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Sir Smew on the bench
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Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:22 amby RickC
Got a bit done on the traveler after carving up 4 heads the last one didn't get thrown in the burn pile.
Now if I can just find the damn eyes I can set them, hollow him out, laminate, sand, seal and paint.
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:24 amby DC727
That's awesome! Ready to see it and hunt over it
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:29 amby Feelin' Fowl
Lookin' good, Rick!
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:45 amby RickC
It's a lot smaller than I thought they were about the size of a hooded merganser. This cedar is pretty light also, I could see a rig of it in the future.
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:14 pmby Woody
That's pretty sweet, Rick!
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:14 pmby Flightstopper
That's skill.
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:26 pmby Bootlipkiller
Cool Rick
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:29 pmby jarbo03
Looking good Rick!
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:32 amby Redbeard
Looking good brother! Looking good
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:25 amby RickC
Thanks guys, its coming together slowly for my second bird out of wood.
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:02 amby RickC
A little bit further along. Got the Smew and a hooded merganser hollowed, glued together, resanded and just sealed them both up with a 2 part marine epoxy.
I'm going to let them both cure for a few days then a light sanding and base coat both and start painting with Old Holland oils. Another first, oils!
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:03 amby RickC
Duh, here's a pic
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:07 amby Feelin' Fowl
Awesome
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:11 amby Redbeard
Wow
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:01 pmby Eric Haynes
I'd like one just epoxied up with no paint!
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:09 pmby sws002
Eric Haynes wrote:I'd like one just epoxied up with no paint!
They do look kinda cool that way!
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:02 pmby RickC
They can look pretty cool just sealed up like that. There's a class for birds and fish done that way at some shows. I'd like to do one out of something like bocote or maybe snakewood.
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:42 pmby 3legged_lab
RickC wrote:They can look pretty cool just sealed up like that. There's a class for birds and fish done that way at some shows. I'd like to do one out of something like bocote or maybe snakewood.
I checked on enough snakewood for a call, that stuff is spendy.
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:46 pmby Tiler_J
Eric Haynes wrote:I'd like one just epoxied up with no paint!
X2. Those look great!
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:08 pmby RickC
3legged_lab wrote:RickC wrote:They can look pretty cool just sealed up like that. There's a class for birds and fish done that way at some shows. I'd like to do one out of something like bocote or maybe snakewood.
I checked on enough snakewood for a call, that stuff is spendy.
Oh yeah, very pricey and I dont even wanna know what a block the size needed for a bird would cost.
Re: Sir Smew on the bench
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Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:04 pmby 3legged_lab
RickC wrote:3legged_lab wrote:RickC wrote:They can look pretty cool just sealed up like that. There's a class for birds and fish done that way at some shows. I'd like to do one out of something like bocote or maybe snakewood.
I checked on enough snakewood for a call, that stuff is spendy.
Oh yeah, very pricey and I dont even wanna know what a block the size needed for a bird would cost.
You wouldn't want to let it go, that's for sure.