Thanks to all that leave me a trail of wood chips to follow.
No time to carve now, but I will be back!
lessons learned.. the #3 fishtail gouge, a good bench knife, a good detail knife and a macaroni gouge is all you really need
And a strop loaded with Herbs Yellowstone.
Am sure you can get the proper leads from the Ward Museum in Salisbury, Maryland. The Ward Brothers were decoy carvers during my father’s hunting years. I have shot over their decoys and still have a pintail decoy signed by Lem Ward carved in 1936. The World Championship Wildlife Carving Competition is held every year in Ocean City, Maryland, my home town. You can find the Ward Museum and info on the carving competition on the net.