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.




Carving Famous Antique Bird Decoys


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Warman's Duck Decoys


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Just as valuable as a good bird dog is to a hunter, Warman's Duck Decoys is an essential tool for folk art collectors and skillful carvers with a passion for wooden ducks. To help collectors accurately identify and assess these wooden treasures, this book: &break;&break;Features more than 1,000 color photos, collectors and artists alike will appreciate for the devotion to detail &break;&break;Contains tips for identifying decoys and spotting forgeries, and techniques for restoring and repairing collectible wooden waterfowl &break;&break;Provides collectors with history and current pricing of prominent duck and goose decoys of the past century







Painting Duck Decoys


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Use Anthony Hillman's Painting Duck Decoys to get expert advice on how to mix colors, treat the wood, and which brushes to use to paint specific decoy areas. The 24 color plates provide an accurate guide to colors and shading.




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.




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.




Painting Popular Duck Decoys


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An expert guide to finishing decoys of 9 popular species of duck in authentic detail, among them ruddy duck, surf scoter, oldsquaw, hooded merganser, and cinnamon teal. 32 full-color illustrations.




Carving Classic Swan and Goose Decoys


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Patterns, instructions for elegant reproductions of valuable antique decoys: 7 whistling swans, 5 Canada geese, 4 Atlantic brants.




Traditions in Wood


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