Previously I demonstrated how I carved the American white pelican. The… More

The final stage to this sculpture is painting the bird. The barn owl has a… More

Its always interesting to learn how various carvers came to the art form… More

The red-breasted nuthatch is one of North Americas four nuthatches. These… More

Before carving a bird, I often make a clay model, something I learned from… More

In the Fall 2016 issue, we saw how Patrick Bearden makes most of his… More

Traditionally, the makers of canvas and wire decoys covered their decoys… More

In the last issue, I demonstrated how I started carving this toucan decoy,… More

Using a 250-pound trunk piece of an American cherry tree, I decided to… More

For the following demonstration, I used knives for everything except the… More

When texturing feathers it is important not to burn too deeply. I turn… More

In a fire in the collector's home, debris from a crumbling fireplace had… More

Last issue, I discussed how to texture and prime the decoy. Now, it's time… More

In the article that appeared in the previous issue, I carved, sealed, and… More

In the last issue, I carved and primed a brant. Since both the Atlantic… More