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Carving Tools

Start carving your pumpkin with this amazing array of carving tools. Want to preserve your creation for posterity? We found sumptuous artificial pumpkins ready for carving. Many of these sites also offer books, templates, and instructions to help you turn Jack into the pride of the patch.

There are pumpkin carving tools here for all. For the novice, choose the Pumpkin Masters Easy Carve (trademark) Carving Kit ($5.95) and for the expert, indulge in the Pumpkin Masters Halloween Hardware (trademark) ($9.95). Sculpt a boo-tiful design, using tools that remove only the outer layer of your pumpkin, with the Pumpkin Masters Pumpkin Sculpting Kit ($5.95).

Enjoy the fun of pumpkin carving
-- minus the mess -- using
Fun-Kins.

No sticky mess, no stinky mess, these "pumpkins" are low-density, flame-resistant foam. Eight styles of carvable Funkins are molded (based on real pumpkins) and painted with non-toxic paints. These jack-o'-lanterns can delight and scare you for years to come.

This site, designed for parents and teachers who like to garden with kids, offers the Pumpkin Party carving set ($9.95). With its 16 patterns and five carving saws, the whole family can create jack-o'-lantern magic.

Rely on the Designer Pumpkins
Gift Pack to create
professional-looking
jack-o'-lanterns.

Here you'll find Jerry Ayers Designer knife ($6.99), created by an artist with 25 years of pumpkin carving expertise, to carve intricate designs into any pumpkin. The Designer Pumpkins Gift Pack ($15.97) includes the Designer knife, a book of patterns and an instructional video.

Buildscape has tools for any project at reasonable prices. The Stanley 7-inch keyhole saw ($7.38) is great for cutting lids and curves, and the Krusin 10 1/2-inch keyhole saw ($4.56) has a carbon steel blade to slice through that pumpkin flesh. And check out Housewares for knives and scoops.

Impress guests with the Mickey
99-Piece Pumpkin Decorating
Party Kit.

Find your Halloween inspiration in the 100 Acre Wood with the Pooh & Pals Pumpkin Carving Kit ($9.99). Then, invite the gang over and share the fun with the Mickey 99-Piece Pumpkin Decorating Party Kit ($19.99). There's enough paint and carving tools to adorn a neighborhood full of pumpkins with your favorite Disney characters.

Consult the pumpkin carving
experts in The Pumpkin Carving
Book available at amazon.com.

This handy pairing, the Pumpkin Carving Book and Kit $19.95, features a book of full-size patterns and a carving tool, scoop and flashing pumpkin light to create a silly or scary pumpkin masterpiece.

Want pumpkin carving tools you can use year round? Assemble your own pumpkin carving kit with your choice of 5 melon ballers ($1.49- $9.99) for scooping, an OXO Good Grips paring knife ($6.99) for carving and an OXO Good Grips apple corer ($5.99) to make polka dots.