Three-Eyed Monster Warty Pumpkin Carving

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Find smooth panels and hollow

   Examine the pumpkin to find the face side where three equal smooth patches exist in a row for the eyes and a wider smooth area below for the mouth. Hollow through the top to a 2 cm wall thickness, noting any wart roots on the inner wall.

2. 2

   Mark the three eyes and nose

   Draw three equal circles across the upper face in the smooth patches. Center the triangle nose sketch below the middle eye. Confirm all shapes sit at least 2 cm from any wart cluster.

3. 3

   Mark the toothed mouth

   Sketch a broad arcing mouth with three thick attached teeth. Mark which teeth root to the top and which to the bottom edge of the mouth opening. Keep teeth at least 3 cm wide at their roots.

4. 4

   Drill the eye holes

   Use a spade bit to drill all three eye circles cleanly. This is faster and more precise than sawing circles on an uneven surface. Drill straight in from the outer face at a perpendicular angle.

5. 5

   Cut the nose and mouth

   Saw the triangle nose and then each mouth void in sequence. Free one void at a time, confirming each tooth remains solidly attached before moving to the next section. Clean rough edges with a paring knife.

6. 6

   Display on the garden path

   Set the pumpkin low on the garden path with an LED tea light inside. The low warm glow plays off every wart and bump around the carved features, giving the monster face a naturally shadowed frame.

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