Carving a Jack-o-Lantern(which knife would you use?)

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Last night my wife, my oldest daughter and I carved our first pumpkin(for practice and for grins and giggles). We picked up one of those kits with the different designs and my wife and daughter wanted to try them out.
My daughter chose the wolf and I have to say it turned out much better than expected.
Now I was thinking, while we were doing this, and I was curious which knife will you fellow knife nuts use to carve your pumkins?
Any crazy design ideas while we're at it?
Iquiring minds want to know.

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The thin, serrated saw-type knife that comes with those kits is pretty much ideal for doing a pumpkin, but if I HAD to choose one of my knives from home it would be my Calypso for the large stuff and my Case Canoe for the deatil work.

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And a large khukuri for those times when you FUBAR a pumpkin and have to star over
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Of course, you might have so much fun that what was once acceptable becomes FUBAR
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Dave Fulton

 
For the detail work use an eye surgeon's laser scalpel. A bit pricey, but you'll love the control you get.
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A JackKnife?

I agree, a slim blade works best, one of those melon testers probably would work great.

I spent some time in Mexico and those fellows at the glass factory had taken hacksaw blades, normal size ones, and sharpened one side and used them for knives, that would really be flexible and easy to use for that. The didn't spend a lot of time on making them, and they just wrapped tape or stuff around the one end for a handle.

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I don't have a solution,

But I admire your problem.

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I like the filet knife idea! I'd say ideally a knife with a blade that is thin like a fillet knife (width and thickness), but is only about four inches long.

I use a Puma Huntec liner lock that does the job beautifully.

Maybe something with an Axis Lock would be safer... (shameful promotion of my personal favorite).

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Have carved a jack-o-lantern every Halloween for the last twnty-five years, and tried a wide variety of carving, filet and craft knives. The serrated saw blades in the kits do a far better job than any knife I've used - just be careful not to twist them hard or you'll break the handle.
 
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