My Duck Addiction.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1166906450Heres a pair of green wing teal and a pair of blue wing teal hunting decoys that I made earlier in the year. These decoys were on display at the Tuckerton Seaport, Baymans Museum in New Jersey. These are a very simple type of hunting decoy I make, but very few are used as such. They are collected and put up on a shelf as Sporting Collectables were they remain in perpetuity. I make around 300 plus of this type of wood carving every year along with other things that I make such as Fish, all types of birds,frogs and a assortment of critters and whatever my fertile mind can envision, These 2 pair of decoys are headed to Virginia to a Decoy Collector/Ball python Breeder (Big Sexy).

Green wing teal drake. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1166908892

Blue Wing Teal Drake. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1166909012

All finshed in heavy oils. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1166909221

Nice decoys!

Great work Ed , Have you ever tried making some Ball pythons? I'd bet there would be alot of interest , I'd like to have one on the living room table.

They are lovely.. have you ever made one of a mandarin duck or other exotic...? Or do you do mostly North American species?

Ooooh. A ball python one would be so cool.

Ed, what a remarkable art form! You are truly, extremely talented! TRUE :sunny:

April, have did every specie of duck that you can think of, many times. have been carving since I was a runny nose kid.

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They are lovely.. have you ever made one of a mandarin duck or other exotic...? Or do you do mostly North American species?

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Kewl.. I wanna see eiders and mandarins and smews.. all those cool weird ducks. :P

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Ed, what a remarkable art form! You are truly, extremely talented! TRUE :sunny:

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Thank you Laooda, thats me getting 3 dimensional. I can do soo much more.

Told you that I was a right handed guy, with a left handed brain. :eek:

Did I ever tell you about the spoons? :rockon:

spoons? you carve spoons too?

coooooool!

Dont carve spoons, play them. SPOON MAN :P

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spoons? you carve spoons too?

coooooool!

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Whoa, those are seriously awesome. :D
Ever try a frog decoy?

Yes, Do bullfrogs, leopard frogs. but they are done as winter spear fishing decoys that are used around the great lakes area and up state N.Y. when the lakes freeze over. :)

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Whoa, those are seriously awesome. :D
Ever try a frog decoy?

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Dont carve spoons, play them. SPOON MAN :P

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"I bring the noise".... :P

***All my friends are Indians, all my friends are Brown and Red***

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Yes, Do bullfrogs, leopard frogs. but they are done as winter spear fishing decoys that are used around the great lakes area and up state N.Y. when the lakes freeze over. :)

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Well, this is a formal request Ed.... (When you get a chance)... I for one would love to see some of your frog carvings if you have any to photograph!!!! TRUTH! :P

Oh Teals...they are good eating! (sorry folks but I grew up with hunters and my mom made a mean orange glazed teal okay...*drool*)

Wonderful work there Ed! I love to watch a show about antiques on tv and I've seen some antique decoys go for major money. They are a wonderful art form. Ever do a big Canada Goose or a Common Loon (my two favorite birds from back home)?

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Yes, Do bullfrogs, leopard frogs. but they are done as winter spear fishing decoys that are used around the great lakes area and up state N.Y. when the lakes freeze over. :)

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Wow; I might be interested in one of those, if they are displayable..

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Ever do a big Canada Goose or a Common Loon (my two favorite birds from back home)?

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*hmmmm..... wonders.... am i the canada goose or the common loon?*

Thinks that you would be a combination of both! HAHAHAHA :P

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*hmmmm..... wonders.... am i the canada goose or the common loon?*

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*hmmmm..... wonders.... am i the canada goose or the common loon?*

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Well I know I've been called a loon on occasion! LOL (I consider that a compliment since they are lovely birds with a call that means "north" to me so there :P )

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Well I know I've been called a loon on occasion! LOL (I consider that a compliment since they are lovely birds with a call that means "north" to me so there :P )

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Then you should get one of these signs for your house. :D

https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil...neybinsign.jpg

Those decoys are beautiful! I love ducks, I always fuss over how cute they are at the feed store. :) Must be the little water fowl butt wriggles they do. Cute!

Also... I must have that Loon sign... lol!

All my pics are 35 mm, but will look for some frog pics that I can scan. dont have any just sitting around because they are gone as soon as the paint dries. There is about a 18 month waiting list to get one of my creations, but some people will get bumped to the front of the list as others go to the end of it. alot has to do with what I feel like doing on a certain day, theres a fun factor also. :P

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Well, this is a formal request Ed.... (When you get a chance)... I for one would love to see some of your frog carvings if you have any to photograph!!!! TRUTH! :P

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very nice work Ed good to see people still making the wodden decoys.

Primitive Curlew, These are great interior decorator pieces. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1167174112

Goldeneye Decoy. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1167174466

Old Squaw Decoy. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1167174594

Rainbow Trout Fish Decoy. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1167174733

Brown Trout Fish Decoy, Girls bee careful if a guy gives you a Brown Trout. Thats the fish of love and that guy has things on his mind. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1167174852

Pair of Trout spear fishing decoys. alot of you from the north know that these are used on the frozen lakes in the winter. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1167175072

American Merganser Decoy. :) http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g?t=1167177869

Those are great! You really should do some ball pythons, I think they'd sell like hot cakes on here!

Ooh I love mergansers. Keep the pics coming.. such lovely craftmanship. :)

OK april, Im working on Hooded and Red Breasted mergansers for my buddy Ian G. and will take pics before I deliver them. :)

ED!! Can yuou make me some Mallard,and redfish decoys!??!! J/K Thoghs are really cool ,Ed ! We have a duck decoy made out of wood here its really neat to look at.