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| Pumpkin Tools | |
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Keyhole Saw The sharp theeth on this saw can slice through a pumpkin's tough shell, and its flexible blade allows for curved cuts. Pumpkin Master saw tool will also do. |
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Scrapers Sculpting tools, such as the large plaster scraper and smaller fleshing tool, remove pulp and thin a pumpkins walls. |
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Awl, Needle tool and pin These are good for transferring designs from paper to a pumpkin. Tape template to shell, and trace it by poking holes. Pumpkin Masters poker tool will also do. |
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Miniature Saws The thin, sturdy blades on these saws are perfect for carving irregular shapes such as slanted eyes. |
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Linoleum Cutter This item is used to carve detail into the surface of a pumpkin with great accuracy. Such as the thinning of pumpkin flesh to achieve glowing gouges. |
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Power Drill This tool makes it fast and easy to create small holes for accents or allover patterns. Can also be used for christmas lights poked through each hole. |
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Mellon Baller Carve spherical chunks out of the shell of a pumpkin. The depressions will glow when light shines through them. |
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Cookie Cutters Common baking tools can make uncommon designs. Tap a cookie cutter with a rubber mallet to penetrate shell. |
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Wood Gouges Create strips in the shell of the pumpkin using these carpentry items. The strips will glow when you add a light source. |
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Hole Cutters Used by potters to create holes in clay, these short metal pipes with a sharp end and a capped one will work well on pumpkins, too. |
| © Martha Stewart Living October 2006 | |
