Round Eyes Square Tooth Jack-O-Lantern Classic Pumpkin

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prep and hollow

   Cut a back lid and scoop the pumpkin to a consistent 25 mm inner wall. A slightly thinner wall makes the round eye holes easier to cut cleanly without a wobbling blade. Wipe the inner surface dry once hollowed.

2. 2

   Mark the face

   Draw two evenly spaced circles for the eyes using a round cookie cutter or compass as a guide. Add a centered triangle for the nose below the midpoint between eyes and mouth. Sketch the wide grin last, drawing three square teeth into the top edge of the smile arc before committing to the cut.

3. 3

   Cut the round eyes

   An apple corer or drill bit gives a cleaner circle than a knife on a curved surface. If using a saw, trace the circle in small overlapping strokes working around the circumference. Keep the blade as perpendicular to the surface as possible.

4. 4

   Cut the nose

   Cut the small triangle nose with three clean straight strokes. Pop the triangle free and clean the interior edges with a craft knife.

5. 5

   Cut the grin with square teeth

   Outline the full smile arc, then cut down the two sides of each square tooth from the upper lip line, leaving the top of each tooth rooted. The three short vertical cuts between teeth create the square profile. Clear each tooth gap before moving to the next.

6. 6

   Light and enjoy

   Center an LED tea light just behind the nose hole. The two round eyes and the toothy grin glow simultaneously from one central source, giving the design a warm, evenly lit look from across the street.

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