I am really pleased with this new crow. I am getting quite a set of watch crows around the house. Somehow, they are comforting if you put them at the top of a bookcase where they can see the whole room.
I find this cedar surprisingly hard to carve. I have to keep my knives very sharp but the incense of the cedar shavings filling the room makes it worth the extra effort.
This decoy is available for sale on Etsy here.
-Jim
I have been working on a new fuller bodied crow decoy pattern. Here is a the first rough carving using it.
Do you have any old wooden crow decoys or carved wooden crows?
If you do, I would love to hear about them.
-Jim
I have been too busy to get any extended time in the shop this last week. When I get even a few minutes free though, I seem unable to stop carving wooden crow decoys. The family Corvidae has my attention.
This is not a full bodied crow but in the ‘flattie’ style. It is also for sale on my Etsy shop.
I had a hard time getting together a pattern for my crows. Does anyone else have trouble finding good bird patterns? Please let me know if you have found some that you are really satisfied with. I have been photographing birds and making my own.
My father does a lot of metal work and a couple weeks ago I had asked him to make me some straight bladed draw knives. I got them and they turned out great. You will be jealous, I promise. I will post pics of them soon.
-Jim
