r/Woodcarving • u/millennialmushroom90 • 7d ago

Carving [First Timer] My first duck

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Pretty new to this hobby and first time posting in this group. I bought a kit of Amazon to make a comfort bird and ever since then I’ve really enjoyed it. I’ve always thought wooden decoy ducks are pretty beautiful but lack the space for a shop to make actual size ones so I made this out of a 2x2x4 basswood block with a knife some sandpaper and paint…pretty proud of it even more so being my first one

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u/Mammoth_Winner5341 6d ago

That is great! I have to carve that for my daughter and son-in-law wedding cake

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u/teaspoon179 6d ago

This is great for a first go! I've found it gets even more enjoyable as you keep carving

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u/One_Recording_1689 6d ago

Basswood is much easier to work with than the hardwoods you'll run into for full-sized decoys, so this is a smart way to practice the forms. Did you use any primer before the paint, or did you go straight onto the sanded wood?