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This regal looking fellow is handcarved from basswood, painted with acrylics then finished with several coats of satin varnish. He is life-size about 19” or 20” long. The rump has been notched out with a saw to accept the tail, then the whole rump area is built up and around with auto body putty, then shaped and carved. I try to make the tail a stronger wood than basswood…. usually maple if I can find some laying around someplace…. cherry would also work.
THANKS FOR VIEWING MY GALLERY!
-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 621 days ago
wow that is beautiful! i love all the detail you put into your work. it shows that you have a great sense of pride for your creations. keep up the great work!
ND2ELK
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posted 621 days ago
Hi Dave
We better start calling you the duck master. I have never seen none better. I’m glad your ducks arn’t sitting on a pond some where during duck season. I would be crawling on my hands and knees to get to them because they look so life like. Outstanding work! Thank you for posting.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
Scott
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posted 621 days ago
I don’t know how long you have been carving but you have a vey high quality. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
-- Scott, Kentucky ----- "Let us so live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry" Mark Twain
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 621 days ago
Hi Dlcarver;
Welcome to lumberjocks.
That’s some real fine carving work. (not to mention the finish).
Beautiful!
Lee
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Rich_S
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posted 621 days ago
Very very nice! How long have you been carving?
-- Rich, Madison WI
Scott Bryan
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posted 621 days ago
Hi Dave,
I can’t get enough of these posts. They are simply beautiful. They are so realistic.
Thank you for the posts.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.