AS IN WATERFOWL DECOYS of SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO BY PAUL BRISCO pg.16 DAVID SIMANDL (1926-1973) CHATHAM ONTARIO/ CARO MICHIGAN. pg.84 DAVE WAS BORN IN CHATHAM AND KNEW A LOT OF THE LOCALS, INCLUDING CARL RANKIN, QUITE WELL, ALTHOUGH HE DIDNT START CARVING UNTIL HE MOVED TO CARO, MICHIGAN. THERE, HE WORKED FOR HIS FATHER-IN-LAWS AUTO DEALERSHIP BEFORE BECOMING A PRISON GUARD IN MARQUETTE. HIS DECOYS WERE ALL BRANDED TRUE NORTH DECOYS , WITH A STYLIZED SET OF COMPASS POINTS ON THE BOTTOM, AND MANY WERE SOLD AS WORKING DECOYS TO KENT COUNTY CLUBS. THEY ARE ALL LARGE, SOLID BIRDS WITH A GREAT VARIETY OF HEAD POSITIONS. HE DID MANY BLACKS AND MALLARDS, AS HIS LARGE STYLE WAS SUITABLE TO POND SHOOTING. A LITTLE RIG OF SIX OR EIGHT OF DAVES BLACKS WORKED LIKE A MAGNET. CANS AND REDS EXIST BUT ARE A RARITY. THE STYLIZED RAISED WING TIPS ARE A BEAUTIFUL TOUCH AND ADD TO THE SMOOTH FLOWING LINES OF DAVES BIRDS. HE TURNED TO DECORATIVE DECOYS FOR LAMPS AND WALL HANGINGS IN HIS LAST CARVING DAYS, WITH SOME BEAUTIFUL CARVING DONE ON FALLING MALLARDS AND HANGING MALLARDS.......
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