Wrinkle-Browed Evil Pumpkin With Diamond Temple Holes

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prepare the pumpkin

   Hollow from the back to keep the face intact. Thin the inner wall to about 2 cm in the areas where the temple diamonds and forehead wrinkles will be cut, since dense rind makes small detail cuts harder to control. Dry the face surface before marking.

2. 2

   Transfer the full design

   Use a poking tool or pushpin to transfer all elements from a printed template: four arched forehead wrinkles, both eye openings with their pupil shapes, two nostril holes, the grin with eight tooth gaps, and all ten temple diamond outlines. Confirm every bridge between adjacent elements is at least 10 mm before committing to any cut.

3. 3

   Cut the forehead wrinkles

   Work through the four arched wrinkle openings first with a thin detail saw. Cutting wrinkles before the eyes ensures the forehead rind is still stiff and supported while you make these curved cuts.

4. 4

   Cut eyes and pupil tabs

   For each eye, cut the outer eye opening first, then carefully cut the pupil shape inside it, leaving the blunt flat bottom edge fully attached to the lower rim. The pupil root should span the full width of the pupil. Remove all loose rind pieces with the tip of a knife, not by prying.

5. 5

   Cut nostrils and grin

   Remove the two small nostril holes with a detail blade or small drill bit. Then cut the grin, working tooth gap by tooth gap from the outer corners inward. Root each of the eight triangular teeth along its full base before removing adjacent rind.

6. 6

   Cut temple diamonds and light

   Finish with the ten independent diamond holes around the temples, using a small detail saw or a sharp awl for the tightest ones. Place an LED light inside and check that the pupil tabs are glowing with a mid-level silhouette effect against the fully lit eye openings.

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