7/10

Well, Vacation is just about over... now it will be time to get back to finishing some of the carving that I have been working on... Also have to get some mini Swans going... have to start a Woodpecker and a Stilt for a upcoming seminar...

Here is a photo of a antique Black Duck and a antique Red-breasted Merganser hen...

Rich was up to visit and we talk about next years worlds projects... worked on some patterns and different positions...

Also have the Chesapeke Challenge to start birds for.. carved a hen Goldeneye antique...

6/14

Well, another weekend has passed... My brother (Rich) was up from MD for a party for a friend of ours that was turing 60.. Good Luck Karl...

Here is a shot of my brother Rich, loading up some of his ill-gotten gain from the shop...

Just kidding he fetched the new Shorebirds book up from MD for me to see...

We did alot of small project... and not much real dust making...

A good time was had by all...

6/9

Well, it is a summer evening here.. working on other things beside decoys... have some birds to paint.. will try and start them soon...
Also, carving some Pintails and mini swans at the shop...
Summers are always slow to finish birds...

5/31

Well, it is a hoilday weekend.. and time to clean the garage... when people say they want to be a serious carver...

Explain to them that youalso become a collector... here are some shot of the crap that I got in my garage... have to make some room for more wood...

I think I through out 4 items... just keep stacking it different...

Now maybe I can do some carving...

4/27

Well, Shop started out as usual... I was grinding some heads and Smay showed up.. we spoke for a while and then he wanted to cut out some heads on the band saw..
I had to make some calls.. after a bit the saw shut off and Smay came to me holding his finger...
He had cut himself on the bandsaw.. off to the hospital we went...
About an hour plus... he refused treatment and we came back to the shop...
He stated " I'll put a band aid on it and I'll be fine"..
Not much carving was done tonight.. but we do got a good story...

5/24

Well, it has been several days since I sat down and wrote.. shop has been going on like clockwork.. the guys have been showing up and working on all kinds of items, from Scaup to Wood Duck to GW Teal to Beaver (yes beaver)... we cut out a couple of Beavers the other day when I was bandsawing about 15 projects out...
One Beaver is huge (25" long) and the one I'm carving is just a baby compared to the other.. photos will be taken..
Finished a Goldeneye Hen and a Reb Breasted Merganser.. and just have to age a Black Duck.. Working on carving a Goldeneye Drake...
Also summer is hitting and carving sloooows down this time of year...

5/14

Well getting back into the swing of things..

Here is a shot of three teal that I'm making for a hunter of the Susquehanna River... I will seal them with a couple of coats of house paint then texture paint... then they will be ready to float.

Also a shot of a hen Goldeneye.. bob-tail...

bob-tails were made backin the day to save materials and to add number to diver rigs...

Always wanted to make a bob-tail and this is my first attenpt... fun project...