Decoy carving

Most waterfowl carvers have a favorite bird. Perhaps it’s one that evokes a cherished memory from nature, or maybe it’s a species that does particularly well in competition. There can be as many reasons as there are carvers. I do know that I could ignite an impassioned debate and get called a bunch of names if I were to say, “The most beautiful duck in the world is the mandarin drake.”

Welcome to The Woodcarver's Cabin. There are many ways to make a duck decoy. I'll show you how I do it and I'll guide you through the process step by step.

It was mid-January on a small pothole just off of Coinjock Bay in Currituck, North Carolina. In the early-morning darkness I discovered that the decoy bag that was supposed to be in my stick blind wasn’t there. But I found a lone, nearly rotten cork black duck decoy in some leaves and debris under the bench seat. It had no weights, but I rummaged through my shell box and found a piece of cord about 3 feet long. I waded out into the pond and shoved a long stick into the mud, and then tied the…

A place to discover the worlds of decoy carving and collecting.

Daniel Montano started carving in 1987 when he was in National City Junior High School in San Diego County. He is known for his palm frond carvings and feather work. Since first picking up an airbrush back in high school in 1990, the airbrush has become his tool of choice. He paints with acrylics and uses tupelo. My first attempt at decoy carving was a ruddy duck. That was in 1987, and I was 13. My love for the ruddy has only grown since then. It is still my favorite species. I have painted…

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Hand carved decorative duck decoy made of Rocky mountain Juniper. Carved to life size of a greenwing teal 10 1/2 in. long by 4 in wide. Western Juniper is a coniferous evergreen of the Cypress family found throughout western U.S. Juniper has the ability to grow in very dry, rocky sites. Rocky mountain Juniper is a long- lived species often surviving 300 years. The oldest living Rocky mountain juniper, near Logan, UT is estimated to be 3,000 yrs. old. My name is Mark Liter and I have been in…

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