Author Topic: making a few decoys in woodshop (Read 6981 times)

Blacktailaddict · « **on:** March 12, 2012, 06:10:25 PM »

never gone duck hunting, but i got bit by the bug bad AFTER the season ended! went out calling my first time by myself to a swamp(beaver pond) by my house and called in a beautiful drake and hen wood duck! got me hooked! i go to south kitsap high school, and being a student i dont got much in the way of cash so i thought id make a few decoys to use next season from free wood and save some dough!!! i just started making a head but stopped because i dont have a very good reference for size, been looking online for sizes and got good info on overall lengths of the decoys & width but for certain species like canvasback or widgeon i need to know how long it is from tip of the beak to the back of the head, also the thickness of the body ( height of stomach to top of back) trying to be acurate, if you had a mounted bird and measured it for me that would be about as good as it gets! any species would be helpful as id like to make one of each someday! hope everything makes sense!all help very much apprreciated!

ICEMAN · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2012, 06:52:09 PM »

Hey, maybe somebody in your area cold give you an older deke you could mimic with your project? Anyone out there from the Kitsap area?

lokidog · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2012, 08:04:05 PM »

If you are serious about carving, get yourself a duck pattern book. They often have top and side silhouettes that can be traced then band-sawed to get your rough shape.

Canvasback drake - 5 5/8" tip of beak to head/neck junction, 2" high head, beak is 2 3/4" tip to forehead.

Blacktailaddict · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2012, 02:52:33 PM »

thanks alot loki!

bucksandbulls · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:26:09 PM »

hey i got something for ya. i have two vandykes duck carving kits. they are older but unused in the box as they came. they are roughly shaped. one is probably widgeon size maybe small mallard.. the other is large teal or small wood duck size. the heads are unattached. You can have them if you like. i got them at a garage sale for a buck. I live in kitsap and went to SK. I may even throw in a call or two maybe you could use the reeds and spin a new call bodies on the wood lathe. send me a pm.

Curly · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:29:46 PM »

That is awesome. Way to go bucksandbulls.

Be sure to post up some pics of your decoys, Blacktailaddict.

ICEMAN · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2012, 06:32:55 PM »

Quote from: Curly on March 13, 2012, 06:29:46 PM

That is awesome. Way to go bucksandbulls.

Be sure to post up some pics of your decoys, Blacktailaddict.

No kidding Bucksandbulls, very nice of you.

lokidog · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2012, 08:05:44 PM »

bucksandbulls · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2012, 07:25:50 AM »

blacktail addict. sent you a message with contact info.

boneaddict · « **Reply #9 on:** March 14, 2012, 07:41:16 AM »

COOL project, and cool to help a member. NICE!

TheHunt · « **Reply #10 on:** March 14, 2012, 08:12:58 AM »

Here is the premier duck hunting forum which I found years ago that covers the nation and a few other countries. I provided the link to the forum on decoys. PLEASE tell them you are making a high school project and your age. They can be butt heads at times. Once they know your age and high school project they will give you whatever you need.
http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/forumdisplay.php?s=4b954e5a50df4542b3a3193b2222e520&f=66

Blacktail Sniper · « **Reply #11 on:** March 14, 2012, 08:43:18 AM »

Quote from: bucksandbulls on March 13, 2012, 06:26:09 PM

hey i got something for ya. i have two vandykes duck carving kits. they are older but unused in the box as they came. they are roughly shaped. one is probably widgeon size maybe small mallard.. the other is large teal or small wood duck size. the heads are unattached. You can have them if you like. i got them at a garage sale for a buck. I live in kitsap and went to SK. I may even throw in a call or two maybe you could use the reeds and spin a new call bodies on the wood lathe. send me a pm.

Aces bucksandbulls, Aces!

Echomules · « **Reply #12 on:** March 14, 2012, 08:49:22 AM »

Pretty easy to find patterns online also. A duck pattern will often work for severall types of ducks. Pm an email and I can send a few your way.

Might try doing some foam decoys first, a lot easier medium to work with.

Like theHunt said, Browse this Duck Decoy making forum, tons of tips and very detailed how too instructions available.

http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/forumdisplay.php?f=66

Here’s a batch of Goldeneyes that I did a few years ago.

http://www.gamefishin.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=12325

Blacktailaddict · « **Reply #13 on:** March 14, 2012, 09:36:50 PM »

thank you all very much! i ditched my girlfriend today to go hangout with her younger brother and shoot some video of some of the wigeon,scoters and one bufflehead down on the salt! hahaha

Bigtine96 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 14, 2012, 09:53:26 PM »

Quote from: bucksandbulls on March 13, 2012, 06:26:09 PM

hey i got something for ya. i have two vandykes duck carving kits. they are older but unused in the box as they came. they are roughly shaped. one is probably widgeon size maybe small mallard.. the other is large teal or small wood duck size. the heads are unattached. You can have them if you like. i got them at a garage sale for a buck. I live in kitsap and went to SK. I may even throw in a call or two maybe you could use the reeds and spin a new call bodies on the wood lathe. send me a pm.

Right on

hdshot · « **Reply #15 on:** March 15, 2012, 03:02:29 PM »

Quote from: Blacktailaddict on March 14, 2012, 09:36:50 PM

thank you all very much! i ditched my girlfriend today to go hangout with her younger brother and shoot some video of some of the wigeon,scoters and one bufflehead down on the salt! hahaha

I know you are still young and will be easy. Why didn't you take her as well?

Blacktailaddict · « **Reply #16 on:** March 15, 2012, 03:21:26 PM »

she had to babysit. normally she does come with us, and i asked her if i took her brother hunting sometime if she'd like to go and she said YES...i think shes a keeper! haha

hdshot · « **Reply #17 on:** March 16, 2012, 04:23:08 PM »

She had a job, thats cool. A person on forums has to watch what words are used for humor because the reader might think the person is a redneck for example. No big deal but thats what I was feeling at first.

About your decoys, make sure they float good 1st and headless duck deks work.

Ned · « **Reply #18 on:** March 17, 2012, 01:42:16 AM »

All the info you will ever need can be found at this link.
http://www.workingdecoys.net/workingdecoysforum/index.php

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bucksandbulls · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2012, 02:14:33 AM »

met up with blacktailaddict on sunday. very nice young man. we texted for the rest of the evening. If anyone else has anything to contribute to this young man, im sure he would greatly appreciate it.

Blacktailaddict · « **Reply #20 on:** March 20, 2012, 03:50:55 PM »

well thanks to bucksandbulls heres what i got so far! a drake woodie, and a preening drake mallard, still need a but more sanding and work with a dremel!

Blacktailaddict · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2012, 04:00:06 PM »

here the mallard

Blacktailaddict · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2012, 05:53:10 PM »

oops! didnt mean to post it twice!!!

heres one of the heads im making this ones going to be a barrows goldeneye(shown), the others will be a redhead and a widgeon(not shown) all still need work

bucksandbulls · « **Reply #23 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:17:54 AM »

awesome.

Echomules · « **Reply #24 on:** March 22, 2012, 07:15:55 AM »

Looks like you're on the right track, those are looking good.

In fact those will work as gunners without any more detailing. Keep it up!

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