Spring 2025

WILDFOWL CARVING MAGAZINE
VOLUME XLI NO. 1
SPRING 2025

ON THE COVER
Tom Christie's preening hen mallard


REFERENCE: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Rick Burkman
PATTERN AND COLOR GUIDE: Ruby-Throated Hummingbird by Jean Minaudier

INTERVIEW: Tom Christie
Reflections from a Ward Living Legend.

DEMONSTRATION: 40 Spots for 40 Years, Part One
Lori Corbett
Carving a forty-spotted pardalote to celebrate WCM's 40th anniversary.
PATTERN: Forty-Spotted Pardalote by Lori Corbett

DEMONSTRATION: The Turtleback Harlequin, Part One
Keith Hendrickson
A new species gets the Upper-Chesapeake treatment.
PATTERN: Turtleback Harlequin by Keith Hendrickson

CLASS NOTES: Green-Winged Teal Drake
Rich Smoker
A bullet-fast gunning decoy.