Does anyone carve pumpkins?

[Roadie]

Thin from the inside, I'm assuming?

Yes, from the inside. I go vertically from the bottom toward the top and it works great.

 

[DrunkleJon]

But doesn't thinning the wall so much cause pumpkin meth mouth?

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

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I ordered one of these. they're on back order but as far as cleaning pumpkins it's the best that I've seen. as for the saws I use the little ones that came with the kids kits for the small cuts and like said earlier a drywall saw for the big cuts.

 

[paperairplane]

Jig saw works well if you have to go power tool.

A thin coat of motor oil will preserve a pumpkin nicely and prevent mold.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Don't make it so difficult, just get a Dremel.
Game over.

 

[PDevlin75]

I've used a dremel on a pumpkin in the past... It was nice for carving layers of depth into the pumpkin!

Just wear goggles though - I found that It sprayed fine bits of pumpkin all of the place.

 

[hunter_le five]

Don't make it so difficult, just get a Dremel.
Game over.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2uVS0XXAyE[/ame]

 

[Melana]

Ooohhh... a dremil.
OMG what is wrong with me?

 

[MaddBaggins]

We carve some every year but we have to wait until the day before Halloween. Otherwise, they dry out and shrink before the Trick or Treaters come by. The heat and dry air mess up a pumpkin pretty fast around here.

 

[MaddBaggins]

My favorite from the web. So demented. That movie was horrible.

 

[Melana]

This was a PITA

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[Psylocide]

Carved this cemetery thing up in like 10 minutes. I'll never tell how many toothpicks were used to put **** back together.



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[wzd]

re: detailed pumpkins don't last long at all

We sprayed all cut edges with PAM and stuck in the fridge. Put outside when really ready, they kept pretty good. The oil decreased the evaporation that kills the shape. But the oil soaked in some too. Never caught on fire from it, but we were worried a little.

This was only for morning/midday to night though.

 

[Homercidal]

re: detailed pumpkins don't last long at all

We sprayed all cut edges with PAM and stuck in the fridge. Put outside when really ready, they kept pretty good. The oil decreased the evaporation that kills the shape. But the oil soaked in some too. Never caught on fire from it, but we were worried a little.

This was only for morning/midday to night though.

Halloween night, light that sucker up!

 

[gratus fermentatio]

This was a PITA

Great job! That squash looks scary & tasty at the same time.
Regards, GF.

 

[Homercidal]

We got 6 pumpkins gutted two nights ago. Haven't had time to plan anything, let alone carve!

Maybe after the football game tonight we can sit down and chop a few holes in these things.

I also got some squash, like an acorn, but yellow/red, and cooked that up two nights ago when we got back from the farm. Was pretty tasty.

 

[xandersaml]

All done

WOW! Too cool. :rockin:

 

[wzd]

My favorite pumpkin website: http://www.extremepumpkins.com/ , especially the Pumpkin Pyrotechnics section.

 

[1977Brewer]

I done this just meow. Googled Mike Wazowski Pumpkins and free handed this to my skill level. I'm happy with it.


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[Cyclman]

I am the first to admit I have little fab talent, but this was fun.

 

[unionrdr]

My youngest son & I carved these a lil while ago while helping SWMBO prep for later. Need some better night shots later...

 

[Foosier]

Had to add my handiwork. Really like the "nose" pumpkins. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1446330053.619438.jpg

 

[sloanfamilydsm]

My helpers with their creations
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[masaba]

Nice! Here are ours.

 

[kenoglass]

Here's mine finally

 

[jmcquesten]

Here's the ones we carved this year.

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[brewshki]

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[Melana]

Not the best

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[Melana]

All lit up

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[unionrdr]

Night shots of ours my son took;