Ben Schmidt A Michigan Decoy Carver 1884-1968 Booklet 1970 Scarce

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Ben Schmidt A Michigan Decoy Carver 1884-1968 Booklet 1970 Scarce:
$24.00

Ben J. Schmidt
A MICHIGAN DECOY CARVER
1884-1968

Collected and Edited by
Lowell Jackson

1970
Lowell Jackson
Birmingham, Michigan

Softcover Booklet
24 pages

A rare illustrated booklet (somewhat like an exhibition catalog) of famed Michigan Decoy Carver Ben Schmidt. Ben Schmidt carved his first decoys in 1914 when he needed a rig for hunting and ended up becoming one of the best-known carvers in Michigan. His life-like style is atypical of the area, but other carvers have adopted and copied it since it was originated. With a band saw borrowed from a friend, Schmidt roughed out the decoy\'s shape and further refined the piece with a hand axe, lather\'s hatchet, spokeshave, plane and rasp. All of Schmidt\'s hollow decoys have been drilled out from the bottom and some have attached bottom boards. He relief-carved the wing tips and tail feathers, but for the other feathers, Schmidt took a rather unique approach. Using tools that he made himself, he impressed feather outlines by tapping these metal tools with a hammer. In this manner, Schmidt textured the surface of the bird with feathers of different sizes.

This booklet features 4 pages of various articles on Schmidt, and 14 pages of photographic reproductions of his decoys of various fowls. Current prices on this book seem to range between $45.00 - $135.00, so this one is a bargain! Booklet has a couple of small stain spots on the front cover and a small teat at the top of the spine but is otherwise in nice condition. 7\" x 10\"

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