Gnome

[Gayl Beals]

I turned a few Gnomes

 

[Tom Niemi]

Now those are neat! I really like those Gayl

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Very cool, Gayl! I've made a number of these as gifts over the years and they're always appreciated.

 

[Dave Hoskins]

Those are downright snazzy! I like them a lot, Gayl!!!

 

[Ryan Mooney]

I've seen other folks calling them Gonks, but by whatever name they are they're super cute. Nicely done!

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

Cool looking ones! I wish you had posted how you make them, specially how you attach the hair to make it look so natural.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Cool looking ones! I wish you had posted how you make them, specially how you attach the hair to make it look so natural.

The hair is fake fur that can be purchased at a fabric store or hobby shop. It's on a fabric backing. I use hot melt glue to attach it to the gnomes I've built.

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

The hair is fake fur that can be purchased at a fabric store or hobby shop. It's on a fabric backing. I use hot melt glue to attach it to the gnomes I've built.

Thanks Vaughn. May presume that the way of making them is as in the attached sketch?

 

[Ted Calver]

Gonk turning on the YouTube.

 

[Jonathan Shively]

Very nice Gayl. Like them a lot!!!

 

[Gayl Beals]

Gonk turning on the YouTube.

That is where I got from.

 

[Dan Noren]

good work! (that one in the middle looks like someone we all know....)

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Thanks Vaughn. May presume that the way of making them is as in the attached sketch?
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I do it pretty similar, except I just make a little hole in the fur with a hole punch and glue the ball nose to the "barrel" of the gnome. And I buy the wooden balls pre-made at a hobby shop like Michael's or Hobby Lobby.

 

[Toni Ciuraneta]

Gonk turning on the YouTube.

Thanks Ted. I wasn't that far from it. I assumed that the hair would cover everythin so I didn't think it would be necessary to make the head shape. Here you can see that I'm no turner.

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

Thanks Ted. I wasn't that far from it. I assumed that the hair would cover everythin so I didn't think it would be necessary to make the head shape. Here you can see that I'm no turner.

I hadn't ever seen that video. She makes hers a lot more fancy (and a bit more complicated) that I do for mine. Mine are a single piece of wood, and the "head" is just a tapered cylinder. It just takes a few minutes to turn each one. Then I cover the cylinder with the fur all the way around.