Wooden Counterfeits

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

Rick - Great looking bird. It looks like the tail plate is inlet half way through the body. Interesting

yes - I may tone that down in future ones- but that was the way it was in the old pattern sheet I had - a 1/2 cedar tailboard way into the body -

a 1/4 lag screw goes through that tailboard into the back of the keel ( the dowel from the head ties the front together) - it may be overkill- but it sure as heck should hold up to use

and won't show much when painted

[Big D]

Same design as mine, but my tail boards are only about 2 1/2" long

[OH Osthaus]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

Same design as mine, but my tail boards are only about 2 1/2" long

agreed - our carving of the body is the same style

the pattern I used was from an old boxed set of full sized plans for working decoys I found in an antique shop by a Charles Murphy - big pattern sheets I think will eventually look great framed in the shop. there are 6 different birds in the set - i have a set of heads cut out for woodies - they are next

[Big D]

I've shown them before, but my birds now have one season under their belt, and will get wet next week
http://parkerguns.org/forums/showthr...ht=cork+decoys

Looking at the draketail curls, I saw a neat trick by using black fiberglass strapping tape which is used to strap stuff onto pallets. It's about the right width, and if you heat it, and bend it to shape, it looks great. Not sure of it's durabilty, however

[OH Osthaus]

neat John

this will be the second year for my mallards as well, unfortunately they and the new blacks have a month to wait for getting out

[charlie cleveland]

them decoys look like the real deal..very nice scene....charlie

[OH Osthaus]

two pairs of blacks ready to go for into the rig for the new two bird limit-

[Wild Skies]

In the spirit of Black Ducks and those of Charles & Edna Perdew here's my Po' Man's Perdew counterfeited by Charlie Moore of Illinois.

[Kirk Pfeffer]

Love the forum and Parkers but typically there's nothing I contribute. At least I can show a deke I carved.
Kirk

[Kirk Pfeffer]

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