This is not a carvewright project so if the moderators want to delete it.
Took me several weekends to carve the tree and make the 3 houses. I won't bother you all with the many process photos, here are some of it finished, day and night photos.
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The left house is made from cedar boards, the center one I carved from a 20" diameter log section of pine, the right one I turned in the lathe to try to look like an acorn, it's cotton wood and pine.

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Closer on the gnomes.

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5 solar panels to run 2 lights each in the houses and 2 copper string lights for the steps.

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I don't really believe in gnomes, I mean really a bunch of old guys with beards and funny hats

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With the wood shop light on too.

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There are 9 gnomes scattered around, 2 are in the houses.
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What do you think of it? Thanks ~Mike