Show me your pumpkin!

[Silver21_Black20]

Mine . . .

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h290/midgetonadonkey/Pumpkins001.jpg

I screwed up on the spider and midge had to fix it. :lol

midgetonadonkey's . . .

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h290/midgetonadonkey/Pumpkins002.jpg

[Sonia_TX]

Very creative!

We just got ours yesterday and it's sitting there on the counter. I guess we should get to carving...

[The Red Hood]

http://i24.tinypic.com/141jc5h.jpg

[Slomo]

Mine . . .

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h290/midgetonadonkey/Pumpkins001.jpg

I screwed up on the spider and midge had to fix it. :lol

midgetonadonkey's . . .

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h290/midgetonadonkey/Pumpkins002.jpgVery nice!

What kind of tool do you use to get results like these?

[midgetonadonkey]

We cheated and bought a stencil kit with a few carving tools.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

http://i24.tinypic.com/141jc5h.jpg
:lol

[Slomo]

Do you have a picture or link to the tools? I'd like to know what type of blade is the best/most practical.

[Steve Irwin]

http://x29.xanga.com/d0603550d22a916240015/b11680892.jpg

[Beno Udrih]

http://x29.xanga.com/d0603550d22a916240015/b11680892.jpg

Self portrait???

[Shelly]

We haven't carved ours yet.

I heard that using a Dremel is a good way to carve a pumpkin.

[METALMiKE]

Mine ...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/metalmike07/100_1564.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/metalmike07/100_1598.jpg


My gf's http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/metalmike07/100_1599.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v513/metalmike07/100_1584.jpg

She used a stencil I did mine free hand.
:king

[Silver21_Black20]

Do you have a picture or link to the tools? I'd like to know what type of blade is the best/most practical.

Pumpkin Carving Kit.

http://www.pumpkinmasters.com/

[E20]

So what do people get out of carving a pumpkin? Just wonderng.

[T Park]

Tradition.

Fun.

Neat thing to have at Halloween.

What do you get out of being a damn killjoy?

[CuckingFunt]

I don't have a digital camera, but my punkins are fucking awesome.

[E20]

Tradition.

Fun.

Neat thing to have at Halloween.

What do you get out of being a damn killjoy?

Satisfaction. Inner peace. Just to name a couple.

[Shelly]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79419&highlight=pumpkins

I still need to figure out how we're gonna carve the 'growth'

[CuckingFunt]

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79419&highlight=pumpkins

I still need to figure out how we're gonna carve the 'growth'Side-load the candle and put the face on the top.

[CuckingFunt]

Or you could use the stem as a nose.

[dirk4mvp]

Satisfaction. Inner peace. Just to name a couple.


You were supposed to type it like this.



Satifaction.


Inner peace.


Just to name a couple.

[dirk4mvp]

btw, nice pumpkins everybody.

[ShoogarBear]

http://x29.xanga.com/d0603550d22a916240015/b11680892.jpgWell, we can guess what kind of tool you used.

[ShoogarBear]

I don't have a digital camera, but my punkins are fucking awesome.We're talking about the orange plant.

[CuckingFunt]

We're talking about the orange plant.Oohhhhh... Gotcha.

Well, those punkins are pretty awesome, too.

[Shelly]

Or you could use the stem as a nose.


Yeah...I think my husband mentioned doing that. The fairytale pumpkin doesn't stand up on it's own, so I'll have to carve in it's side.

[T Park]

Shoog did you have some candy corn today? Cause those jokes are reminiscint of cornyness.

[angel_luv]

Wow- you guys are great Pumpkin carvers.

[RashoFan]

I don't have a digital camera, but my punkins are fucking awesome.
Oh Baby!!! :eyebrows

[Slydragon]

cheap cell phone cam
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i196/Slydrag0n/40057447941.jpg

[Steve Irwin]

Well, we can guess what kind of tool you used.
Yea... I had to scale it down or else my "stencil" would have taken two pumpkins which I didn't want to buy another. I had to decrease mine by half, unfortunately.

[duncan228]

Great idea for a thread Silver21_Black20!

We love Halloween around our house. I especially love pumpkins.
We usually go through several a season but this is our first this year.
It looks great, the cell phone pic doesn't do it justice.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/googlePumpkinKitty1.jpg

[Slomo]

Pumpkin Carving Kit.

http://www.pumpkinmasters.com/Thanks!

Shelly
I thought about the Dremel, but the oone I have runs on mains power, and I'm not sure it's safe to use it on a pumpkin.


We don't celebrate Halloween over here (although quite a few shops are trying to get us into it, but my daughter had a scholl project that required carving a pumpkin, and I made a mess of it - so I was curious how you guys do it.

[Slydragon]

I bought the kit at a store, It had me tape the image I wanted to the pumpkin and then it came with a poker tool and I poke holes all along the lines. The closer you do the holes the more easy it is when you have to cut.

After that I take off the stencil and basically connect the dots, but instead of a pencil it's a knife connecting them.

[Taco]

http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2293/tacopumpkinkr8.jpg

[Summers]

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a131/bluepooh72/family%20pics%20and%20vids/misc%202006/pumpkinfamily.jpg

These were our pumpkins last year. I decided to draw them because it was so muggy I didn't want them to rot in 2 days. I haven't done any pumpkins yet this year. I guess I'd better get on it!

[Summers]

Thanks!

Shelly
I thought about the Dremel, but the oone I have runs on mains power, and I'm not sure it's safe to use it on a pumpkin.


We don't celebrate Halloween over here (although quite a few shops are trying to get us into it, but my daughter had a scholl project that required carving a pumpkin, and I made a mess of it - so I was curious how you guys do it.

Ah, beginner's tips... :) You have to cut off the top first so you can scoop all the seeds out. Stab the knife in and saw it around the stem in a way that will allow you to put the top part back on like a lid. If you plan to put a lit candle in the pumpkin, you need to cut a little vent hole in the lid to avoid the inside of the pumpkin getting burned and sooty. Then just carve your face or picture out.

[ploto]

Ah, beginner's tips... :) You have to cut off the top first so you can scoop all the seeds out. Stab the knife in and saw it around the stem in a way that will allow you to put the top part back on like a lid. If you plan to put a lit candle in the pumpkin, you need to cut a little vent hole in the lid to avoid the inside of the pumpkin getting burned and sooty. Then just carve your face or picture out.
I sprinkle cinnamon on the inside of the top so that when the candle burns, it smells like pumpkin pie.

[CuckingFunt]

I still have one pumpkin left to carve (a green one) and wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. I don't normally use the stencils when carving, but when I went to the art supply store today I found a stencil of a Lucha Libre mask.

It shall be awesome.

[2Blonde]

The best way to carve them is to use a linoleum cutting/carving tool that you can find at any craft store. They come with an assortment of different size tips for less than $10. Also if you just go shallow when carving and don't go all the way through the pumpkin then the pumpkin will look cool when you light it.

Here is picture of what the cutting tools look like.
http://www.nettally.com/palmk/StaedtlerCarvingTools.jpg

[2Blonde]

Unfortunately I didn't get to carve any this year. I was doing good to get all the decorations out. My yard and porch do look kind of cool though.

[SpursWoman]

dead links :(

[marini martini]

Kool as shit S W You rock :toast

[Shelly]

The mutants have arrived and were a pain in the ass to carve. My husband was like a mad scientist with the growth.

http://i23.tinypic.com/5d57om.jpg

http://i20.tinypic.com/x1xcsx.jpg

[Steve Irwin]

The mutants have arrived and were a pain in the ass to carve. My husband was like a mad scientist with the growth.



http://i20.tinypic.com/x1xcsx.jpg
very nice! best one so far.

[RashoFan]

Very nice!!!
User's is bad ass I must say...

[blizz]

I read that the best tool to use is a variable speed jigsaw at it's lowest speed. a dremel will burn the pumpkin and grab all the fibers inside and just get all tangled and jacked up. routers work well also. i think i'll give the jigsaw a try this year. does anyone know where i can still get a good pumpkin?

[Shelly]

My husband was using the Dreml on the growth one. It smelled so bad as he was grinding away. I'm sure I'll find pumpkin pieces everywhere.

[midgetonadonkey]

I like the Transformers one.

[ploto]

Check out these pumpkin stencils...

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/features/pumpkin_stencil061018.html

[sa_butta]

Great job to all.

[Slomo]

Check out these pumpkin stencils...

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/features/pumpkin_stencil061018.htmlNot very scary...


:lol

[Shelly]

Hey Slomo, do you have Fasching in Slovenia? We used to do that when I lived in Luxembourg...if I remember correctly, it's in February?

[Slomo]

Hey Slomo, do you have Fasching in Slovenia? We used to do that when I lived in Luxembourg...if I remember correctly, it's in February?Yes, Fasching or Mardi Gras is when we dress up and act as total fools :)

It's end February/beginning of March (it varies).

[CheapBastard]

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee261/cheapbastard_2007/pumpkin.jpg

[Shelly]

Yes, Fasching or Mardi Gras is when we dress up and act as total fools :)

It's end February/beginning of March (it varies).

Do kids come to the door for candy? I vaguely remember doing that or having some come to our door.

[Slomo]

Do kids come to the door for candy? I vaguely remember doing that or having some come to our door.Yes they do. Donuts (without the hole) are the traditional sweet to give, but kids prefer sweets of all sorts. They're several carnivals over the weekend and general stupid (drunken) behavior for a few days, it's quite nice. The idea is to celebrate the end of winter and the imminent arrival of Spring.

One of the nicest carnivals is in Venice and since its just a 2,5 hours drive from here, we go to see it every few years. It gets so crowdy that they have policemen regulate pedestrian traffic at intersections.

[Shelly]

Yes they do. Donuts (without the hole) are the traditional sweet to give, but kids prefer sweets of all sorts. They're several carnivals over the weekend and general stupid (drunken) behavior for a few days, it's quite nice. The idea is to celebrate the end of winter and the imminent arrival of Spring.

One of the nicest carnivals is in Venice and since its just a 2,5 hours drive from here, we go to see it every few years. It gets so crowdy that they have policemen regulate pedestrian traffic at intersections.

:lol Okay, so I DO remember my time over there!

[Slomo]

:lol Okay, so I DO remember my time over there!Of course you do!

It's not like you're ancient or anything.

:p:

[SpursWoman]

He still wants to make a few adjustments, and video doesn't do justice to how it looks in real life ... but here's this:


5FzPELHdDfc

[ploto]

Cool

[I. Hustle]

Hey ladies! We wanna see your pumpkins

[Dr. Gonzo]

I didn't get to carve a pumpkin this year. :depressed

[DisAsTerBot]

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg221/cccchris007/punkin.jpg

[SpursWoman]

Here's mine:


http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/christyran1228/christyspumpkin.jpg


User's






http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/christyran1228/chrisspumpkin.jpg



My skeleton!


http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn257/christyran1228/IMG_0860.jpg

[marini martini]

Mine!:toast

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff231/marini-martini/PUMPKINS.jpg

[I. Hustle]

Here is Orion's http://www.innergeek.us/blog/2007/10/geek-pumpkin-deathstar-sm.jpg

[tlongII]

http://www.maniacworld.com/pumpkin-carving-4.jpg

[Taco]

http://www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2293/tacopumpkinkr8.jpg

[Taco]

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/9507/stpumpkinah8.png

[MannyIsGod]

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa136/Msalgado80/n1268103162_152713_223.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa136/Msalgado80/n1268103162_152722_176.jpg
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa136/Msalgado80/n1268103162_152723_422.jpg

[Taco]

MannyIsGod
I got Fristed in the ass

:wow:wow


I'M SORRY DID I MISS SOMETHING? :lol

[MannyIsGod]

:lol

Just Bill Frist giving it to me really good.

[Taco]

:lol

Just Bill Frist giving it to me really good.

:lol