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I was looking through my image files today, & found this one.
As you can see this was carved in 1982. This was my first attempt at carving a Duck in flight.
If you look at it closely, you’ll see an error I made, & didn’t discover it until I was halfway done. Rather than tossing it, I finished it anyway.
I couldn’t see all that work go to waste.
The error was the overlap of the wing feathers. They’re the wrong way, this poor Duck could never fly.
You can compare the carving to the pattern picture that the overlap is incorrect.
The carving looks good as long as you don’t get too picky. Or as they say, it looks good from the road.
The material is Cypress barn board, with no finish. the size: 8” x 14 1/2”
-- -** 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
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CharlieM1958
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posted 974 days ago
Now how can you be sure he couldn’t fly? :-) My dad is a decoy carver. I think I’ll send him this without the story and see if he spots it.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
jockmike2
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posted 974 days ago
Hey Dick it sure looks like a gold duck to me. I should ship my golden egg i made and glue that just below the picture. mike
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MsDebbieP
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posted 974 days ago
good idea Charlie!!
Glad you didn’t toss it out. Isn’t it amazing how good you were at this – at your first attempt at it.
Mike—heheeh that’s a good idea!!! :)
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Chip
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posted 974 days ago
That is a beautiful carving Dick. Glad you didn’t toss it. Thanks for sharing it with us.
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.
Diane
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posted 974 days ago
I see no error, I’m an artist and I don’t see it so I bet few people will either. It looks pretty good to me.
Diane
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scottb
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posted 973 days ago
Error? Short of digging out a book on birds, I’ll have to take your word for it.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 973 days ago
I just added the picture I used as the Pattern, for comparison.
-- -** 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
MsDebbieP
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posted 973 days ago
oh yes… BIG mistake.. oh yes…
I still wouldn’t have noticed it unless you had pointed it out and even then I am still thinking “so??”
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 973 days ago
If it looks like a Duck, I guess that’s the main thing.
-- -** 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
MsDebbieP
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posted 973 days ago
it looks like a GREAT duck!!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 973 days ago
I just added another view.
-- -** 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
MsDebbieP
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posted 973 days ago
sure looks like the painting!
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Jeff
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posted 973 days ago
Very nice, Dick. Overlap smoverlap.
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN