Completed August 17, 2016, in pursuit of otterly chin whiskers and eyebrows... and then updated twice in the next couple of weeks when the original effort started to look more like ragged beard stubble (shown in the last pic). The final solution is a mix of boar bristles and waxed beading twine.

This fine gentleman has a home of his own now, but you can write to the Salamander if you’d like to discuss the creation of someone similar for yourself.