Three Stegosaurus Holes Pumpkin Carving at Blue Hour

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prepare the pumpkin

   Cut a lid from the back so the display side is unbroken. Scoop the interior until walls are an even inch thick, paying extra attention to the areas where all three holes will sit. A thinner wall there makes cutting easier without weakening the broad rind bridges.

2. 2

   Plan hole placement

   Hold all three printed templates against the pumpkin before taping any down. You want at least an inch of solid shell between each stegosaurus shape and the edges of the pumpkin. Photograph the arrangement with your phone before committing so you can refer back during carving.

3. 3

   Transfer and carve the large hole

   Tape the largest template first and trace its outline with a poking tool. Cut along the line with a detail saw, working around the body from the belly through the legs and then the back plates. Push the cutout inward gently once the line is closed.

4. 4

   Carve the two smaller holes

   Transfer the medium and small templates to their planned positions. Cut each in the same sequence: belly, legs, plates, tail. Work one hole at a time and set each cutout aside rather than letting them fall inside, where they could block your saw angle.

5. 5

   Refine the edges

   Use a small spoon to clean any ragged pulp from the inside of each aperture. Run your finger along each hole's inner edge to find thick spots, and thin them carefully so each shape glows with consistent brightness.

6. 6

   Display on the patio

   Set the finished pumpkin on a dark table with a fence behind it at blue hour. Drop in a bright LED puck rather than a candle so the three holes read as three equally bright dinosaur silhouettes.

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