Making a few Foam Decoys

[SteveH2112]

Got grandpa's molds out, ordered some beads and made a mess! A few decoys too!

[Carolina Lures]

How do you put the foam into the mold if you dont mind me asking? I'v seen some made out of cork and they carve it into shape. I was just wondering how you get your shape when using foam.

[PurpleGold]

That is awesome! Thosed decoys look pretty dang good too! With Herters being shut down, I bet a bunch of people wish they had some molds like that, I know I do. That would be fun to do, especially if they turn out as good as yours did.

Do you know if you can buy molds like that anywhere today?

[SteveH2112]

Making the decoys is fun. It's not cheap, but that's not why we do it. I buy the unexpanded foam beads and then cook them in the molds until they expand. There are a few companies that sell molds. R&R sports for one. This one is a magnum diver (size of Herters 72) and makes a pretty nice bird. I trestle coated these, but might just go with painting them next. The next batch is going to be mostly Oldsquaws and Brant I think.

[Hroonk]

I think the most impressive part is that your wife lets you set up your drying rack in the kitchen!


Nice birds!

[gottaflylee]

What great looking decoys...well done!!!

[SteveH2112]

Starting on a few Brant and then some Old Squaw

[crispy167]

always wanted to try making some foam and/or cork dekes. that's a sweet job thanks for sharing!