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Contemporary techniques to replicate the grace, flow, and imperfections found in antique-style ducks. Carving painting and aging instructions are included.
Carving Duck Decoys by Harry V. Shourds,Anthony Hillman Pdf
Detailed instructions and full-size templates for constructing 16 beautiful, marvelously practical decoys according to the time-honored South Jersey method.
Learn to carve a traditional mallard (drake) decoy from start-to-finish with the expert instruction provided in this book. Carving pattern with paint swatches included. Perfect for the beginning carver. Covers everything from wood choice and knife cuts to painting and weighting.
Just as valuable as a good bird dog is to a hunter, Warman's Duck Decoys is an essential tool for folk art collectors and skillful carvers with a passion for wooden ducks. To help collectors accurately identify and assess these wooden treasures, this book: &break;&break;Features more than 1,000 color photos, collectors and artists alike will appreciate for the devotion to detail &break;&break;Contains tips for identifying decoys and spotting forgeries, and techniques for restoring and repairing collectible wooden waterfowl &break;&break;Provides collectors with history and current pricing of prominent duck and goose decoys of the past century
Sixty great contemporary decoy carvers from North America are highlighted in this illustrated book discussing artist techniques and inspiration. Full-color photographs throughout.
The decoy factories operating in Pascagoula, Mississippi, between 1920 and 1971 produced thousands of decoys that were sold in the United States and several foreign countries.
Artistry of Louisiana Decoy Carvers by Harvey J. Lewis Pdf
Artistry of Louisiana Decoy Carvers presents decoys, old and contemporary and made by Louisiana carvers, as museum-quality art. With stunning photographs and detailed descriptions, the book illustrates the three basic types of decoys in full-size as well as miniature. An informative chapter on hunting decoys carved by Louisiana's Old Masters highlights pieces from the largest and best private collection in the state, while another features miniature replicas in the style of the Old Masters made by a number of Louisiana's best contemporary carvers. Novice collectors will find guidance here, as well as an essay by Louisiana's preeminent decoy authority that offers invaluable advice to collectors of Louisiana decoys of all experience levels. Most importantly, this book discusses the existential threats to decoy carving in Louisiana and offers concrete suggestions for saving this unique and culturally important artform from extinction.
Miniature Duck Decoys for Woodcarvers by Anthony Hillman Pdf
Fully illustrated instructions and exact-size templates for carving 16 species of ducks in beautiful miniature form. Plus tips for beginners, advice on painting, much more. All decoys in color on covers.
The latest entry in the Workbench Projects series offers step-by-step instructions and photographs for carving and painting a green-winged teal hen and drake. Carvers will find all they need in this informative book, including life-size patterns, color swatches, taxidermy photos, and handy tips for all parts of the carving process. The author, an experienced teacher, offers detailed instruction for challenging steps such as making your own pattern and carving a one-piece bird. AUTHOR: Glenn McMurdo is an award-winning wildfowl carver who has been instructing students in the United States and Canada for more than 15 years. McMurdo was awarded third place best in show at the Ward World Carving Championships for the drake featured in this book; his green-winged hen took second place in all teals at the 2007 California Open. He lives in Cobourg, Ontario. SELLING POINTS: Instructions for carving and painting both the hen and the drake Life-size patterns included for both birds Convenient lay-flat spiral binding 340 colour & b/w photos
New Jersey Decoys by World of Wonders, Incorporated Pdf
New Jersey Decoys is the first book offered to collectors that exclusively covers the birds made in this state. It is a photographic history that pictures more than 700 different New Jersey ducks, geese, and shorebirds. There are thirty-nine large color plates included. The author has drawn extensively from the major New Jersey collections and a number of old gunning photographs are also included. In addition, there are biographical summaries of many New Jersey makers. The book covers the New Jersey coast on the east from Point Pleasant to Cape May and includes the makers and decoys from the Delaware River as the western boundary.
History and collecting of American decoys. Includes chapters on Indian bird lures, history of duck hunting, European fowling methods, and the making of decoys.
Decorative Decoy Carver's Ultimate Painting and Pattern Portfolio: Dabbling and whistling ducks by Bruce Burk Pdf
The first volume set of expert reference books from Bruce Burk. Each portfolio features gorgeous full-size color painting charts and mixing instructions, full-size patterns, and feather detail. Highest quality digital scanning means the colors are vibrant and true to life. Spiral bound hardcovers lie flat for ease of use. More than 60 color reference photos of live birds in each volume plus championship carved birds by top carvers. Series One features 12 species of ducks.