Winner Announced! Jk pumpkin carving contest, it's time! All are welcome

[mykel m]

Welp,I got it done.Not nearly as good as my current avatar pic,but what the hey,this is the first one I've carved by myself.(We had help as kids.)
I used my Toby's Knife to open it up,an ice-cream scoop to gut it & a Schrade 93OT to do the carving.
I gotta say it's a lot harder than I thought it would be,especially using a smaller pumpkin & shrunk down template.(thank you Pete for the template idea)
It sure is hard getting a good indoor pic with a crummy camera but here ya go......my first pumpkin carving in well over 40 years.

I think this fuzzy pic looks the most sinister so I kept it.

NEXT!

 

[mqqn]

Great one Mykel!!

I will work on mine tomorrow -

best

mqqn

 

[mykel m]

Thanks Andy,I'm sure yours will be great if it's anything like Arnold there.

 

[overtech]

Here is one I did back in 2011, as family tradition dictates I will not be carving this years till the 30th

 

[mykel m]

YeeHaw!
Nice work there overtech.

That looks like my old high school mascot.(Livermore High Cowboys)

 

[overtech]

Its based on the Bucking Horse and Rider from Wyoming .. Its the logo University of Wyoming Cowboys and pretty much every high school football team

If you are interested here is a bit more about the logo

 

[KYenglish]

nice job Myke and Overtech, very cool ideas.

 

[thurin]

Cool Idea!

Not my entry, as we don't carve them until the 30th, but here's my son's from last year:

 

[KYenglish]

Very cool, never imagined there was so much pumpkin carving talent out there!

 

[grunt soldier]

Man we just did our last night. I'll have to stop by moms and get some pictures of them

 

[KYenglish]

look forward to seeing it!

 

[simioh]

It's a little tough on the hands when the knife doesn't have a handle, but I was able to take the top off with it.

 

[mykel m]

It's a little tough on the hands when the knife doesn't have a handle, but I was able to take the top off with it.

Wrap that handle & get on with the carving ya teaser,times a wastin'.

 

[KYenglish]

I can handle it for you if you like, I could see why you might want to keep it plain though, it's fine neck knife as is

can't wait to see the end results

It's a little tough on the hands when the knife doesn't have a handle, but I was able to take the top off with it.

 

[mqqn]

Maggie and I are home from our vacation, so we will be carving the pumpkins tomorrow -

I tried to get a shot of John to do as my pumpkin for this, but I was not able to get a pattern I liked from the picture....

I did this pumpkin a few years ago (the one on the right) - if I can get a better (more contrasty) picture of John, I can do him in a pumpkin....

best

mqqn

 

[kyturkey]

Well this afternoon I gave it a shot, on a JK themed pumpkin! Had help from the kids, and got inspiration from a piece of JK swag.



The Kentucky Fieldmate helped out. (The kids drew on theirs)









Finished result



With the inspiration

 

[KYenglish]

very cool KYturkey! thanks for taking the time to enter

 

[tiguy7]

So my 3 year old grand daughter is scrolling through Jack O Lanterns on google (she usually does animals), and she somehow takes this photo when no one is looking.View attachment 388130

 

[KYenglish]

Maggie and I are home from our vacation, so we will be carving the pumpkins tomorrow -

I tried to get a shot of John to do as my pumpkin for this, but I was not able to get a pattern I liked from the picture....

I did this pumpkin a few years ago (the one on the right) - if I can get a better (more contrasty) picture of John, I can do him in a pumpkin....

best

mqqn

best i got?



hopefully someone else might help out

So my 3 year old grand daughter is scrolling through Jack O Lanterns on google (she usually does animals), and she somehow takes this photo when no one is looking.View attachment 388130

he he, kids

 

[mqqn]

I was just messing with you - I had John stand for a photo at the Gathering -

I used my Modified Wharncliffe to open the pumpkins and cut the air holes etc.

Worked like a champ!

Maggie was carving her pumpkin.

And here he is - the JK O'Lantern - spoooooky -

And lit up -

Thanks for getting me off my butt to do a pumpkin this year!

best

mqqn