As someone who has done nearly all of your tutorials, the move into slightly more advanced carvings is very welcome and a good rounding to your library. Also - he looks awesome! Best wishes to you this Christmas and thanks for the videos!

Greetings from Finland! Can I just say that the gnomes you make, are just fantastic! In ancient times, Tonttu (Gnome) was a very important creature amongst Finnish houses, people used to give gifts to them such as porridge and bread and such. Eventually Tontut faded away and only the remaining old folk were believing in them. Nowdays Tontut are only remembered as Christmas elves (I have always been against American Christmas elves, they're too flashy).
People nowdays just treat gnomes as some funny looking garden decorations. Mostly posing in disrespectful manner showing their arses or giving a middle finger. Which is just sad in my opinon.

Merry Christmas Doug, don't forget to leave a bowl of porridge and a cup of coffee next to your house to keep the small ancient ones happy :)

Oh man I've been waiting for a higher detail tutorial from you! Awesome timing because my Saturday morning is clear!

Absolutely thrilled to see this on my feed this morning! I started carving less than a year ago and am addicted! I’ve carved 62 Santa’s and 2 snowmen so far this year to give away as Christmas gifts and most have been based on your tutorials! Thanks Doug for sharing your talents and time. Appreciated more than you know!

I have been watching this video periodically for a few months and now that Christmas is coming on us, I plan on carving a half dozen or so as Christmas Presents.  The high water mark this video brings is the transition from cartoon eyes to realistic eyes in a carving most of us will do.  I loved the gnome's head a bit ago, but I see it this way, a gnome and Santa are mostly just a hat style away from each other.

The coolness made from your fingertips makes me happy!👍👏

🎅Linker! 🌹🍀

Have a happy smile! 🙏

A surprise Doug video💚🇬🇧🌱 joy of joys thanks for sharing Mr Linker

Fantastic Doug!  Really great work!

I can't tell you how many times I have watched this, but I can tell you I laugh every time at "ball of the nose". Hahaha

As a Truck Driver with boring down time. I think this is my Meditation.
Going to go back and start from your earlier videos.
You are a great teacher

Thanks for another holiday project!

Fantastic!  You are a great carver and teacher and I thank you very much.

Brilliant job sir.  I really enjoyed this video.  I know what I'm gonna be doing later.  LOVE IT.  I've not been carving a full year and because of  you I feel I had been doing it for years.  You got me carving and a friend of mine is carving because of me.  You started something over here in the UK.  STAY SAFE  mate.

That looks awesome!

Thank you another great video can’t wait till I try it 😂

I feel you could do a whole video on the “twang”. Popping the chip out after you slice it and sending it flying with a “TWANG”! Such an essential skill! 😂

Doug another awesome carving tutorial

Doug, you are an excellent teacher! Your demonstration of the eyes simplifies what has seemed like a daunting addition to my skillset. Thanks for all you do for the carving community.

Glad to see another tutorial. The master is back!

I wish “scoop ‘er out” worked that well for me.  😅. Can you, sometime, show the 3-corner cut slowly? I just cannot get it right.