How to Carve a Pumpkin

by Tracy V. Wilson

Jack-o'-Lantern Image Gallery

This Jack the Pumpkin King jack-o'-lantern uses a white pumpkin.
This Jack the Pumpkin King jack-o'-lantern uses a white pumpkin.
Image courtesy S. Corey Adams

The most impressive jack-o'-lanterns can be very simple designs or elaborate, intricate patterns. Here are some of our favorites.

A cat and a jester.

A Napoleon Dynamite pumpkin. A Napoleon Dynamite pumpkin.
A Napoleon Dynamite pumpkin.
Image courtesy Leila Jackson
A werewolf A werewolf
A werewolf
Image courtesy Karen Lykke
A "murdered" pumpkin A "murdered" pumpkin
A "murdered" pumpkin
Image courtesy S. Corey Adams
A scary clown A scary clown
A scary clown
Image courtesy Robert Gusick
An image of Mad-eye Moody from the "Harry Potter" series An image of Mad-eye Moody from the "Harry Potter" series
An image of Mad-eye Moody from the "Harry Potter" series
Image courtesy Robert Gusick
A three-dimensional face carved into a pumpkin at the North Carolina State Fair. A three-dimensional face carved into a pumpkin at the North Carolina State Fair.
A three-dimensional face carved into a pumpkin at the North Carolina State Fair.
Image courtesy Katherine Neer

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  • eHow: How to Carve a Fancy Pumpkin with a Dremel http://www.ehow.com/how_8102_carve-pumpkin.html
  • eHow: How to Carve a Pumpkin http://www.ehow.com/how_3983_carve-pumpkin.html
  • Martha Stewart Living: Essential Pumpkin Carving Tools http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml?type=content&id=channel160006&site=
  • Pumpkinmasters.com http://www.pumpkinmasters.com/ ­