Carving Duck Decoys


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Detailed instructions and full-size templates for constructing 16 beautiful, marvelously practical decoys according to the time-honored South Jersey method.




Antique-Style Duck Decoys


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Contemporary techniques to replicate the grace, flow, and imperfections found in antique-style ducks. Carving painting and aging instructions are included.




Realistic Decoys


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Finest book on duck carving in years. Describes the bluebill, mallard, merganser, canvasback, plus other species -- their anatomy, actions, positions. Shows how to shape, carve and point the head and feathers for a lifelike texture.




Miniature Duck Decoys for Woodcarvers


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Fully illustrated instructions and exact-size templates for carving 16 species of ducks in beautiful miniature form. Plus tips for beginners, advice on painting, much more. All decoys in color on covers.




Green-Winged Teal Pair


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The latest entry in the Workbench Projects series offers step-by-step instructions and photographs for carving and painting a green-winged teal hen and drake. Carvers will find all they need in this informative book, including life-size patterns, color swatches, taxidermy photos, and handy tips for all parts of the carving process. The author, an experienced teacher, offers detailed instruction for challenging steps such as making your own pattern and carving a one-piece bird. AUTHOR: Glenn McMurdo is an award-winning wildfowl carver who has been instructing students in the United States and Canada for more than 15 years. McMurdo was awarded third place best in show at the Ward World Carving Championships for the drake featured in this book; his green-winged hen took second place in all teals at the 2007 California Open. He lives in Cobourg, Ontario. SELLING POINTS: Instructions for carving and painting both the hen and the drake Life-size patterns included for both birds Convenient lay-flat spiral binding 340 colour & b/w photos




Carving Traditional Fish Decoys


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Step-by-step instructions for carving and painting 17 realistic decoys: brook trout, large-mouth bass, yellow perch, lake sturgeon, muskellunge, coho salmon, more. Profile, top-view and front-view patterns provided. All shown in full-color photographs.




Waterfowl Carving with J. D. Sprankle


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Fully illustrated guide to carving and painting decorative ducks. Field and painting notes, including working patterns of 25 species of ducks, hens, and drakes.




The Making of Hunting Decoys


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This is the most important book ever written on how to make hunting decoys. You are taken step by step in great detail through the making of 18 different decoys, literally covering every aspect of the art. Fifteen award-winning decoy artists explain in their own words how they, and you, can create duck replicas.




Decoys


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Sixty great contemporary decoy carvers from North America are highlighted in this illustrated book discussing artist techniques and inspiration. Full-color photographs throughout.




Wild Fowl Decoys


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Joel Barber spent 20 years studying and collecting wild fowl decoys from Nova Scotia to North Carolina. Mr. Barber's authoratative volume is the only text written for the true collector and contains all there is to be known on the subject: how to recognize the locality from which a decoy comes, the world of famous decoy makers, the scarcity of certain types of decoys and more.