How To Use Pumpkin Carving Tools

Just follow your marks with the engraving tool until you have the entire outline cut out.

How to use pumpkin carving tools. For small holes and pumpkin acne and freckles use your power drill. Video shows all steps in detail. Smiley face pumpkin patch spider web and then use carving tools to make it come to life.

A sharp serrated knife will be your main tool for cutting and carving sections of your pumpkin designs. Once you have the design marked out it is time to use your pumpkin carving tools. Here we demonstrate how to use a dremel type tool to trace the pumpkin stencil and to carve out the pumpkin stencil.

You can start by tracing the outline of your pumpkin drawing using an engraving bit in your rotary tool. This allows light to shine through but not nearly as much as a full on hole through the pumpkin. The Dremel 7700 Cordless Rotary Tool is perfect for carving and etching your pumpkin this HalloweenLarn more about Dremel 7700 tool.

When it comes to the right knife look for one with a sharp point that punches through tough skin without too much pressure and a slim but robust serrated blade for making easy work of pumpkin chunks. Etching and relief chisel. Draw or find a stencil online for a familiar shape examples.

Then we carefully cut through the outlines of the mask leaving enough solid pumpkin to hold it in place. Its preferable to carve the hole in the bottom of the pumpkin to cut off any bumps so the pumpkin will sit level. The simple keyhole saw is invaluable for basic pumpkin cuts such as the picture above.

They allow you to carve deep trenches. Then draw in whatever you want using markers. The cleanup tools help to add small details and remove any unwanted pieces of pumpkin.