Happy Surprised Pumpkin With Freckle Holes

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Scoop and sketch the layout

   Scoop to an even inch. Sketch the two wide oval eyes without pupils, a small triangle nose, the broad U-shaped smile, two crescent cheek slots, and six freckle dot positions. Keep the freckle dots at least 12mm from the smile corners and cheek slots.

2. 2

   Carve the two oval eyes

   Saw each wide oval fully through, starting from one side of the oval and working around the perimeter. Wide ovals require entering from the side since the blade needs room to begin the arc. Push each plug out from the inside.

3. 3

   Cut the triangle nose

   A small, neat triangle nose centered between the eyes. Score each corner first, then saw each side from corner to corner. Keep it proportionally small so it reads as cute rather than prominent.

4. 4

   Carve the U-shaped smile with teeth

   Saw the outer U perimeter, then cut the two tooth gaps on either side of the two upper-rooted teeth. Leave each tooth rooted broadly at the top lip. A wide, rounded U reads as surprise-delight rather than a simple grin.

5. 5

   Drill or cut the freckle dots and crescent cheeks

   Drill six 6mm holes in two clusters of three, one cluster per cheek. Then saw the two crescent cheek slots, positioning them between the eye corners and the freckle clusters. Push out the crescent plugs carefully.

6. 6

   Light and display

   A candle inside makes the crescent cheeks glow like twin moons beside the wide-open eyes, and the six small freckle holes dot the cheeks with pinpoints of light. Display at a slight downward angle so the cheeks catch the light from the front.

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