I cut the plaques out of 3/4” plywood and covered some with birch bark, maple veneer, gold paint or just stained cherry veneer plywood. The one is the reclaimed side panel of an old crate.
A few new fish plaques I built this winter
A few new fish plaques I built this winter
Mike N.
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Re: A few new fish plaques I built this winter
Hey Mike, you're becoming a regular artist. Nice work
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Re: A few new fish plaques I built this winter
You've been a busy little beaver. Those are really cool! Well done, Mike!
Love those Open Face Spinning Reels! (Especially ABU & ABU/Zebco)
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Re: A few new fish plaques I built this winter
really nice, Mike! Are those skin mounts, moulds or wood?...or a mix??
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Re: A few new fish plaques I built this winter
John- each one is carved wood- no resins or taxidermy.john elder wrote:really nice, Mike! Are those skin mounts, moulds or wood?...or a mix??
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Re: A few new fish plaques I built this winter
Even more impressive!!
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Specializing in saltwater reels...and fly reels...and oh, yeah, kentucky style reels.....and those tiny little RP reels.....oh, heck...i collect fishing reels!...and fly rods....and lures
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Re: A few new fish plaques I built this winter
Jon— Lol, I guess it would be more impressive if I could also carve a fish like those. I’m just a find it and build the plaque for it guy. I do love fish plaques for some reason, though.
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