Top Decoy Carving Sites

There are many important celebrations throughout our lifetimes: weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, baby showers, retirements. Our beautiful wooden decoys make the perfect signature piece to use for all of those special events. Instead of your guests signing a book that gets put away and soon forgotten, the decoy showcases those treasured family members, and friends that shared in the joy of...

Fowl Play Studios By Jeffrey Moore - Tupelo Rough-Outs, Classes & Seminars, and Wildfowl Sculpture. Jeff began making his own original masters for duplicated birds after having been invited to the Easton Waterfowl Festival. Students soon asked if they to could carve and texture these turned birds. New Masters were created and blanks became very popular, as Jeff's blanks and classes provide a...

Hand carved ducks and waterfowl by award-winning artist Rick Mignano. The birds were very successful scoring 14 ribbons and best of show in the Amateur class. The specifics were Common Loon Best of species, Best Confidence, Best of show, Pintail hen Best of species, Best Puddle Duck, Red Breasted Merganser Drake, Best of species, Best Sea Duck, Red Breasted Merganser Hen 2nd Best of species,...

The Great Lakes Fish Decoy Collecting and Carving Association has the goal of collecting., preserving, and passing on the tradition of the fish spearing decoy. Since our founding in 1989 we have worked to keep the art form of the fish decoy alive while organizing friendly competitions- a place where people gather together to share common interests, trade decoys, stories and carving techniques...

Our premier product, The ViceTight Carving Fixture (ON THE LEFT), is a simple yet sturdy device that fits standard 4" shop vises. The screw holes on your vise should be 2 ½" on center to accept the ViceTight fixture. The holes on the ViceTight jaw plates are somewhat larger to compensate for tolerance differences on various bench vises. Our newest product, the ViceTight Carving Assembly has the...

Hand-Carved Wood Decoys/Collectable Decoys/Carved Waterfowl/Contemporary Decoys. In 1978 his innovative carving of a Canadian Goose was judged “Best in World” goose competition; beginning a string of five goose “Worlds Championship” First Place titles. In 1990 Ben was awarded Third Place in the Worlds Championship Pairs Wildfowl category with his full size scale carving pair of American...

Home page of www.decoysales.com where you can sell your decoys - carvings - crafts or paintings for free. ( No limits ) the price you are asking for them - your email address and your phone number . If you have a website or selling on Ebay or Etsy it doesn't matter you can still list it here . The only difference is with Ebay or Etsy you have to pay wither you sell or not , here it is free no...

Decoy carving blanks are made from fine-grained basswood ready for staining, painting or featherburning. Decoy blanks are carved and sanded in our shop. We offer three sizes of basswood decoy carving blanks: full size blanks, 3/4 size blanks and miniature blanks. Click link to view decoy carving blanks. Cast feet are made in our shop and are available with or without leg. Cast feet are spin...

Our show has become one of the premier wildlife carving shows in the country as a result of the dedication of a small group of carvers and artists as well as membership in the International Wildfowl Carvers Association. Feather & Quill Carvers in partnership with the City of Vancouver’s Water Resource Education Center extend a warm welcome and a cordial invitation to attend the 31st Annual...

Jerry is both an avid waterfowler and carver who makes traditional decoys focusing mainly on the time-honored methods and materials of the Core Sound area. His decoy carving evolved from a one time love for shaping surfboards, which began at an early age. His decoys are influenced greatly by the simplistic elegance of working decoys from coastal North Carolina to Long Island, NY. In addition to...

Discover 14-time World Champion Wildfowl Artist, Pat Godin. A master of carving, Pat is a world-renowned carver with a passion for wildfowl & nature. "I have always felt that, through carving, a piece of dead wood is given a second chance to live again, this time in a new, different, and perhaps even more beautiful form, and Pat Godin’s carvings are a perfect example of this special form of...

To my way of thinking, Bill fulfills all the criteria for creating the type of decoy that becomes a treasured family heirloom rather than a mere mantle ornament. Each is really an original; there are no stock patterns used, and thus every carving is a one-of-a-kind item that no one else will ever have. After conceptualizing a particular bird, Bill starts rendering sketches, first on paper, then...

Waterfowl, Fish, Rest of Marsh, ducks, geese, shorebirds, carving competitions,. All the Holiday Inn reservations department directly at 1-877-408-4913 and be sure to reference the discount group code. In the traveler information section please enter your date of arrival and date of departure. ODCCA has negotiated a discount cost of $89 per room (plus taxes) per night. C. Ohio Decoy Collectors...

The extensive line of fine quality shorebird decoys is patterned after authentic Early American hunting decoys. Completely handmade of native woods and hand painted to resemble the aged and painted appearance of the originals. As authentic reproductions, they are a recognized and sought-after collectible throughout the country. The Painted Bird creates one-of-a-kind decorative shore bird decoys...

The Winter 2020 issue of Woodcarving Illustrated includes a variety of projects, patterns, and features, as well as interesting techniques. This issue is a part of the regular magazine subscription. It is also available from your favorite retailer or from Fox Chapel Publishing, foxchapelpublishing.com or 1-800-457-9112. Scroll down for a sneak peak! […]. The Fall 2020 issue of Woodcarving...

Bryon’s enthusiasm was sparked by his father’s interest in antique decoys and hunting in the Havre de Grace area. Bryon’s style is patterned after the classic working decoys produced by carvers such as R. Madison Mitchell, Paul Gibson, Charlie Bryan, and Bob McGaw. Traditional working birds … [ Read More ]. Read about the process and how Bryon Bodt turns blocks of wood into his Beautiful...