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making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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!
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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?
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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.

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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2012, 02:52:33 PM »
thanks alot loki!
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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.
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2012, 06:29:46 PM »
That is awesome.  Way to go bucksandbulls. :tup:

Be sure to post up some pics of your decoys, Blacktailaddict.
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2012, 06:32:55 PM »
That is awesome.  Way to go bucksandbulls. :tup:

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

No kidding Bucksandbulls, very nice of you.
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2012, 08:05:44 PM »
 :tup:   :tup:

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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2012, 07:25:50 AM »
blacktail addict. sent you a message with contact  info.
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2012, 07:41:16 AM »
COOL project, and cool to help a member.   NICE!

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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2012, 08:43:18 AM »
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.


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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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






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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2012, 09:53:26 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.

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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2012, 03:02:29 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?   :bash:
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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 :chuckle: :IBCOOL:
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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.     

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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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.
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« 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!
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #21 on: March 20, 2012, 04:00:06 PM »
here the mallard
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #22 on: March 20, 2012, 05:53:10 PM »
oops! didnt mean to post it twice!!! :chuckle: :chuckle: 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
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #23 on: March 22, 2012, 02:17:54 AM »
awesome.
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Re: making a few decoys in woodshop
« Reply #24 on: March 22, 2012, 07:15:55 AM »
Looks like you're on the right track, those are looking good.
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In fact those will work as gunners without any more detailing. Keep it up!

 


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