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Thanks SJS

I?m trying to learn this carving thing. But don?t worry I still have lots of questions for you.
Looks like your back!!!! Excellent work!
Pat









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Good morning, Ben~


Beautiful work all around! Each one is very well-done - I cannot pick a favorite!


All the best,


SJS

 
Good eye, Steve, and YES, one is of S A origin, for mi hijo. Since he has been there with me, he is the only one who receives on at this time. And, if he shoots one this june, he will pick up a full sized model, since you cannot bring stuff with feathers north right now-Their government at work![w00t][mad]
 
Joe~


With "new"Wiley cork, I paint the bodues with Linseed Oil, then scorch them with a blowtorch. I let the oil and cork burn - but just so much that it does not destroy the cork itself. I work outside and pat the flames out with a torch. Once I've burned the whole bird (heads are often wrapped in tin foil) , I rub the Linseed Oil residue and soot into the cork. They are a bit slippery for the first season, but always look just like a Black Duck and the oil dries out by Season 2. They may need to be re-burned every several seasons.


These Pendergast birds had been painted with Flat Black oil paints - as far as I can tell. So, I burned the paint off, then rubbed the residue into the bodies. I did not need extra Linseed Oil - as the paint had oils in it - and the heat drives (at least some of) the oil into the cork.


This process works for Wiley's Cork (no longer made) or natural cork, but not "black" cork or comtemporary tan cork. The latter would burn nicely, but it still needs to be sealed to waterproof it - defeating the burning which gives such a nice low lustre.


Hope this helps!


SJS

 
Dax, there was enough blood shed just doing them, much less making miniature taxidermy models. Just the basics, joven! ou mistake me for someone who has paciencia, hombre!
Eons ago, Jess Urie explained the beauty of miniatures. "When it ices up, spray some bluing on the ice, so the ducks think there is water, then set a spread of the miniatures. When the ducks see them, they keep getting lower and eventually crash, killing themselves. No ammo wasted!" It was many moons ago when I was told this so I did a bit of paraphrasing. Mr. Urie did this with a twinkle in his eye, mind you![angelic]
 
Joe~


I always use boiled - bacause it has driers in it. May not make much difference when burning, but dries much more quickly on wood or cork when used for :nourishment".


All the best,


SJS

 
boiled cut with some turps so it will absorb. A torch and wiley made just beautiful black duck bodies. Just watch you don't set them ablaze.[blush]
 
You up for a trade?
Hey, Tom, send me your address via email.
You need to get ready to go again!!! Just start a dedicated divestment of unneeded stuff. You aren't getting any younger, fella!
Stef has his heart set on whacking an emu this year. HEHHEHEHHE He should settle for a young capybara, or one of those pigs who invaded our blind on fog day!
 
POINT OF INFORMATION regarding burning WILEY. Just got done chatting with Bomber, and we concurred that IF you are torching WILEY, there is NO NEED to do anything other than maybe wiping off some of the residue char with a damp rag. Wiley was already waterproof, and did NOT absorb water, unless left out for extremely prolonged periods of time.
If you need to rehit the body with the torch after a few seasons, just do so, but using linseed or anything else is unnecessary. Now, if you are talking about torching the newer materials, which ARE NOT of the same composition as Wiley, you may have to jump thru hoops to ensure that the decoy does not wick water.
In all probability, the best thing to do with non WILEY, is to carve, seal really good, then paint. Good paint formula for black duck color is 2 parts burnt umber to one part ultramarine blue. Works great with matte acrylics, and will likely do the same with the other stuff![angelic]
Again, if you have Wiley and are scorching the bodies to simulate black duck color, DO NOT do anything to it except perhaps a light rubbing. Paint heads last, better yet, take head off and replace AFTER torching the WILEY cork.
 
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