How To Use Pumpkin Carving Tools

You can start by tracing the outline of your pumpkin drawing using an engraving bit in your rotary tool.

How to use pumpkin carving tools. Just follow your marks with the engraving tool until you have the entire outline cut out. But itll also give you control over neatening edges around small intricate sections. The Dremel 7700 Cordless Rotary Tool is perfect for carving and etching your pumpkin this HalloweenLarn more about Dremel 7700 tool.

The cleanup tools help to add small details and remove any unwanted pieces of pumpkin. Dont drill very deeply. Try to keep the pumpkin innards and moisture away from the chuck and the motor ie.

Using tools like an exacto knife carve out the lines of fancy designs by following the shape of it. A sharp serrated knife will be your main tool for cutting and carving sections of your pumpkin designs. Etching and relief chisel.

Once you have the design marked out it is time to use your pumpkin carving tools. Draw or find a stencil online for a familiar shape examples. Use the dots to transfer the design and then connect them with a marker or free hand to avoid dark lines left on the pumpkin.

The simple keyhole saw is invaluable for basic pumpkin cuts such as the picture above. They allow you to carve deep trenches. Then we carefully cut through the outlines of the mask leaving enough solid pumpkin to hold it in place.

Video shows all steps in detail. Its also much easier to place the pumpkin over a light source rather than lowering the light like a candle into the pumpkin. Its preferable to carve the hole in the bottom of the pumpkin to cut off any bumps so the pumpkin will sit level.