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I have come to the realization that if I am ever to build a large enough all wood diver rig I need to enlist the assistance of someone with a duplicator. A friend of mine has come into a large quantity of old western red cedar that his grandfather can mill up on his band mill. I have found a...

Thinking about using Golden Matte Acrylics for my hunting decoys. Couple of questions I have before making the switch. Currently I seal my decoys with two coats of spar. Can I paint the Goldens right over the spar? With the heavy body acrylics if I need to thin what do I thin with in...

Oversize handcarved greater scaup. The head and hollowed body are carved from old growth white pine salvaged from a barn built in 1865 near Winnebago, IL. The hickory keel is weighted so the decoy will re-right. The decoy has been sealed with 3 coats of spar varnish and painted with acrylics...

Just found out I will not be able to attend and have several decoys I may have to ship. If anyone from IL/WI etc is going and wouldn't mind bringing these decoys I would contribute towards gas, etc. Thanks, Brian

Tundra Swan - Slightly oversized carved swan. Body is hollowed western red cedar reclaimed from an old building in Wisconsin. Head and neck is white pine and keel is white oak. The pine and oak were both reclaimed from a local barn built in 1865. The decoy has been hollowed, balanced and the...

for this guy!!! Caught this turtle in a nice little wood duck hole off a main river. Lots of hens with chicks this time of the year back in there. Not a really big one, but believe it or not they are extremely tasty!!!

I am thinking about building a layout boat and would appreciate any advice on where to start. I have looked at a few different sources of plans, but am still undecided. Any particular source of plans that are recommended? Thanks, Brian

My friend and I recently acquired a bunch of cedar from a company that went out of business. This wood has been air dried for over 20 years. We planed the beams on two surfaces. We are selling it for $3.00 per board foot. The sizes are: 13 3/4" X 5 3/4" 9 3/4" X 3 1/2" to 3 3/4" thick. Some...

It was pretty darn cold & windy with gusts up to 28. Didn't see nearly as many divers in the area, but the cans were again pretty thick. I cannot remember seeing this many cans working in so close. After we shot our 2 cans we still had flock after flock working in less than 20 yards. They are...

I took my son on his first diver hunt this morning. It started out about 22 degrees when we left the house, with winds supposed to gust upwards to 30. It didn't matter to him though, all he wanted to do is get his first canvasback this year. We got everything set up and settled down. The first...

My dad and his friend came up from Florida to hunt divers with me the past three days. The weather turned a bit cooler and they had to bundle up, but the constant action kept them warm. We saw a mix of birds all weekend, but this particular day we watched canvasback after canvasback come...

Started working on some oversized heads that will go on cork bodies. A few smoothies. A couple of old style decoys. And a lesser with raised primaries and bill detail.

I got a call about an old barn that was recently pushed down. The owners best guess is that the barn was built around 1870. Many of the old barns in the area were built with white pine. Here is how it looked when I got there I was able to salvage some really nice white pine, the largest...