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First Time Sort of Making animal (bird)

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
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I started this about 3 hours ago, I really don't have any carving tools, never did anything like this before…

In the background are the tools I've used so far, except for some not too good exacto blades I'll break out tomorrow, if I bother to sleep…

Even though its not anywhere near done, I have a question…

Without me saying what it will be, can anybody tell me what it looks like to you…

I'm hoping she'll know when I give it to her.
 

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I'm actually not sure what a duck looks like…

And I should add that's it isn't related to Thanksgiving…

Her Birthday is Monday. months ago when I was visiting her she had something to do and I saw a bunch in her kitchen…

When I asked she said she collects them, and not a house full, just a few in the kitchen.
 
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I thought maybe baby chicken. I can't carve to save my life so please don't think I'm criticizing it when I say it needs more beak.
 
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I worked on it another 1 1/2 hr, so here is another pic as I go along…

Maybe it is a baby chicken, good thought Joe…

I'm thinking the bit of flatness on the head make it look more chickeny…

I'm not sure you can call this carving considering I've been using whatever I think will do the job.
 

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#12 ·
It looks exactly like a wood pigeon to me just spot on well done .I wonder if I can suggest you might find using an angle grinder with a flap disc possibly on larger projects though it is easy after a short trial I found it so anyway. Alistair
 
#14 ·
I'd go with a dove, just bring the beak back a little. If it breaks off glue if back on. At the point you're at now, I would use a smaller knife, like maybe a very sharp pocket knife.
regards
Ed

BTW
To carve a dove, just take all the wood away that doesn't look like a dove. :)
 
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Made a couple of changes I hope for the best…

Turns out it is a dove, it wasn't close to a chicken…

She is actually my friends Wife, I care about his family more than my family and their children (with some exceptions)...

He is very good with me, trusting me because he knows I never really had anyone in my own life, and knows how difficult it had become as the years pass. I get to visit them once and a while.
 

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#18 ·
It's looking pretty good now. I'm not an ornithologist so I'll just say that it looks like a bird, you pick the species. It does need an eye though - I can't see one in the pic. If you google "how to carve bird eyes" you might find something easy to do once you wade through all the cr@p about buying glass eyes.

If carving is something you think you might get into then send me a PM. I've got a few generic carving how-to books laying around somewhere I can send you.
 
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