JGR duck

[GrampaJim]

Made this for a friend who is a duck hunter.  I used Butternut, Mahogany, Walnut and Aspen.  The head is Poplar with a green paint wash. 

Edited March 23, 2024 by GrampaJim

[TAIrving]

Very nice Jim!  I love the choices of different types of wood for the different parts of the duck and pond.

I have a question about the wood you used.  I see the butternut for the beak and the aspen for the tail and ring around the neck and I see the walnut for the darker parts.  So the lighter brown parts must all be mahogany.  But I see 2 distinct shades of medium brown, one more yellow and the other with a slight pinkish glow.  Are these 2 different pieces of mahogany?  Or is there yet another wood that you did not tell us about?  Inquiring minds want to know.  

[Zoot Fenster]

Gorgeous! Love the walnut shadow.

[GrampaJim]

1 hour ago, TAIrving said:

Very nice Jim!  I love the choices of different types of wood for the different parts of the duck and pond.

I have a question about the wood you used.  I see the butternut for the beak and the aspen for the tail and ring around the neck and I see the walnut for the darker parts.  So the lighter brown parts must all be mahogany.  But I see 2 distinct shades of medium brown, one more yellow and the other with a slight pinkish glow.  Are these 2 different pieces of mahogany?  Or is there yet another wood that you did not tell us about?  Inquiring minds want to know.  

Actually the beak is Yellowheart, The Butternut is most of the body, and the mahogany is most of the "water."   If/when I make another one, I will probably change some things, maybe Cherry for the body and something else for the water.

[Scrappile]

That is an awesome piece.  Love the colors you chose.  Great job.

[rjweb]

Very nice, excellent choice of woods, RJ

[Peter N White]

Great work.

[MarieC]

Jim, Wonderfully done.  Absolutely awesome!  Could you explain how you did the "green paint wash"  was it actually paint?....If so was it acrylic?  or was it a dye?  Thanks!

[GrampaJim]

I just grabbed some craft paint (acrylic)that was sitting around,  put some in a cup and mixed in some water.   The poplar was green already, but I was trying to delay how green poplar turns brown.  

[wombatie]

He looks real.  Well done.

Marg