Advanced Pumpkin Carving
By SJW
October 23, 2008 • Fact checked by Dumb Little Man
Aside from those waiting until October 29th so they can purchase a last minute, half dying, discount pumpkin, I’d be willing to bet that most of you have a pumpkin either in your kitchen, in your car, or on your front porch.
Many of us, me included, will carve those pumpkins and come out with the same sorry looking creation – eyes not level, one tooth, etc. I honestly understand; it’s tough work, we’re not knife people.
If you are looking for a new twist to your pumpkin carving routine, impress your family by creating a real masterpiece. I will admit that I haven’t tried this yet but a few readers have recommended this site to me so I checked it out.
In short, turn this:
In to this:
If carving pumpkins isn’t enough for you, the site also tells you how to choose pumpkins, photograph your pumpkin, etc. It’s a lot of information and frankly, it’s borderline compulsive but they do a nice job of it.
Check out Pumpkin Carving 101 for all you’ll ever want to know about pumpkins. If you are only interested in the cool carving tricks, check out carving with stencils.