Theatrical Sorrowful Pumpkin With Cascading Tear Pattern

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prepare and map the cascade

   Hollow from the back and thin the wall to 1.8 cm. Before transferring anything, draw the full twenty-four hole cascade layout on paper and confirm that every bridge between adjacent holes is at least 12 mm wide. Adjust hole sizes or spacing on paper until all bridges pass.

2. 2

   Transfer everything

   Transfer the complete design using a poking tool: drooping eye windows with vertical bar positions, six forehead wrinkle holes, two nostril placeholders, the ten-gap frown positions, and all twenty-four cascade tear and diamond positions. Measure every bridge on the pumpkin after transfer.

3. 3

   Cut forehead wrinkles and eye windows

   Start with the six curved wrinkle holes, then cut the outer frames of the drooping eye windows. Remove the rind on each side of the vertical bars last, keeping both bars at minimum 14 mm width.

4. 4

   Cut frown gaps

   Remove the ten mouth gaps along the downturned frown arc, from outer corners inward. Leave uniform rind bars between each gap.

5. 5

   Cut cheek cascade

   Work through the twenty-four cascade holes from the top of each cheek downward, alternating between left and right cheeks to keep stress balanced. Pierce each hole with an awl first, then use a detail blade to cut the full shape.

6. 6

   Light and display

   Insert a bright LED and view from three meters away. The teardrop and diamond cascade should glow like a veil of falling light across the cheeks. Place on a mantle or high shelf where the full height of the cascade is visible.

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