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There are many types of duck decoys out there, and there are many ways to make a duck decoy. Great book with many miniature duck decoy patterns to go by whether you are a beginner or have carved before. The feather like sheen of our wood decoys is beautiful in the hand and deadly realistic on the water. Each book in the series will guide you stepbystep through a variety of quintessential carving projects, building your confidence along the way. Accent your learning with meals featuring some of the best seafood in the east a quintessential highlight of any adventure on the chesapeake bay. Duck decoy print hunting ammo art redhead, waterfowl chesapeake bay bird. Duck shooting along the atlantic tidewater waterfowl. The carving classics made easy series is designed to bring the traditions and joy of woodcarving to a new generation of hobbyists.
Make offer wood big sky carvers bozeman montana duck decoy lot 2 decor hunting signed big s. Nov 22, 2016 meet a couple of the best decoy carvers in the country and get to check out the pacific flyway decoy association waterfowl festival. Tom matus, an experienced wildfowl hunter and a champion decoy carver, introduces you to the special world of the contemporary antiquestyled decoy. Koppy, who is deceased, at one time worked for disney as a woodcrafter. It wasnt long after he began carving that he also started promoting the art of carving to anyone who would listen to him. We buy back carving books often enough to refresh our collection all the time.
Barbers book wild fowl decoys, was the first book on decoys as collectible objects. Contemporary techniques to carve and paint in the folk art tradition fox chapel publishing duck decoy setup made simple. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads. Big sky carvers antique series mallard duck by linda williams. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Duck decoy carving should be your next eccentric hobby. Shows how to shape, carve and point the head and feathers for a lifelike texture. He does a nice job of taking you through the process of what is involved in carving. My brother, the late kent hood, began carving decoys around 2005 when he met up with the fellow who would become his best friend, jerry talton. Classic carving projects made easy carving classics made easy by tom matus isbn. Beautiful handcarved duck decoy signed by leo koppy nov 10.
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Ill show you one way to do it and ill guide you through the process step by step. Collectible wooden decoys, mason decoys, antique decoys. Classic carving projects made easy fox chapel publishing carve a traditional mallard drake from starttofinish, including patterns, paint swatches, and expert stepbystep instruction. Classic carving projects made easy fox chapel publishing carve a traditional mallard drake from starttofinish, including patterns, paint swatches, and. It is quite discouraging to spend a lot of time feathering and texturing, if your anatomy isnt correct. In it you will find tools and patterns, decoy kits and the book basic decoy carving that ties it all together and even provides information on suppliers. Fully illustrated instructions and exactsize templates for. I use various kutzall and saburr tooth bits in my foredom tool. The photographs are excellent and show both form and detail.
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Each of the carvers section contains a wood duck drake, plus two other. The duck decoy has a long tradition as a classic carving project. Carving duck decoys dover woodworking shourds, harry v. Wild fowl decoys game bird carving carving duck decoys 3 books for sale online. As shown in both of the duck decoy books written by russell e. A highly regarded dealer, author, counselor and broker, russ has been instrumental in the formation of some of the finest antique duck decoy and folk art collections in the country.
In this demonstration ill be power carving a hen canvasback decoy head. Wood big sky carvers bozeman montana duck decoy lot 2 decor hunting signed big s. Describes the bluebill, mallard, merganser, canvasback, plus other species their anatomy, actions, positions. Lewis, a very rare pacific coast swan in four piece construction of redwood. Books on wood carving for sale duck decoys for sale. These are just a sample of whats available on the subject of fish decoys. The text portion of the book discusses how to carve, paint, and add keel weights. American bird decoys william mackey jr duck decoy reference 1965 book 12 photos. Maybe this can be the start of your carving career. Find antique duck decoys and vintage duck decoys from a vast selection of duck decoys. Custom woodworking for honing your skills hobby is my life this is a vintage wood duck decoy, come and see the wonderful collection of duck decoys and shore birds at berkshire museum.
Duck decoys for sale highlighting books on wood carving and much more in stock today. With fullsize templates by anthony hillman and harry v. Shourds 1984, paperback at the best online prices at. Jul 10, 2016 click here to download this free duck decoy pattern pdf. Includes mallard, pintail, goldeneye, widgeon, and. Victor duck decoys d9 and d11 which are approximately 16 and 21 inches long, a vintage animal trap co. Shorebird decoys of north carolina by kroghie andreson and phillip harvey.
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These cedar harlequin decoys were made from our pattern. This book reports on how to make a duck decoy in the traditional south jersey method. Offered is a beautiful vintage leo koppy handcarved wood duck decoy that is signed on the bottom. Kent carved in the traditional style of solid wood bodies and heads. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. North american hunters placed up to 100 decoys in an area where they intended to hunt in an effort to attract real ducks. Pat godin pattern books are a must have no matter what style of decoys you are carving as the books are based on the live duck and not a pattern of a decoy.
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But, while hobbyists have long been able to choose from a variety of books on decoy carving, there has been a need for an inexpensive, concise. Each book in the series guides you stepbystep through a variety of quintessential carving projects, building your confidence along the way. Antiquestyle decoy carving woodcarving illustrated. Decoy blanks are used for carving model ducks, commonly used for hunting or competition. If youve got an interest in wildlife art and woodworking. Please read and study this page in its entirety before starting this project. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Antique style duck decoys duck decoy carving books. These decoys have been hunted over for the past several years. Duck decoy research for vintage duck decoys, old duck decoys and any collectibale duck decoys. During the next year i designate a few decoys from this shooting rig to be sold. They are not for sale here, most of these are out of print books but can be found on ebay. Duck decoy carving, waterfowl, making hunting decoys. How to carve duck decoys, tips and videos the wooden bird.
Antique style duck decoys by tom matus as stated in the subtitle, contemporary techniques to carve and paint in the folk art tradition chapters on getting started, carving the decoy, aging the wood, painting and antiquing. If you are a new or an old hand to duck decoy collecting, this is an invaluable reference. Jim sprankles books on duck decoy carving and painting is an excellent place to start. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This heavily illustrated book aimed to be a comprehensive guide to the carved wooden duck decoy. Books by anthony hillman author of carving miniature duck. The patterns are the essence of the book, as other detail is limited to five summary pages. Decoys photographs of duck, goose, swan and shorebird decoys from sixty of todays best carvers.
Using the parameters that pat provides simple modifications allows the carver to develop their own patterns and style. From humble origins with the american indians more than 2,000 years ago, duck decoys are truly an american art form. Aside effect of the phenomenal increase in the value of duck, goose and shorebird decoys over the past decade has been the spate of books. Each book in the series guides you stepbystep through a variety of quintessential carving projects. And how to rig them by coykendall, ralf and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See more ideas about decoy carving, carving and duck decoys. The decoys that strongly influenced mitchell were the holly family of maryland, mason factory decoys of detroit, and decoys from new jersey and the delaware river areas. The duck decoys for sale web site will offer you many choices for your hunting or duck decoy collecting adventures duck decoys for sale offers many different hunting kristina spilski elysburg said. Joel barbers book, wild fowl decoys, is primarily a history of the decoy and an authority on identifying the styles used. While the name duck decoy is universally accepted, they. Carving painting and aging instructions are included. If you like this pattern please share it using the share buttons on this page. Includes mallard, pintail, goldeneye, widgeon, and more both male and female. Anthony hillman s most popular book is carving duck decoys.
These clips are from my dvd carving duck decoys for the beginner over the past 20 years ive taught hundreds of students to carve decorative decoys, and this video incorporates all my teaching. Dec 17, 2015 duck decoys are considered an important form of north american folk art, and have been revered and collected for more than a century. Connett iiis book is duck decoys how to make them how to paint them how to rig them. The following is a list of manufacturers and products carried by the duck blind. Chesapeake bay decoy carving supplies from vincenti decoys. This section of our site is for those of you who are carvers or who would like to become carvers.