Here are two pumpkins I carved for Halloween this year. The first is a skellyton with a bat. Not a bad carving job for my first detailed carving. The second is a ghost in front of a tombstone. It was kinda difficult to carve this guy because the punkin was about 14" tall, and 9" wide. Basically, tall and skinny - with a 2" rind. So detail carving was a bit of a challenge. Not bad for my second detailed carving.

Tools used:
1 plastic scoop spoon
1 coping saw blade in a plastic handle
1 awl (for marking my template).

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