[Closed] Pumpkin butchery!

Last year's effort. Needed to be bigger really, but about 2-3 hrs of carving. Remember that you don't have to cut all the way through to get the effect.

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Some smaller ones for the kids to carry around

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This chap is fairly handy:
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This was a big favourite last year.. bit more sinister this time round too..

how's about that then guys and gals...

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Turn the pumpkin and use the stalk as a nose then use the pumpkins converging wrinkles to suggest expression

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Those end-on ones are brilliant! I did the Death Star last year, not sure about this year.

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this wins them all.

fact.

lol at above 😀

mental innit? the way the light makes it come out! AAAARGGGHHHHHHH

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video how too;

[edit] bugger that's what happens when you have flash disabled in your browser and can't see the other videos 😳

looks familiar.

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I'm doing a Hello Kitty one tomorrow. I'll post a picture if it doesn't look bobbins.

Here's one I did for the kids earlier:

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previous efforts
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we haven't decided what we're doing this year yet.

Wow! ^^

I wish I was the slightest bit artistic.

Kryton, yours has it's own unique charm.

Got 3 to do in the morning with the kids. I will be doing one of those end on one's and my kids love the sick ones. I will stick a couple of pics up after I have done them.

Wow! ^^

I wish I was the slightest bit artistic.

I'm not , all the patterns for the more elaborate ones come off t'interweb. Pin the design to the pumpkin and prick the pattern onto the pumpkin skin then start at the centre and work out. Simples (it needs to be for me 😀 )

What tools did you use Carlos? I usually just use a couple of knives and obviously a spoon to hollow it out. I keep meaning to sharpen up a spoon and get some other tools for detail work.

Anybody use a Jr rhacksaw blade? It looks like this might work well. Also some of the above must use small picks and even dremels for the detail work.

Bolleaux to your modernity and pumpkins. Northern Old School turnip here. Not a swede, it's a turnip. Or a neep for the Jocks. Turnips are it.

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We've got something a bit like [url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PUMPKIN-CARVING-COMPLETE-KIT-TOOLS-TEMPLATES-RECIPE-BOOKLET-/271088196030?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_Occasions_ET&hash=item3f1e1d99be ]THIS[/url] but use an old soup spoon for hollowing out , one of the tools in our kit is a little like a junior hacksaw blade. We also use a board pin (the ones that have a plasticy bit that stands proud) to prick out the patterns.

Cheers. I might be copying your Halloween tree one if I can find a similar template.

These were mine and the wife's efforts last year. Given she is American she introduced me to the pumpkin carving kits which make things much easier.
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Cheers. I might be copying your Halloween tree one if I can find a similar template.

YGM , 😀 .

hopefully it worked

Thanks Carlos, goes to show there are still some kind people left out there.

Got a knight, a wolf and a panther planned. Last year did these with a Swiss army knife, kitchen knife and a scalpel, its a wonder I have fingers left....
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halfway through and end on one.. it's looking nice.. the teeth are good but I've blown it a bit with the eyes.. will post pics shortly..

I'm sure that you can hardly contain your excitement.. 😀

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the wife's alternative pumpkin creation this year

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^^^ That is just wrong!

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Wow some of these are fantastic!! Thanks for the ideas guys, definitely need to up my game this year it seems!

Got my 3 done for this year. I will try and post pics later. That tree one from page 1 took me the whole of shrek to do.

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Only basic ones here, but great fun had with the kids

if i get time i've got another two to go.
Couple of proper dodgy wobbly bits on this one.

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My attempt last night, in preparation for all the neighbours kids coming round tomorrow night. Way harder to cut neatly than I expected.

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im done. the swiss army knife is going away.
the panther was a total nightmare.

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the knight was far easier.
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These are my first efforts

Started off with something basic....

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Then inspired by the work on here decided to give something more 'artistic' a try, 5yr old daughter choose the subject...

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Arrrgghhh, flippin photobucket keeps screwing with the rotation, I give up with it.

I've just seen this nefarious character posted on a friends facebook page..

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Some really good pumpkins, thanks for sharing everyone. [url= http://itsnotjustaboutabike.blogspot.com/2012/10/making-jack-o-lanterns.html ]Link[/url] to ours from this year.

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Inspired by some of the ones posted on here I carved my first ever pumpkin.

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While I was scooping out his brains I dropped him on the floor, was gutted at first but then decided to work with it and make him the Tony Montana of the pumpkin world.

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djglover FTW!!! ROFL.

this years, really pleased with the wolf by my 7 year old son
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+1 djglover!
superb!

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