I've always had an interest in trying to make my own decoys. Anyone do it? Anyone try it? Any recommendations on what to try or not to try?
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I've always had an interest in trying to make my own decoys. Anyone do it? Anyone try it? Any recommendations on what to try or not to try?
I made these with a hollow cedar body and basswood head glass eyes andacrylic paint.Attachment 27940Attachment 27941
Nice job Mooner , those look good
Nice looking decoys.
pgidley's wife does, she has a website / sells them. She was also featured on a CBC interview for her work. She may be able to offer some advice.
http://saltydogdecoys.com/
Talk to Big Lake Decoys or lowflyer
Both of these lads make their own decoys
Or Dead Ringer - he's got a lot, and I mean a LOT of hand made decoys.
Very nice, mooner. Those look like some good working decoys.
He made a very detailed report as I recall on this forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzz Killington
I've been making my own on and off since 2003. I started burlapping my own herters a few years before that, and then moved on to making decoys out of blue construction foam and burlapping it, and then on to both dark and light cork. By far the easiest is construction foam and burlap, they are also pretty light. If your set on cork, then black cork is easiest to carve, but messier and it will suck up a ton of spar varnish to seal. I've used commercial heads and carved my own, I don't like carving heads much so generally buy them now. I haven't done much in the last couple years due to kids etc, but I pick them up here and there, and I always have a few in various stages of repair or build, but I am far from an excellent carver. It's a fun way to waste time , and they kill birds well enough. It's a fun hobby, but the decoys are bloody heavy, so keep this in mind if you run a small boat or are a shore hunter! I often find myself leaving my carved divers at home due to the weight, and taking just my foamer mallards and plastic diver decoys. If it where me I'd start with blue construction foam carved to shape, covered in burlap and tile mastic, with some Autumn wings heads! Good luck whatever way you end up going!
and it does'nt get much better when you shoot these over your own decoys