What's on the Workbench This October

[Nick Buda]

What Al said. Some very inspiring work here for a beginner carver like me. Thanks all for sharing your work.

 

[John Klingenstein]

I look forwarded to checking this thread daily.

I live vicariously through the pics and stories shared.

 

[MLBob Furia]

Had been sitting in a corner for a while needing its bill painted along with some "grass":


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[Dave Sikorski]

The mallards have shown up where we're headed in manitoba and it sounds like there are a TON of geese. Should make for a great trip.



Here's my helper putting the base coat on a pickleweed. God bless Goldens it will be hunting on Sunday. \

-D

 

[george w]

cute grasshopper, you have acquired--Mentoring her?

 

[MLBob Furia]

Darned if I didn't find another that needed painting lurking in a corner.

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Dave, You should have great fun with those pickleweeds in the goose fields. We'll want a full report!

 

[Dave Sikorski]

My last coat on the "bodies" and heads is drying now. Gotta paint eyes and scratch the eyes and they'll be ready.

I'll take plenty of pics.

-D

 

[wis boz]

Dave
Have a great trip.
wis boz

 

[Bob Mitchell]

On the bench for October Pintail Drake tupelo.
BobM

 

[Pat Gregory]

Bob - You need to bring the up to the north end and gun some divers on Clear Lake. Already seeing some. Saw redheads last weekend...

 

[Tom Modin]

pins out of cork, teal out of cedar all in oils. First pintails for me out of oils hoping to get the next birds better

 

[Matt Brooks]

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[Justin Harrison]

bad ass birds tom!

justin

 

[Pat Gregory]

Bob - Slipped these into the shorebird competition at the Chesapeake Challenge at the Ward Museum this weekend. Now see what you started... Pat
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[perry]

spencer,You did a great joj on your labrador ducks I congradulat you as I took a first for a pr at the worlds last april. good work keep it up. Bill

 

[MLBob Furia]

Pat,

Those will never work!!! ;-) Lookin' good!

We need to do a hunt this season, brother.

 

[Hitch]

You guys are dangerous with the pickelweeds, and you both know what I mean!! Hitch

 

[Doug C]

Had to drag this up form the 3rd page. Sheesh guys, everyone must be out hunting! I had the pleasure of carving this block for a VA Delta Chapter. Its my version of a Bob McGaw bluebill. It was a fun and fast pattern to carve, and I think I see a few of these in the future for my own rig. The only ref I had was a pic from the internet.

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[Kristan]

Pat and Bob,

Between you too I have a question of effectiveness. The converstion was sparked with Rick Pierce years ago on just heads. How possible without the comment anything is possible to create a head style decoy that could be used in open water condtion in the diver spread? I believe this is more a "a bet you can't make it work". You could stick a lot of those in a five gallon bucket and randomly toss out as fillers in a spread between lines.

Regards,
Kristan

 

[jode hillman]

Kristan, I think you'd have to make the open water Pickleweed similar shape to a bowling pin. With the weighted underwater section counterbalancing the above water head. Sort of like the counter weight system they use for Duck Butts.


Been busy finshing up stuff for my rig and a few others.


The "Big Brother" of the Heron from earlier this month. Over 3' long.


Some Gaddies



Sprig



Green-wings Headed for the rig.