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In the last issue of Wildfowl Carving I showed you how to carve the head for an American wigeon hen. In this article we’ll make the body. I use two separate pieces of wood for the body. One is a bottom board that will allow me to place my glue line above the waterline. The second is the top part of the decoy. The main reason I do this is to save money on materials. I don’t need a piece of four-inch wood to produce this decoy.When you use what’s readily available in your region you will save some money. The two-part construction also speeds up the hollowing process.

Read the rest of this article in Wildfowl Carving Magazine's Winter 2010 issue!