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Spokane,WA

I went to carve one of my smaller pumpkins and my knife wasn't up to the task. i thought what better way to fix my predicament than with a power tool. It didn't turn out too bad either.curious if anyone else had the same idea.

11/2/2005 3:39:20 PM

Billerica,Massachusetts

i use a sawzall to open the top only.

11/2/2005 4:31:38 PM

Cincinnati,OH

Yeah I used a sawzall. For a really fast job use a chainsaw.

11/2/2005 4:32:07 PM

Ri

drywall handsaw does the trick peter

11/2/2005 4:33:04 PM

Sioux Falls, SD [email protected]

about a 1 foot long pointed keyhole saw works very slick.
nuthin as fun as the power tools tho

11/2/2005 4:42:13 PM

Berlin,mi.([email protected])

chainsaw works for me.

11/2/2005 4:43:58 PM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

yep, drywall saw here. have used a reciprocating saw as well. cuts like butter.

11/2/2005 4:49:32 PM

[email protected]

18V cordless Milwaukee....Zoom Zoom!

11/2/2005 5:11:40 PM

Springfield, VT

I used a chainsaw last year, was great fun especially all the pumpkin chips on everything

11/2/2005 5:25:44 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Yup, sawzall here and a drywall knife for the finishing work.

11/2/2005 5:53:48 PM

Butler, Ohio

Portercable sawzall here. It carved the curves and angles very nicely. I'll do it that way from now on. Power tools rule!!

11/2/2005 6:10:01 PM

Oz

dremel tool or a ,,,"zip" drywall "router"

11/2/2005 10:50:11 PM

[email protected]

Don't forget hole saws in the corless drill. You still need a key hole saw to finish the thick shelled monsters though.

11/2/2005 11:06:49 PM

Netherlands

dynamite

11/3/2005 9:18:21 AM

Ca

This is getting ridiculously arcane, but what brand/model of chain saw? I ask because I spent 30 years in the trees, working mainly with Stihl saws. An 020 has great torque, best all-around small saw, does anybody use an 066 or 086 for the really big ones?

11/3/2005 4:01:18 PM

ENGLAND

036 AV with 24 inch Bar

11/3/2005 4:18:20 PM

Butler, Ohio

Dad has an old 051, but that thing is so heavy, it would be hard to control on a pumpkin, besides that it's got a 36 inch bar on it. WOuld probably look like pumpkin soup after that..lol

11/3/2005 6:50:06 PM

Western Pa.

Just a word to you chain saw carvers! Make sure when you're done, you clean and oil the chain and bar. The sugar in the pumpkins can cause them to rust up good!

11/3/2005 8:25:04 PM