How many pumpkins?

MHooch · Post by **MHooch** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:13 pm

How many pumpkins do you carve each year? I usually do 5 or 6. Last year I got carried away and did 14! That really kicked up the old arthritis, but the yard looked awesome!

geekmidwinter · Post by **geekmidwinter** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:04 pm

I carved three last year and kept three whole for decoration. I wish I had the time and skill to do 14, I totally would. In fact, I might make it a goal to break your record . . . CHALLENGE!!

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:29 pm

Hey there,
Well speaking of carving pumpkins, I (or I should say my family) had 10 carved pumpkins and a couple whole ones. It was alot of work but it was worth all the smiling Jack O Lanterns!

BlkAsH · Post by **BlkAsH** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:22 am

I started carving the foam pumpkins so that way I can keep them longer and from year to year. I still usually get a real pumpkin or two but so far I've enjoyed being able to keep my pumpkins for more than a few days. I think the most I ever did in one year was 6, way below your 14. I don't think I have the patience to sit and carve 14 of them in a short amount of time. My hat's off to anyone who can do that many.

MHooch · Post by **MHooch** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:23 am

BlkAsh...How did you do with the artificial pumpkins? I tried two a couple of years ago, but they were really hard to carve, and didn't turn out so good. Did you use any special tools? It would be great to keep them, but that would just add to my decoration storage issues!

BlkAsH · Post by **BlkAsH** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:56 am

Well they are different to carve that's true. They took me a while to do but then again I'm kind of slow. I mostly used exacto knives to carve and etch the pumpkins. I also used an old serrated kitchen knife to cut out the bottom of the pumpkins so I could place lights inside. You do not want to ever put real candles in these pumpkins. I did find that some kinds of pumpkins left a line when lit up where the two portions were molded and adhered together so sometimes you have to work around that in your designs. Overall IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve found they are worth the effort since you can keep them from year to year. I actually gave one of them that I had carved away for a prize one year at a party and it went over well. Anyhow how this helps some. Here is a link to a collage of some of the foam pumpkins I carved back in 2003. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mastyrash ... pg&.src=ph

LivingDeadGirl · Post by **LivingDeadGirl** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:44 pm

We normally just do two; I do one and my brother does one.

I'd like to do more this year.

Binx · Post by **Binx** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:15 pm

this year we are carving 9 one for each animal and one for us!

pumpkinhead232 · Post by **pumpkinhead232** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:56 pm

i start carving in five days poundage i'll do 35,000 pounds of pumpkins in two months. a weekend i'll do 250 carvig in one weekend at my house i'll do around 100 or more . biggest pumpkin i carved 1370 lbs second largest in world smallest jack be little . i carve for 75 business private parties , weddings , parks and 35 homes . i do 3 carving an hour from gutting them putting patten on pumpkin and carving them with a eletic machine

MHooch · Post by **MHooch** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:59 am

Well, Steve, I think you have THIS topic wrapped up!! Check out his website, it's AWESOME. What talent!

Evan · Post by **Evan** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:37 pm

I only do one or two. Everyone in my family does a few though.

weeuna · Post by **weeuna** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:12 pm

I do one for my own home, then about 4 or 5 to display at the halloween ball.

St0ney · Post by **St0ney** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:12 pm

Last year I carved 10.

6 were Fake Kins

4 were Real

Let me see if I can find the pix,

And I'll do an Edit to this post.

Here's a Few not going to post all 10.

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:15 pm

Wow you guys are pumpkin carving machines!! Especially Steve - that's incredible work

I usually carve 3 or 4..but this year I'm going to attempt a bit of a personal record and do 10

It just takes so long to gut the darn things and get them to the right thickness and stuff. Any top tips for mass JOL carving?

jadewik · Post by **jadewik** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:13 am

... 14?!

If I'm lucky I'll do 1-2. One year, I did 4. I about died. Though, I got a new "toy" for carving this year... a friend told me about a dremmel tool at Lowe's. I splurged on it.

Hopefully that cuts down on carve time.... though, it'd help if I went back to doing the traditional styled p-kins instead of the danged 3D ones.... but they look SOOOOOO good!! ... but they take sooooo long >_<

Speaking of 3D Pkins... the pumpkingutter.com guy is starting to update his site! Whee!

... and I carved a couple "funkins"... hard to find a place for 'em during the year: