Get Boris Johnson Pumpkin Carving Template Background. Carving a pumpkin can be dangerous. The ridges should be minimal—at least on the face you intend to carve—and the pumpkin should stand up straight when you place it on its bottom.

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A carving template is the easiest way to go. Check out some of these epic pumpkin carvings from the annual contest at nasa jpl. Directions for carving pumpkins and free printable pumpkin carving patterns.

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The ridges should be minimal—at least on the face you intend to carve—and the pumpkin should stand up straight when you place it on its bottom. Pumpkin carving templates and pumpkin carving stencils make it super easy to make awesome pumpkin carvings! Click here to see the telegraph guide to pumpkin carving, picking and eating. You want to do all the pushing before you start carving because it take some pressure (once you start carving, the pumpkin becomes weaker and applying pressure may cause it to break).