Some tools just don't work very well. Big Knife - Only a hack would use a giant knife to remove the top of a pumpkin. If you don't have a sawzall handy and must use a knife to get through the thick area at the top of the pumpkin, use a boning knife. The blade is thin enough to carve a somewhat round cap. Otherwise your cap will look like a retarded stop sign. Dremel tool / Roto-sip - Man, I thought these two would be great at carving. I even bought a "carving" tool for my dremel. I had high hopes. Unfortunately, I never considered the fibrous nature of the pumpkin. As you try to carve a straight line using a spining carving tool, it will slide through some spots and then snag a fibrous spot and jerk to one side. These two tools just don't work. Use a jig saw for carving and you'll be much happier. The in and out motion is much easier to use. A Torch - Trying to burn a pumpkin is like trying to light a block of ice on fire. They are mostly water. A torch doesn't do much. Circular / Miter / Radial Arm Saw - If you want to slice a pumpkin like a loaf of bologna these might work, but for anything else, forget em. If you want to take a slab off of a pumpkin to make it sit or lie flat, a cross cut hand saw will do the job in no time. Pumpkins are soft and easy to cut. Here are some links to pumpkin carving tools that I like to use. I tried to spend some time to find you guys great deals. I think I did a good job of it. |
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