Tom Taber Duck Decoys and You
A Tom Taber duck decoy is not just for hunting. If you’ve ever seen one you’ll agree that they’re the perfect addition to the design of any room. The hand painted wood that’s carved to perfection he uses could be the definition of future-proof. They’re always finished by him and contain his signature on the bottom. Whether you are a hunter looking to attract more waterfowl, or a collector looking for an intricate piece to add to the mantel of your fireplace, you’ll find them top notch quality and worth having over anything else.
A duck decoy has been a part of the hunter’s gear for more than two hundred years, but it wasn’t until 1918 that the first known decoy collector, Joel Barber started. He also wrote the first book about decoys as collectibles. In the 1970 the market took a big jump ahead and decoys became popular as decorative elements of the house. If you appreciate a hand carved piece of wood art painted to let the wood grain peek through the layer, you’ll love Tom Taber’s creations. They come in life-like, magnum and super magnum sizes. While the super magnum is usually much bigger than the real bird, it’s considered to be effective at attracting them from farther away. They also look better as decoration.
Hunters usually take a few decoys with them when they’re on bird sight. The number of the bunch depends on if they’re hunting for sea duck or species that travel in smaller flocks. If you’re alone at a pond you will probably get away with just a dozen decoys, for others you may want to have up to 50 of them. A Tom Taber carving costs from $30 to several hundreds or thousands depending on how common the actual piece is. They’re all unique in a mechanical sense but a limited series edition will be worth a lot more than market price for a serious collector.
Only the best tools and paints are used and they’re all unique. When he carves a new statuette he only uses the best old wood available, some even decades old. It also means that every single piece will probably have a worm hole, a knot or other sort of error in the material, that’s why they’re all distinct and different from each other. The stain technique used by him is often attempted by replicators, unsuccessfully.
There are replica duck decoys available on the market, and that’s probably the biggest compliment an artist can have. If he’s good enough to be copied, he’s good enough for you to buy a carving from.
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