Tools and Kits

A good kit and no design gets you a triangle face. Here is what is worth buying.

The Best Pumpkin Carving Kits

What actually matters in a carving kit: the saw blade, the handle, the scoop and a detail tool.

Pumpkin Carving Tools, Explained

Saws, gouges, loop tools, scoops and pokers. What each one is for and when you need it.

LED Pumpkin Lights

Why an LED beats a candle: no heat, no blow-outs, and the pumpkin lasts longer.

Kid-Safe Pumpkin Carving Tools

Short blunt saws cut pumpkin and struggle to cut skin. What to buy and what to skip.

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Pumpkin carving kitsSaw, scoop and poker in one box. The normal first buy.Amazon link coming

Carving toolsSingle saws, gouges and loop tools for finer work.Amazon link coming

Kid-safe carving kitsShort blunt saws that cut pumpkin and struggle with skin.Amazon link coming

Cut-resistant glovesWorth it for anyone using a real saw.Amazon link coming

Scoops and scrapersA wide serrated scoop thins the wall fast.Amazon link coming

Transfer toolsA tracing wheel or pushpins move the design onto the pumpkin.Amazon link coming

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LED pumpkin lightsNo heat, no blow-outs, lasts all night.Amazon link coming

Flameless tea lightsA pack of small flickering LEDs. One per pumpkin.Amazon link coming

Colour-changing lightsGreen, purple and orange from one puck.Amazon link coming

Battery candlesTaller candle shapes for a big pumpkin.Amazon link coming

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