Traditional patterns for pumpkin carving?

This year I used my #73 and it worked great! Freshly sharpened 1095 went through it like butter. Used it solely for all 3 of our pumpkins.

The knife was an anniversary present from my wife in may and this year was our first Halloween with a child. So I wanted to use something more memorable than the normal kitchen knife. This year also happens to be when I really started getting in to quality knives so I'm very happy with it.

Here's some pics..

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Think it will become tradition now in my fam to use this 73, might need to look in to a smaller pen blade to complement it though for more fine detail. Oh nooo, more knives... Haha.
 
I guess it is time to resurrect this thread! I have numerous GEC 89 Whittler/Melon knives, but have never used any. Well, today I am going to use one of them. Either the Goldenrod because of the the Halloween colors. Or the Elk, because I have two, and in honor of the 2018 BF knife. I'll use the GEC 98 for heavy cutting (i.e. the top) and harness punch/awl will be nice for clean-up. I have the Case Fishing knife as back-up.


 
Looks like you have plenty of effective options to choose from, Vaporstang Vaporstang ! :thumbsup::cool::thumbsup:
I'd hate to have to take on that pumpkin with the Vic Minichamp I always carry! :eek::D

- GT
 
Last year used my Case leather handle hunter and my Case sodbuster the year, before I used the case fixed blade and an Opinel. I actually planned on starting a thread like this but since you brought this old one back up that works just as well
 
Since pushing the knife through a thick punkin can take a little force, and the punkin meat can grab and slip, be sure you have a tight grip if you don't have a guard.

Today, I used my home made bird 'n trout.

I have a full sheet of seeds on a cookie sheet in the oven right now.
 
Jak3 said:
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Funny how you made this post right after we had carved these yesterday. The first thing I thought of this year for carving pumpkins was the Victorinox wood saw. It works very well. I also thought of using a GEC electrician but I don't have one yet.
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HeathH said:
Yep, Jak3 nailed it! I used the saw and awl from my Farmer this year - I will never use a kitchen knife again. That wood saw makes very quick and precise work of carving them, and cleaning up the knife is pretty painless...
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I wonder if this Chinese Schrade 89OT Blazer would be a good choice for the job? I don't plan on trying it this year, but maybe another time.
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- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I wonder if this Chinese Schrade 89OT Blazer would be a good choice for the job? I don't plan on trying it this year, but maybe another time.
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- GT
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I’d have to think that that would be a great choice, Gary!
 
5K Qs said:
I wonder if this Chinese Schrade 89OT Blazer would be a good choice for the job? I don't plan on trying it this year, but maybe another time.
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I would think it would work great GT, most appropriate card hand for Halloween;)
Mr. Chips said:
I am trying to post a pic of one I did - no knife in the pic though

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That pumpkin is amazing:thumbsup: great work. But my inquiring mind just has to know, What's on the other side of the rock in the background o_O:p:rolleyes:
 
I carved a sinister death's head sort of pumpkin four years ago, and was very pleased with it. Then my sister sent pictures of my niece's dozen or two jackolanterns, each vastly superior in design and execution to my own magnum opus.
I have an exceptionally fine ceramic one I got cheap at an estate sale that I'm using this year.
Still, it's fun. Pumpkins should be cheap today.
It wouldn't have occurred to me to use a pocket knife for such messy work. It would have been a paring knife, probably a Gerber Pixie, for its stiff, straight, and slender blade.
 
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