wooden duck decoys: Carving Duck Decoys, with full-size templates for hollow construction by Harry V. Shourds and Anthony Hillman -- Dover Publications (1981). The book contains 16 patterns of ...

If you've got an interest in wildlife art and woodworking, carving duck ... where to remove the wood. The traditional way to carve a duck decoy is to use only hand tools such as a basic knife ...

"No, it’s all made out of wood," he explains ... he will show 16 of the decoys he carved by hand, with hopes of winning several of the approximately 150 categories at the Larose show.

Boozer's decoys are not only pieces of art; they also are made and expected to be used in the harsh environment of duck hunting. The secret to carving a wooden ... a rasp and hand saw.

Root, now 79, is passionate about the history of duck hunting, specifically hand ... a wooden decoy on the bank of Root’s property. A friend discovered the decoy and brought it to Root. “It was such a ...

There`s nothin` fishy about carved and painted folksy fish decoys, which attract collectors like fish are attracted to bait, or in this case decoys. Hand-carved ... fish-scale patterns to simulate ...

Once seen as mere hunting tools, duck decoys have waddled their way ... art are painted with intricate details and carved from the finest cuts of wood. But they also reflect a rich history of ...

Harvey, George and to a lesser extent Fred Stevens created what many consider the finest hand-carved wooden duck decoys in the world! A decoy that sold for 83 cents in the 1890s can easily fetch a ...

But what draws the eyes full bore are the polished, gleaming, hand-carved ... of dead wood and made it look like plastic." Kerper dismisses painted decoys. "Those only appeal to duck hunters ...

They're works of art, but Huener describes them as "working decoys." There's something about coaxing a duck to land in a spread of hand-carved decoys ... saying the wood has a fine grain that ...

A century-old wooden duck decoy carved in Bureau ... It's a collection of Illinois River duck decoys only those decoys hand-carved and painted by known Illinois River carvers, in original paint ...

Pass' wood decoys are among ... involved with carving and painting birds.” Pass' grandkids, Bennet, Blair and Bryn, are just getting started with paintbrushes in hand and each has an eagerness ...