any decoy makers / collectors ?

[tac422]

So I saw some canvas covered working decoys while on a excursion last weekend. I liked them enough to come home and look up how to make them.
I already had almost everything, I used some scrap pine, leftover paint and canvas scrap left over from The BIg Pink.

Here's my attempt:
2x4 cut for head and neck


added the bill, wooden frame and wires


with strings and braces


covered in canvas


painted


Still have to paint the bill and the eyes... thinking about a snow goose paint job.

It was a fun little project, so I thought I'd post it here, does anybody here have any interest in Decoys ?

[GPW]

Here’s an old working decoy , carved by a local cajun carver in the 30’s ...

[tac422]

It's been raining ...
I was bored ....
now there's 2 of 'em.

[wagondude]

Now that you have two, there are bound to be more showing up. Soon you will have a flock.

[GPW]

Or a gaggle ....

What about Foamie decoys ? They should be lively in the water... light too ... All those foam scraps ...

[tac422]

Foam decoys are a big thing for hunters, lots of info on the interwebs ...
such as:
http://workingdecoys.net/workingdecoysf ... ?board=4.0

Canvas covered foam, they're also on my list of things to do.

and yes, I'll be using Big Pink scraps.