] Finally got a couple of calls done...Curly (and quilted) ambrosia maple dyed and stabilized.
Steve Sanford
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Eric~
Neat project - now that the grease is gone.
It got me thinking about steam cleaning. When I was young, the first step in a big engine job would be to drive to one of the many local gas stations that had a "steam jenny" - to get eveything free of oil and grease and bone dry. I'm wondering if they're still in use - or replaced by power washers.
All the best,
SJS
Neat project - now that the grease is gone.
It got me thinking about steam cleaning. When I was young, the first step in a big engine job would be to drive to one of the many local gas stations that had a "steam jenny" - to get eveything free of oil and grease and bone dry. I'm wondering if they're still in use - or replaced by power washers.
All the best,
SJS