Pumpkin Station 3000
Lisa and I were going to have a pumpkin carving party but we didn't have an 8 person pumpkin carving table. I had to do something Stat! (that is med-speak for fast. I think it is shorthand for statistically short in duration or something).
Anyway, we needed a carving table or everyone would end up sitting in the driveway. Fortunately, I had an ugly sheet of plywood around. I plopped it on two saw horses and cut 8 ovals in it. Each oval would hold one pumpkin. Next I put a big mouth in the center to place the trash can beneath. That would be convenient. Finally, I reinforced the underside of the Pumpkin Station 3000 with a couple of lengths of scrap wood.
Now that we used the pumpkin station 3000 I can report that it worked really well. Only one person cut off their finger and when they did, we were able to throw it right into the trash can. I call THAT a success.
Oh yeah, I used a router on all of the edges to round them off and prevent splinters. You don't have to do that but it worked well for me.
Anyway, we needed a carving table or everyone would end up sitting in the driveway. Fortunately, I had an ugly sheet of plywood around. I plopped it on two saw horses and cut 8 ovals in it. Each oval would hold one pumpkin. Next I put a big mouth in the center to place the trash can beneath. That would be convenient. Finally, I reinforced the underside of the Pumpkin Station 3000 with a couple of lengths of scrap wood.
Now that we used the pumpkin station 3000 I can report that it worked really well. Only one person cut off their finger and when they did, we were able to throw it right into the trash can. I call THAT a success.
Oh yeah, I used a router on all of the edges to round them off and prevent splinters. You don't have to do that but it worked well for me.
When I am not carving pumpkins, I run the world's most private drugstore. ShopInPrivate.com
Also, last year, my company took over RomanticGifts.com, so if you need a romantic gift for Christmas, a birthday or an anniversary, please consider our wonderful store.
My co-workers and I run the biggest store for bachelorette party items in the world. It is lots of fun. We have fun jobs.
Look everyone, My Book, Extreme Pumpkins - At Amazon
and My Second Book, Extreme Pumpkins II is there too.Ok, this is just getting silly. My books are now at Barnes and Noble's (Extreme Pumpkins and Extreme Pumpkins II, Borders (Extreme Pumpkins and Extreme Pumpkins II), and a ton of independent book stores, (see BookSense.com.)