How Do I Carve A Pumpkin Using Stencils?
You can carve some truly beautiful and artistic pumpkins freehand, but if you want to create really detailed carvings you’ll want to use a pumpkin stencil. If you’ve never carved a pumpkin this way before you may be a bit intimidated, but don’t worry, its easier than you think and you’ll love the results. And all you’ll need is a couple of extra tools to trace and cut out the pumpkin stencils. Below is step by step tutorial on how to carve your pumpkins using a pumpkin stencil. PUMPKIN STENCIL CARVING TOOLS Pumpkin Carving Tool #1Some sort of Carving Saw is essential for carving fine, detailed areas when using a pumpkin stencil to carve a Jack-O-Lantern. During the Halloween season you can buy these as part of a kit, or you can use an X-acto knife with a key-hole saw blade. Safety note – Only use a saw type blade, not a knife blade for carving pumpkins using a stencil. Pumpkin Carving Tool #2A Transfer Tool is used to transfer via very small holes your pumpkin stencil designs onto the
How To Carve a Pumpkin * Carving a pumpkin isn’t hard at all provided you have the right tools, knives, pumpkin carving designs and a few directions. * First, take a few hours to hunt down just the right pumpkin. Watch out though. Some orchards, pumpkin farms and grocery stores charge by the pound. With a 10-20 pound pumpkin, you could be looking at a hefty price tag. Better go for the one-price-fits-all pumpkin. * Download the pumpkin carving templates you’re interested in. Many websites give away free pumpkin stencils in exchange for checking out the rest of their site. See below for a list of pumpkin carving articles. * Lay down some newspapers or a big tarp to catch all the pulp and drippings.
