Wide Monster Mouth Pumpkin with Sixteen Pointed Teeth

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Layout and hollow

   Hollow to one inch of wall. Draw the dominating monster mouth spanning most of the front face. Mark sixteen tooth positions, alternating between upper and lower rim, and note that each tooth base should span the full width of the gap between adjacent openings. Also sketch the eight wrinkle hole positions and fourteen diamond cutout positions.

2. 2

   Cut the outer jaw boundary

   Cut the full outer boundary of the mouth including the outer edges of all sixteen tooth positions. Establish the complete jaw shape before removing any interior material.

3. 3

   Remove the mouth body in sections

   Working from one end of the jaw to the other, cut the gap on each side of every tooth and remove each gap piece. Check each tooth height as you go: trim any tooth to under one inch before moving to the next. Sixteen teeth means patient, methodical work rather than speed.

4. 4

   Cut the wrinkle holes

   Add the eight short curved wrinkle holes around the sides of the mouth, cutting each as a narrow arc slot. These are small and quick, but leave rind between each one and between the wrinkle holes and the nearest tooth root.

5. 5

   Cut the diamond cutouts

   Cut the fourteen diamond shapes last, working outward from the mouth perimeter. Leave rind between every diamond and between the diamonds and the nearest wrinkle or tooth. A detail knife with a fresh blade makes the cleanest diamond corners.

6. 6

   Light and display

   Place a battery LED inside and display on a low surface. The entire front of the pumpkin glows as one enormous open jaw. The short, broad teeth and flanking detail holes create a full-face effect that looks sophisticated rather than simply large.

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