LumberJocks Woodworking Forum banner

Project Information



VIDEO

My first, and as yet, only decoy duck carving. She is a female mallard and is carved in European Lime.
There are more pictures on my website www.craftsman.mosaicglobe.com and there are more images on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftsman/sets/72157605107492608/

Its not up to competition standards but I learned a lot from doing it!

Gallery

Comments

· Registered
Joined
·
14 Posts
Niice job! Pretty good for the first one.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
4,054 Posts
Well if you didn't mention the "standards" , I would have given it a Blue Ribbon !!
The details in carving and then painting , are absolutely incredible in my book : )
 

· Registered
Joined
·
4,420 Posts
A great looking carving, I marvel at the detail.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
681 Posts
Beautiful carving! I'm impressed.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
422 Posts
She's a beauty
 

· Registered
Joined
·
1,171 Posts
Andrew,

That's one wonderful duck! Great carving. Thanks for posting.

L/W
 

· Registered
Joined
·
11 Posts
Absolutely beautiful! Many years ago I used to collect decoys. Are you familiar with the Ward Brothers? I would have been very happy with your decoy in my collection.
 

· Premium Member
Joined
·
20,131 Posts
That is awesome! Looks more like a duck than a real duck!! One of my cousins used to make duck decoys. The NRA wanted him to supply them for some kind of awards or something, can't remember just what they wanted them for. He turned them down, didn't want to have to produce a lot of them on a tight schedule and meet deadlines. I can't say I blame him, I turned down the opportunity to write professionally for the same reason.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
97 Posts
Like all things in nature, the beauty is in the details. You should be very proud of your work. Keep us posted on future projects.
 

· In Loving Memory
Joined
·
8,391 Posts
Fantastic work and a real pleasure to look at.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
415 Posts
Very nice work. Great job on the finish.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
86 Posts
What?!?
It's not up to competition standards?
It looks life-like to me.
I really like the step by step process on your flickr page.
It's very well done.
 

· Registered
Joined
·
521 Posts
Beautiful girl!!!!! Wow, she's great. Super…..................
 

· Registered
Joined
·
426 Posts
That is way to pretty to put into the water as a decoy. That looks more like a Blue Ribbon candidate to me. I wish I had the talent to do projects like this.

Great job!
 
Top