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Sort Desciption: Wood Carving Illustrated • Spring 2006. Antique-Style Decoy Carving. Creating modern decoys. with vintage appeal. By Tom Matus ...
Content Inside: Decoy Carving.indd 70 Decoy Carving.indd 70 1/18/06 9:54:24 AM 1/18/06 9:54:24 AM 71 Wood Carving Illustrated • Spring 2006 Antique-Style Decoy Carving Creating modern decoys with vintage appeal By Tom Matus F rom humble origins with the American Indians more than 2,000 years ago, duck decoys are truly an American art form. The heyday of the wooden decoys started after the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918—but the wooden decoys were quickly replaced with “modern” plastic ones. Many decoys were de- stroyed or discarded, but the ones that survived became collectables when people realized their value after World War II. As the demand for high-quality antique decoys increased, prices skyrocketed—and it is not uncommon to see antique decoys selling in the six-figure range at auction. Because of the high-prices these antique decoys are bringing in, more and more artists are crafting contemporary antique decoys. These decoys give collectors the opportunity to own a decoy with the style and charac- With a wide gouge,remove the front part of the eye,being mindful not to push too far. You can easily take the eye right off if you slip and push too far.Shift to the back of the eye and push out the back. Using a brass tube sharpened at one end, score a circle where the eye should be located on the head.The diameter of the tube should match the size of the eye.For this exercise, I am demonstrating on a scrap piece of wood. STEP 1 STEP 2 Shift the gouge around the eye,using the edge of the gouge to remove the wood all around the circle.The cleaner you make the cuts,the less sanding you will have to do.Then use the tip of a sharp-pointed knife to round off the circle. STEP 3 Paint green around the eye. Paint the eye red. This is the first coat.For the second coat,add the black pupil. Finger sand with 120-grit then 180-grit sandpaper. Use a ballpoint pen to burnish an edge around the eye.This will create a smooth ring around the eye ...
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