cherry mermaid

[jartzh]

Semi finished the mermaid. scaled to about 4ft if standing. used cherry and it is so light I am having trouble hiding the glue line seperating her body from the scale half.
I am "baking/tanning" her in the sun to see how dark she gets. If it all looks good then I will recut the hair to give it "hi-lites". I am so opposed to staining but that is basically what I am doing with the UV rays of the sun.

[markken5889]

Re: cherry mermaid

neat idea, and very nice work!

Mark

[grdeno]

Re: cherry mermaid

very nice work was this carved or chain sawed? very hard but finishes great. nice detail love the cherry to work with
Gary

[jartzh]

Re: cherry mermaid

chain sawed, carved, sanded,... every tool I have.

I looked at it last night and it doesnt look like this pix at all. I will take another pix Sunday and post. Its getting darker every day.

[jartzh]

Re: cherry mermaid

after 2 weeks in the sun. its darkened quite a bit. This cherry does darkend and hide the glue lines just fine.

[torpidhummer]

Re: cherry mermaid

She looks great,thanks for sharing.
Oscar

[grdeno]

Re: cherry mermaid

Very nice work she is a piece to be proud of cherry is a great looking wood when finished .Agaqin nice piece.
Gary

[efmaron]

Re: cherry mermaid

WOW beautiful piece

[Brian T]

Re: cherry mermaid

Two weeks in the sun certainly gave her a tan! Looks really nice, like the scales.
Is it common for hardwoods to darken in the sun (or just cherry?)
Western Red Cedar turns silver outdoors but only if left unfinished.