That is a beautiful base, congrats!
Small update with my mannequin: I realized that the real axe would be way too heavy for the hands, and it was technically the wrong axe as well. I bought this foam axe hand from night haunt ($32) and a wood handle from lowes for $10. The handle was a ***** to weather because it came with varnish/laquer/shellac on it, not sure which. I sanded it, used lacquer thinner which made it super sticky so that's why I think it was shellac lol, re-sanded, and then stained. I think it came out pretty decent. Gotta buy varnish to add depth. Might add blood.
Looks okay?
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