How many make there own decoys???

[h2ofowlr]

I wanted to see how many individuals make there own decoys.  I am going to make up some divers.  There are a few outfits that sell decoy molds or you can carve them out of cork or wood. 
•R&R Sports
•American Decoy

[teal101]

I've carved a few, never finished one all the way through.

I use basswood, it's easy to work with.

[seaduckhunter]

I am making (my buddy is doing all the work) divers and scoters out of 2 part urethane foam.  Made a mold out of a carved body and heads with silicone and a fiberglass backing.

[Dustin07]

i want to start making my own decoys. I work with some plastic shops. I was tempted to try to make a line of deeks, but unless i can come up with something creative and new, I dont' want to add just one more dime a dozen crap line with no difference to the market.

definitely want to make my own sea duck coys tho

[Ragged Outdoors]

if you could make affordable sea duck decoys that can handle a few body shots from a shotgun I would be the first one in line

[Whitenuckles]

 I use to make them years ago. But Id always get pissed off when at the end of the year they look like crap. All beat up, cork showing, or a busted keel. It just got to emotional for me. LOL

[Ragged Outdoors]

Hey Whiteknuckles, you guys getting any work up there?  I'm an apprentice for 76 and it's slow down here, heard the same for up there but didn't know if it had changed

[Whitenuckles]

Hey Whiteknuckles, you guys getting any work up there?  I'm an apprentice for 76 and it's slow down here, heard the same for up there but didn't know if it had changed

Oh ya, Its as slow as a snail. Im an apprentice too. Ive got 8 weeks till Im a JW. Hopefully my company stays busy so I don't get put on the back of the JW books!

[Dustin07]

if you could make affordable sea duck decoys that can handle a few body shots from a shotgun I would be the first one in line

affordable, what $360/dzn is too much for you?

LOL:

http://www.ureaduck.com/harlequin_decoy-long-liner.htm

they are cool decoys, I've hunted off the scoters. however I was disapoinetd at how the line is attached to the foam 'coy itself. very easily tears right through it. They can take the occasionaly gun shot, but need a better rigging setup.