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Back in 1976 I entered the World Championship Decorative Decoy Pairs for the first time with a pair of Common Goldeneyes.\u00a0 These were judged Best in World, my first World title.\u00a0 Following that I was commissioned to create another pair of decorative Goldeneyes.\u00a0\u00a0 I had not seen those birds for over 35 years, but recently had the opportunity to view these as well as a pair of Buffleheads created in 1979-80.<\/p>\n

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The Goldeneye and the Bufflehead pair were carved from basswood and the bodies were hollowed for flotation.\u00a0 Certainly, at that time Basswood was the best option for me.\u00a0 It finished and carved very well and also was great for a very finely detailed surface, but, due to the weight of the wood, required hollowing for correct flotation.\u00a0 It was not until 1981-82 that I first used a piece of Tupelo, given to me by Tan Brunet, to carve the Muskrat for my 1982 Best in World Decorative Life Size piece \u201cAlong the Grand \u2013 Black Ducks and Muskrat\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Both of these Buffleheads from 1979-1980 had First placements in a number of shows.\u00a0 So, they are representative of the high quality of carvings from that era.\u00a0 At the time we had \u201cProfessional\u201d and \u201cAmateur\u201d levels of competition and later this was changed to \u201cOpen\u201d and \u201cIntermediate\u201d.\u00a0 I began competing Professional in 1975, so all of the awards the Goldeneyes and Buffleheads won were at that level.<\/p>\n

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The original owner of these Goldeneyes and the pair of Buffleheads wishes to sell these birds. \u00a0They are all in pristine condition. \u00a0For information on these anyone interested in additional information can contact me at pat@godinart.com<\/a> or 519-448-1244.<\/p>\n

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