PAINTED WOODDUCK (LIFE-SIZE)

you are cookin-with-gas on this one ! another beautiful duck presented with great photography skills too.

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Hi Dave,

I wondered when you were going to showcase one of these. They are absolutely beautiful birds. I agree that this is one of the more colorful birds to watch. And this is a beautiful carving. It is much too nice to simply label it as a decoy, however. These are usually rather bland and bear only a semblance to reality. This is a work of art. I simply could not imagine putting this one to work. It should be in a display case.

Again, thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Hi Dave!

I agree with you, the Wood duck is about the most beautiful in the duck family.

I was on a river canoing once, & in the 7 mile stretch, a pair of wood ducks kept just ahead of us the whole time..

I love your carving talent, & your painting skills are exceptional.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Hows it sit in the water?

Nice decoy, I collect them (at least my own) and can totally appreciate the work involved.

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That is awesome, How many hours does it take to complete something like that.

-- Hope Never fails

Wow Dave the ducks are impressive. I like the way you give a description of the duck and how you carved it. You’ve got talent. (I’ll keep my little carved dog on a tether so he doesn’t chase your ducks!)

Looking forward to more of your beautiful work.

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That is truly amazing, what beautiful work!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

When I went into broadcast journalism during my first career they said “you should know something else beside broadcasting in order to be a success.” They’d point to the reporters who covered the Supreme Court. They were all lawyers. They’d point to the health reporters…they were doctors. The football game announcers were all ex-footballers. Here we see an example of a naturalist…who just happens to like woodworking. The most successful are those who multiply their interests…this painted piece of wood is a duck. It might not quack…but it’s a duck.

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That is beautiful. You certainly have some talent. I would assume that it takes as much talent to paint the bird as it does to carve it.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

now THIS one is my favourite.. just too beautiful of a bird not to be a favourite

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

The bird looks great! Does anyone else look at this type of duck and think of star wars? I think their heads look like a storm trooper or darth vader helmet.

-- Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us; establish the work of our hands- establish the work of our hands! Psalm 90:17

I love Wood Ducks (used to eat them cooked with wild rice in a past life time, but that’s another story my kids just loved it) and yours is splendid, thanks for the post.
PS – I don’t kill things to eat or otherwise anymore except for an occasional human being. LOL

-- Only the Shadow knows....................