Sir Smew on the bench

by **RickC** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:22 am

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.

by **DC727** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:24 am

That's awesome! Ready to see it and hunt over it

by **Feelin' Fowl** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:29 am

Lookin' good, Rick!

by **RickC** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:45 am

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.

by **Woody** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:14 pm

That's pretty sweet, Rick!

by **Flightstopper** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:14 pm

That's skill.

by **Bootlipkiller** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:26 pm

Cool Rick

by **jarbo03** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:29 pm

Looking good Rick!

by **Redbeard** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:32 am

Looking good brother! Looking good

by **RickC** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 7:25 am

Thanks guys, its coming together slowly for my second bird out of wood.

by **RickC** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:02 am

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!

by **RickC** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:03 am

Duh, here's a pic

by **Feelin' Fowl** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:07 am

Awesome

by **Redbeard** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:11 am

by **Eric Haynes** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:01 pm

I'd like one just epoxied up with no paint!

by **sws002** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 12:09 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:I'd like one just epoxied up with no paint!

They do look kinda cool that way!

by **RickC** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 1:02 pm

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.

by **3legged_lab** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:42 pm

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.

by **Tiler_J** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:46 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:I'd like one just epoxied up with no paint!

X2. Those look great!

by **RickC** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 10:08 pm

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.

by **3legged_lab** » Tue Jul 01, 2014 11:04 pm

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.

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