Making of Hunting Decoys [Hardcover]

William Veasey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1986

This is the most important book ever written on how to make hunting decoys. You are taken step-by-step in great detail through the making of eighteen different decoys, literally covering every aspect of the art. We have included everything you need to known to make your own decoys and we promise you that once you start you will never stop. The Making of Hunting Decoys presents the following 15 award winning decoy artists explaining in their own words how they do, and you can, create duck replicas of these 18 types: Carl Addison-Ring-necked Duck Robert Biddle-Baldpate Dan Brown-Green Winged Teal(hen and drake) Delbert "Cigar" Daisey-Atlantic Brant Paul Dobrosky-Canvasback Hen Harold Haman-Canada Goose Charlie "Speed" Joiner-Wood Duck (hen and drake) Ned Mayne-Red Head Terry McNulty-Pintail Frank Muller-Currituck Swan and Goose Ralph Nocerino-Black Duck Roe "Duc-Man" Terry-Whistling Swan William Veasey-Mallard Gilmore "Butch" Wagoner-Upper Bay Canvasback Harry J. Waite-Bufflehead

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd; First Edition edition (September 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887400736
• ISBN-13: 978-0887400735
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #752,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the biggest bargain in decoy carving books, August 9, 2005

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Major Dad (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making of Hunting Decoys (Hardcover)

I've been carving decoys and acquiring books on the subject since the 1950s. Currently my library contains about 50 titles covering the collecting side, the hunting side, and decoy construction.

Many of the books on construction, particularly those authored in the past 20 years, lean heavily toward making decorative "waterfowl art" rather than working decoys. I seldom refer to them. However, there are two notable exceptions.

One is Grayson Chesser's "Making Decoys the Century Old Way", which is long out of print and which commands a price of over $150 on the used book market. The other is "Making of Hunting Decoys", which I consider to be one of the "must haves" for anyone who has an interest in traditional decoys.

In this book, Mr. Veasey has included pictorial step by step construction of over a dozen decoys by well known makers... only one of whose work transcends the line into the decorative field. Study of the photographs will provide the reader with a wealth of information and helpful tips on construction, much like a visit to the carver's shop.

Painting tips are given by each featured carver in a separate section in the rear of the book. This is the weakest portion of Veasey's work, but the construction pictorial more than makes up for it.

If you are interested in making your first decoy, improving your work, or just learning about a vanishing craft, this book is a bargain. Fortunately it's currently fairly easy to find in the used book market.

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for hunting decoy carvers., April 15, 2000

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Bill Humphreys (Blackwater Decoy Company) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making of Hunting Decoys (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful book that belongs on every hunting decoy carvers shelf. Bill Veasey takes a look at the construction and painting of 13 different species of hunting decoys. What makes this book so unique is that you can see many different decoy makers styles, patterns and painting techniques. These decoys range from the most simple to very complex. Perfect for the guy that just wants to make a few blocks to hunt over, but equally as informative for the serious competitive decoy carver. Bill Veasey has been around the decoy world for many years and always incorporates his unique insight and style in all of his works. Of them all though, this is probably his best.