Carved Folk Art Coot Duck Decoys (Made with Wood from an Old Fence Post)

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Hand-Made Folk Art Pair of Coot Duck Decoys (Made with Wood from an Old Fence Post)
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My dad has been making hunting and fishing themed folk art for years. He has always sold it locally (wherever they have lived) and we finally decided to list some of his folk art online. Please understand these are not mass produced or imported items. My dad makes each unique folk art piece from hand and they are usually fairly big and heavy. These Coot decoys, for example, measure 6" (height...from the top of the head to the bottom of the body or base) x 12" (length...from the tip of the beak/bill to the end of the body)each and the pair of decoys weighs nearly 4 lbs. As I mentioned in the listing title, my dad only uses aged and weathered old barn/fence wood and while these materials add to the rustic look of each piece, this old wood is usually a lot heavier than what you will find on newer, imported items. Note...for my dad's decoy offerings (such as this one), the old wooden box is used to get the decoy off the ground for picture taking only and is not included. My dad will often use one of these boxes when he takes pictures of decoys and I just want to be clear the offering is for just the decoy.
One comment that has come up relates to how we ship these unique items. I just want to confirm my dad spends a lot of time individually wrapping and packing each of these folk art pieces to ensure safe transit. I have a ton of boxes and packing materials at our shop and I've watched him take more time then he would probably care to admit packing these offerings. When we have talked about this, he always says that because he spends so much time making each unique piece, he just wants to make sure it arrives safely to its intended destination. Please understand I am not exaggerating here, as I have never seen him spend less than an hour packing one of these offerings (and often times he will spend at least a couple of hours packing the larger items with multiple pieces). The time adds up because he will usually cut-down/alter boxes and packing materials specifically for each of these folk art offerings, which is a slow and tedious process.
If you have any questions, just let me know and I will talk to my dad (and get you an answer).
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