Heads and Necks, Frank Werner

by Frank Werner

Head and neck joints can make or break a decoy. Big birds with high heads are particularly vulnerable as it will be necessary to align the grain with the long axis of the neck, as well as that of the bill. Moisture cycling, especially for a decoy, will soon wreck a common butt joint.

HEAD & NECK JOINTS explains what’s going on with wood as it swells and shrinks in response to moisture. See how you can make a joint that will not be affected by moisture cycling.

Canada Goose by Frank Werner

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Drawing Feather Groups with Tommy Rogers

Article by Bill Einsig

In this response to a Web site user's question, Tommy Rogers describes his method of drawing feathers in life-like groups.

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Burning for Feather Detail with Tommy Rogers

Article by Bill Einsig

After laying out feather groups and stoning for detail, Tommy Rogers demonstrates two ways to burn more detail into feather groups for decorative carvings.

 

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Stoning made simple with Tommy Rogers

article by Bill Einsig  Stoning Made Simple with Tommy Rogers

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Painting a Mallard Hen with Tommy Rogers

by Tommy Rogers

Tommy Rogers developed a booklet to help his students paint a typical marsh bird.  Tommy gives step-by-step directions and shows the finished result.  Tommy is an award-winning carver who looks forward to sharing his advice and techniques with other carvers.

IWCA is looking for experienced carvers willing to share their techniques and skills to help new carvers. If you'd like to help encourage new carvers by contributing to this growing collection of how-to articles, contact us

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