Hello Folks, Welcome to my first attempt at decoy duck woodcarving. She will be a female mallard, lifesize, and will be painted to be as realistic as possible. The intention is for the duck to be displayed as decoration rather than be used in hunting... she would probably sink anyway!
She is made from European lime wood.
I will post updated progress as quickly as I can.
Please visit my website to see some more of my work...
Blocks glued together ready to start... 
Initial roughing down to form the basic body shape. I am not trying to achieve the final dimensions but to 'sketch' the general outline. If you try at this stage to be too accurate, you risk going wrong with no way back!
Head profile cut out, with basic lines drawn on to shape the rest of the head.
Head shaped roughly. The head is more delicate now as the surface area of the glued section is getting smaller. Any heavy shaping should be done now to minimize risk of breakage.
I think that I have got over the awkward stage when it can be frustrating to not be able to 'see' what it will look like. That stage can be the make or break of the whole project.
She's not finished yet... Please check back soon!
or visit my flickr site...http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftsman/sets/72157605107492608/
Or my website http://craftsman.mosaicglobe.com
