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So what do you all think the best knife to carve a Jack-O-Lantern would be?
It would seem that an OTF from Microtech would be just the thing. I don't own one yet but maybe Santa will be good to me. I would like to hear how well serrations work though.

Bob
 
How about a filet knife? A long slim, thin blade, better than any serrations for detail work.
 
It may not be very manly, especially for a guy that owns dozens of knives, but the best blade for pumpkin carving I have is the cheap little saw-like blade with a plastic handle that I got a few years ago in a pumpkin carving kit. It's serrated & thin, so it works well for detail. I've tried fillet knives, serrated steak knives, even my Spyderco Delica -- nothing beats it for speed & precision.
 
I have to second the "pumpkin kit" saw. Mine has a orange handle. It cost $3.00. They should offer it as a tactical OTF with a tritium button, so you can scare the crap out of your pumpkin. I've carved 4 so far. #5 is soon to meet it's demise.
 
Scare the crap outta your pumpkin? That would sure beat having to scoop it out.
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One of those ROTO saws that is shown on the infomertials would probably make fast work out of the job also.

bob
 
I used a Khukri and a modified/heavily reworked Kris Ninja-To on my first one, this year. While it is no longer suitable for display as a Jack-O-Lantern, unfortunately, I am happy to report that I got one of those beautiful, perfect tip cuts that you read about now and again...

Very satisfying to look at your target...to KNOW you hit it...to not see a mark on it, while your wife points and laughs at you...and then to watch the top half of the pumpkin just sort of slowly sliiiiiiide right off and topple to the ground.

Most gratifying. And I probably couldn't do it again if I tried. Certainly not with an audience! But once was enough...yeah, right...I don't NEED to do that...I can stop ANY time...*TWITCH* *Giggle* *TWITCH*


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Vaya con Queso!!!
 
MT Kestrel auto serrated with the tritium button for the night cuttings. Add a Vector for the bigger jobs.
 
last year i used my rather worn opinel, and it did a wonderful job! I suppose it's a bit low-brow, but it worked for me!
 
AR15fan - The Rotozip's a good idea, I drive right by their factory on my way home every night. "4 out of 5 contractors prefer Rotozip for their pumpkin carving needs!"
 
As others have said in this thread.....The best knife would be a small saw.I had the plastic ones like kirch ,but they didnt last long "broken."So now I use the little saw in my Victorinox.Very sturdy except it doesn`t lock =]....my only gripe.

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Esav,

Count Dracula had nothing to do with it. It was all Phillip's doing.

Jack O Lanterns were originally believed to scare away evil spirits on Halloween. We figured that all those cutesy, happy faced pumpkins that everyone else carves wouldn't do much good. So far this style works.

Besides, it looks COOL.

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This is where serrated knives come in handy.

Somebody try it with a fully serrated Spyderco Military and post the results in the knife testing forum!

I'll probably try the saw-blade on my SOG Power Pliers, but I'm itchin' to take my new Dremel tool to one of those orange squashes!
 
The pumpkin saw Kirch mentions has always done the trick (no pun intended).Thanks to STIHL I will try the saw on my Swiss Tool next Halloween!

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Last night we carved three pumpkins. My wife used a Wusthof boning knife, our youngest son used a Sabatier boning knife and I used a 70's vintage 6" Normark filet knife. The wife did not support my suggestion of our old chainsaw.
 
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