I made these little guys as my first 2 sided, 3D carving on my new CNC.
The cherry one on the left was from a file on Vectric's website. I scaled up the file to make the larger Sapele one. That led to a lot of "learning" as it wasn't as straight forward as I thought it would be, but I'm a lot more comfortable now with this aspect of the software, so future projects should go more smoothly.
What you see is for the most part straight off the CNC. The only sanding required was around the perimeter where the two carvings meet, and on the flat of the tail. I continue to be impressed with the surface quality possible with a CNC. To do these by hand is beyond my ability and desire to learn how.
John