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 Duck Decoys: Classic Carving Projects Made Easy by Tom Matus. This book  is designed to bring the traditions and joy of woodcarving to a new generation of hobbyists and will guide you step-by-step through a variety of quintessential carving projects, building your confidence along the way.

The duck decoy has a long tradition as a classic carving project. Now, you can get started on your own decoy with this instructional guide by award winning decoy carver, Tom Matus.

You will be amazed at your carving success as you follow the author, step-by-step, through an entire drake (male) mallard carving project. Beginning with the head and working through the entire bird, you will be led every step of the way. Also included is an in-depth lesson on painting your mallard in the traditional floating decoy style.

Catlg No 15-192-5
Fur and Feather Price $14.95 

Antique Style Duck Decoys -- Create American Folk Art by Learning to Carve and Paint the Contemporary Antique Decoy

In Antique-Style Duck Decoys, Tom Matus, an experienced wildfowl hunter and a champion decoy carver, introduces you to the special world of the Contemporary Antique-Styled Decoy. Whether you're a novice exploring the craft of decoy carving, a veteran craftsman seeking a change of pace, or a painter looking for a fresh outlet to demonstrate your talents, the author's expert guidance will have you creating your very own stylized contemporary decoy to display and admire.

With the help of more than 370 color photographs and easy-to-follow instruction, you'll master the basics and learn the secrets of:

Carving the Decoy
Aging the Wood
Preparing the Surface
Painting the Decoy
Antiquing Techniques

Catlg No 15-298-4
Fur and Feather Price $19.95 

Decorative Decoy Carver's Painting and Pattern Portfolio - Series One by Bruce Burk.  Since the early 1070's Bruce Burk has been famous for high quality instructional books. New publishing of great patterns and painting.  Series one contains the Mallard, Black Duck, Pintail, Carolina Wood Duck, Widgeon, Green-Wing Teal, Blue-Wing Teal, cinnamon Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, Fulvous Whistling Duck, and Black-Bellied Whistling Duck.
Full Size Colored Patterns.

Catlg No 15-216-X
Fur and Feather Price $34.95 
 

Decorative Decoy Carver's Painting and Pattern Portfolio - Series Two by Bruce Burk.  Same format as the series one above but this great book has the diving ducks.  New publishing of great patterns and painting.  Series two contains the Canvasback, Redhead, Lesser and Greater Scaup, Harlequin, Ring Neck, Ruddy, Old Squaw, and Hooded Merganser.  Full Size Colored Patterns.

 Catlg No 15-235-6
Fur and Feather Price $34.95 
 

Carving the Green-Wing Teal by Jeffery Moore.    Great book for carving and painting details - full of quick tips for the green-wing hen and drake.  Loads of step by step details and photos.

Catlg No 12-1314-2
Fur and Feather Price $19.95 

Waterfowl Painting: Blue Ribbon Techniques by William Veasey. Learn from one of the best carving and painting teachers. Data for 40 species of waterfowl. Excellent reference material for choosing the proper paint colors for your carving.

Catlg No 12-836-90
Fur and Feather Price $44.95 

Woodcarver's Favorite Patterns - by George Lehman. George's artistic ability and experience as an artist and woodcarver has carried over into this series. Many of the bird and duck patterns are open wing - in flight - studies.   Realism In Wood. Patterns include Bald Eagle, King Fisher, Red-tailed Hawk, Wood Thrush, Wood ducks - male/female, Great Horned Owl - attacking a mouse, Spotted Sandpiper, Sanderling, Mockingbird, Kestrel/Sparrow Hawk, Bobwhite Quail, Woodcock, Grouse, Oystercatcher, Mallard hen, Pheasants - male/female, Green wing Teal, Pileated Woodpecker, Blue Wing teal, Polar bear, and White Tail deer

Catalog number - 15-002
Fur and Feathers price - $19.95

Waterfowl Carving with JD Sprankle. Excellent instructions and reference data. Over 424 photos. 
25 patterns. Soft cover. 

Catlg No 14-3094-8
Fur and Feather Price $29.95 
Championship Waterfowl Patterns by Pat Godin. Many of the patterns are of Pat Godin's prize winning carvings from the Best of World competition.  Each volume contains a few "challenge" patterns designed to challenge your abilities.    Some of the best feather details.  Each manual starts with a few topics of carving that are worth the price of the book alone.

 

 Volume 4 - World Champion Shootin' Rigs
36 patterns from 12 years of competing in gunning decoy competition. Patterns have more detail than a normal gunning decoy.  Add a little feather detail and you have a decorative decoy.  Great patterns for all levels of carvers.

Catalog-No 19-110-4
Fur & Feathers Price $64.95

Volume 1 - Marsh Ducks

Catalog-No 19-110-1
Fur & Feathers price  $44.95

 

Volume 2 - Diving Ducks

Catalog-No 19-110-2
Fur & Feathers price  $44.95

Baby Bird and Chick Carving - Rosalyn Daisey. Baby birds are among the cutest creatures on earth. Step by step detail in carving the baby chickadee, bluebird, bobwhite quail, killdeer, and wood duckling. Color pallets, reference drawings, and photos of study skins.

Catlg No 12-590-8
Fur and Feather Price $49.95 

Airbrush Techniques For Waterfowl Carving by Michael Veasey. Learn from one of the best. Step by step instructions for finishing a teal drake and hen. Basic information for airbrush usage can be applied to all bird carving projects.

Catlg No 12-384-0
Fur and Feather Price $12.95 

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 Carving & Painting a Greenwing Teal - Sprankle. Excellent book on carving a green wing teal.  Filled with pictures and how to information for carving and painting.

Catlg No 14-2751-3
Fur and Feather Price $19.95 

Burning and Texturing Methods - William Veasey. Crisp step by step photos and instructions for burning bird and duck feathers.

Catlg No 12-013-2
Fur and Feather Price $9.95 

 

 

 
Frank Russell's Power Carving Fur, Feathers, & Fins - 3 DVD Set: How to Carve with Foredom Power Tools and Accessories

With more than three hours of instructional material, this DVD details the steps involved in transforming blocks of wood into carvings of the cottontail rabbit, mallard drake duck, and smallmouth bass. Viewers will learn everything needed for these projects, from power carving basics, such as roughing out a blank, to making finishing touches, including detailed segments on expertly setting eyes, defining facial features, and adding texture and details to fur, feathers, and fins. The safe and proper use of power carving tools and accessories is covered in detail with numerous tips that any beginning or experienced carver will appreciate, including his methods for maintaining control over an aggressive cutting burr, cleaning and shaping bits, and loading a sandpaper mandrel.

Catlg No 15-906
Fur and Feather Price $31.95 

 

  

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Songbird Carving Books
Shorebird Carving Books
Duck, Decoy, and Waterfowl Carving Books
Gamebird Carving Books
Birds of Prey Carving Books

Animal carving
 Bark carving
 Beginner carving
 Bird, duck, waterfowl, game, and birds of prey
 Caricature Carving
 Egg carving
 Chip carving
 DVD instructional information
 Face carving
 Fish carving
 General carving
 Gunstock checkering and carving
 Holiday carving
 Pattern / coloring books
 Painting
Relief carving
 Tool Sharpening
 Woodburning

 

 

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