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Decoys in Progress.
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03/12/13 11:18 PM
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Coot Hammer
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Here is a few decoys I hope to have finished soon. It's pretty boring around here when I can't kill ducks.
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
[Re: Coot Hammer]
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03/13/13 12:31 AM
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Gacman
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I like your style coot hammer. I like your user name too. I've made coot dekes before. You're not a hard hittin duck man if you haven't made any coot decoys. Is that a one hitter on the desk?
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/13/13 02:22 AM
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Nope it's just a paint pen, my job wouldn't allow me to dabble with one of those!
Last edited by Coot Hammer; 03/13/13 02:23 AM.
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/13/13 04:04 AM
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caldwelldeerhunter
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looks pretty good, good luck
If I put my wife in a high fence will her rack get bigger?
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
[Re: caldwelldeerhunter]
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03/13/13 06:31 PM
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Dave Speer
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molding 2 part foam I assume?
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
[Re: Dave Speer]
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03/13/13 07:58 PM
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No it's just blue foam board glued together, I used a dremel tool to carve them.
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/14/13 06:39 PM
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Dave Speer
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Oh, I mistook the sandwich board for a seam at first glance. I make decoys too. Those look good!
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/14/13 08:49 PM
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If you got any pics I would love to see them. I try to make a couple new ones each season. I don't always hunt them but they hit the water a few hunts each season.
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/14/13 08:58 PM
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Ben Lilly
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If you got any pics I would love to see them. I try to make a couple new ones each season. I don't always hunt them but they hit the water a few hunts each season. I didn't realize you were carving those yourself, very nice!
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
[Re: Dave Speer]
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03/14/13 11:01 PM
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Hey Dave Speer I remembered having a conversation with you a while back and went and looked at the pics you posted of your deeks. Once again very nice work!
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/15/13 02:24 AM
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Dave Speer
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Man, all these guys here have already seen my stuff but what the heck here are some repeats, some decoys "loaded up to go hunting" (actually whisky toppers for a couple good friends) Limit shot of the only two decoys I used this day: One of my favorite pictures that includes a couple decoys from my gadwall rig (Cody's fourth day of being a duck hound) : And a buoy bufflehead
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/15/13 02:34 AM
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I take it you use an air brush? What brand paint do you use? I have trouble with my paint not holding up.
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/15/13 10:07 AM
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Dave Speer
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I take it you use an air brush? What brand paint do you use? I have trouble with my paint not holding up. When I airbrush, I use Rustoleum oil based paint over flocking by straining it through a paint filter and mixing 20-50 percent mineral spirits into it to get the right airbrush consistency. It only comes in three flat colors (white, black, brown) and the rest of the colors are gloss so I mix all my colors with the three flat colors and/or their gloss red, yellow, and blue. The gloss paint would look terrible (too shiny) on a regular surface but on flocking it does not shine. Even when strained and diluted, white, or mixes with a lot of white tend to build up on my needle so I keep a toothbrush dipped in mineral spirits on my paint brush and often take a quick break, brushing the needle and nozzle, kick straight air (no paint) through the brush, hit a piece of cardboard to make sure I'm not throwing thin splatter and go right back to painting. It only takes about 5 seconds to do this and get back to work.
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
[Re: Dave Speer]
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03/15/13 12:26 PM
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I appreciate the info, I have a cheap Hobby Lobby airbrush that I messed with a little bit, but I haven't been able to get it working properly.
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Re: Decoys in Progress.
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03/18/13 02:57 AM
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Greekangler
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Take a kid Huntin
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