I've had a few guys ask for pictures of how I make my goose silhouettes. I made 7 sets of three yesterday so here are a few pictures. These will set up on land or they will float in water. Each three decoy set weighs about 1 pound. I have a large snow sled that I can put 20 sets in this sled and pull to where I'm going to set up.
This picture shows a 1/8" sheet of Masonite with patterns layed out for cutting.
This picture shows me rough cutting each decoy.
This picture is finishing the cuts on the scrol saw.
This picture is a decoy painted.
This picture show the legs. I use 1"X2" furring strips. I cut one leg at 30" and two legs at 26". To each of these I glue and screw a 7" piece on one end for the decoy leg.
This picture is each leg painted. You can paint to match the ground you'll be hunting most.
This picture show a set of three folded up. I take a 4"x4" piece of 1/2" plywood and screw and glue the 30" leg to it. In two corners of the plywood I drill a 1/4" hole. Then I take a 2 1/2"X 1/4" bolt with a washer and push through the hole from the bottom. Then take the two 26" long legs and drill a 1/4 " hole 1" from the end without the leg. Take these legs and put onto the bolts. Take a washer and a Nylock nut and tighten so there is pressure when you try to turn legs out.
[img]http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/homer_059/007.jpg
This picture show the set folded out.
Like I said, you can set these up on land or in the water. I take every third set and make each decoy face out. All the rest face the same direction. Every forth set I add a heads up decoy. For years these were the only type of goose decoys I used. For around $50.00 you can make 20 of these sets. It took me about 20 hours to make 20 sets. You can do all this with minimal tools.
Hope this is understandable and helpful.
old duck.
This picture shows a 1/8" sheet of Masonite with patterns layed out for cutting.
This picture shows me rough cutting each decoy.
This picture is finishing the cuts on the scrol saw.
This picture is a decoy painted.
This picture show the legs. I use 1"X2" furring strips. I cut one leg at 30" and two legs at 26". To each of these I glue and screw a 7" piece on one end for the decoy leg.
This picture is each leg painted. You can paint to match the ground you'll be hunting most.
This picture show a set of three folded up. I take a 4"x4" piece of 1/2" plywood and screw and glue the 30" leg to it. In two corners of the plywood I drill a 1/4" hole. Then I take a 2 1/2"X 1/4" bolt with a washer and push through the hole from the bottom. Then take the two 26" long legs and drill a 1/4 " hole 1" from the end without the leg. Take these legs and put onto the bolts. Take a washer and a Nylock nut and tighten so there is pressure when you try to turn legs out.
[img]http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u172/homer_059/007.jpg
This picture show the set folded out.
Like I said, you can set these up on land or in the water. I take every third set and make each decoy face out. All the rest face the same direction. Every forth set I add a heads up decoy. For years these were the only type of goose decoys I used. For around $50.00 you can make 20 of these sets. It took me about 20 hours to make 20 sets. You can do all this with minimal tools.
Hope this is understandable and helpful.
old duck.