3 - Inch Gnome - Tutorial C

OOPS  I got ahead of myself.  I got carried away whittling the Gnome, and did too many steps, without stopping to take photographs.  I'll put up a photo,  plus a description of the actual smaller steps.  Sorry, but some times I just get carried away when whittling.....

Make a stop cut in front of the ears to extend the beard line up to the bottom of the hat.

Remove a sliver of wood in front of the ear up to the stop cut.

Make stop cut at the pocket line, and remove a sliver of wood down to this stop cut.

Make a stop cut to define the top of the mustache, and remove a sliver of wood down to this stop cut.  (NOTE: This stop cut can be a rather tight arc/curve, and may test your knife's tip.  The Murray/Mertz detail knife is up to this task, I'm happy to report.)

Make a stop cut to define the bottom of the mustache.  Use the knife to remove slivers of wood up to this stop cut.