Woodturning - Extreme Pumpkin Carving!
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- With a week to go until Halloween I thought it was important to upload this video on how I recommend you carve your pumpkin this year! Obviously yours will look much better than mine but I decided to go with the basic triangle eyes scary pumpkin look. In all seriousness I just wanted to see what would happen if I put a pumpkin on the lathe, I was half expecting lots of mess and an exploded pumpkin!
I hope you enjoyed this more light hearted fun video. Next weeks will be a lot more serious so don't you hardcore woodturners worry 😁👍
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Disclaimer:
My videos are for entertainment purposes only. I am still relatively new to woodturning and some of my techniques might not be the "best" or safest. When using any tools or machinery always read and understand safety/manufacturers guidelines.
Yes, I'm aware that wearing gloves while woodturning is considered an unsafe practise. The gloves I wear are tight fitting and don’t have any loose threads. I wear them for the protection of my skin. This is a risk that I am willing to take, however I am still very conscious of the potential danger and I do not touch any spinning parts of the lathe. DO NOT do anything you don’t feel comfortable doing.
I'm amazed you could find such a perfect pumpkin! It was almost perfectly circular with the stem almost perfectly centered. That alone deserves a like.
I wonder how thin the walls of the pumpkin were when he started to remove all the seeds and goop. I'm surprised he didn't go right through.
I was thinking the same thing. Any other imperfect pumpkin never would have worked.
I can't believe that thing didn't fly off the lathe
Thanks Maryanne, it was just from the local store! 🪵😃👍
@@jeffburnham6611 slow and steady Jeff! 🪵😃👍
If you cut pieces from another pumpkin and added them as eyes, mouth, and nose it could be an inverted pumpkin were the head lights up showing the face features better. I would like to see that!
Neat idea, really....
I want to carve a pumpkin now and leave the base and top connected by a think piece from top to bottom and and cut the eyes and stuff out and put them up with toothpicks
Next year!
Great idea 💡
Good idea Greg, let's see what happens this year....... 🪵😃👍
Lol. Cool but who else was expecting something more "detailed," in art? The title says "Extreme Pumpkin Carving," so........ yeah.
I expected a lot more also. Making a mess with the lathe was cool, but a little patience and a paring knife... well you know
Sorry to hear that you were disappointed, hopefully this years project will be more 'arty' and EXTREME!! 🪵😃👍
@@gonzo2.0 stay tuned for this year Halloween project, it may be more to your taste. 🪵😃👍
@@HarrySmithShorts I know you have the skills
Looking forward to it
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Nifty carving.
Thank you Lara! 😁👍
Wicked cool 😎...my favorite holiday.
Glad you liked it Sharebear. Thanks and sorry that the reply is so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Amazing that it just didn't explode into chunks on the lathe. Very impressive. I imagine that you probably had a number of false starts before you perfected your technique.
A good lathe will let you adjust the RPM and can be set quite low when needed. This would not be one of those times to crank it all the way to the top.
Hi Scootergsp, I actually was very lucky, proceeded very slowly and steady and managed to complete on the first attempt. 🪵😃👍
Some people just have too much time on their hands! LOL I'm just kidding. Nice pumpkin !
Thanks Sheila, I just LOVE to turn!!! 🪵😃👍
I love it....
Thank you ... 🪵😃👍
Very cool! Just a small suggestion - if you cut the hole in the bottom of the pumpkin instead of the top you can still remove the seeds the same but you can then use the stump to pick the whole pumpkin up to light the candle. The top also won’t shrivel up and fall inside the pumpkin. Thank you. I really enjoyed watching this.
FACT!
And wipe it down with a little Vaseline…. makes your Jacks last longer!
Good tip I'll try that next time
@@debbieflaherty1975 I thought lemon juice did that.
@@adamjones-ps,
🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ I’ve never heard of doing that. Inside and/or outside?
I tried your suggestion and it works. 👍
Oh boy! Serious cleanup for the tools needed!!
Nah green kitty. I had a seriously dedicated helper ... 🐕
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love you work out come is nice
Thanks Derreck 🪵😃👍
For awhile that pumpkin head looked pissed! You had his head spinning!
🤣😂 very good👍
Ok. That was super cool!!! I initially thought oh hell no not with my lathe and chisels.... well done sir!
Thanks very much John! 😊👍
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LOL Good looking jack lantern
Thank you 😅😁
@@HarrySmithWoodturning You're welcome!
Customer: I'm trying to figure out if this 80 grit would work on my project?
Employee: What are you using in on?
Customer: A pumpkin...
Wet and dry of course ... 🪵😃👍
Interesting... I like it
Thank you 🪵😃👍
😂🤣 Happy Halloween 🎃 🎃 🎃
Thanks Sol, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Hahaha 🤣 hilarious but also clever
Thanks Joshua and sorry the reply is so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Second I saw it was a pumpkin I had to see. I used to professionally carve pumpkins on Halloween.. I haven't planted any for about 3yrs been meaning too.
Just love watching a fellow artist at work. I don't do woodcarving i do landscape and animal art. I'd try wood turning but I fear id loose a finger of two.
Thanks for sharing Natasha ... 🪵😃👍
I wonder who had more fun - you doing this or me watching you? You are a treasure!
Wow, that looks like quite a messy affair in the workshop. Really neat idea.
Yeah I was thinking I wouldn't be suprised if he smells rotting pumpkin in there for quite a while after this since the juice would of course be flying all over the place as well as little bits of the pumpkin that he just can't clean it all up. Best thing I would think to prevent it would be to basically create a little room around him using old or cheap sheets and a drop cloth.
Thanks Jiggsy, luckily I had my best friend to help clean up ... 🐕
@@WintersMinion no issues, all pretty easy clean up and my best friend helped ... 🐕
You brought out the 80 grit sandpaper and I absolutely lost it!
Roberta, I wasn't sure if I should have taken it down to 240 grit ... 🤣😂🪵😃👍
Wow.. this is halloween concept.
Thanks, it certainly is, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
I LOVE IT!!!! TOTALLY AWESOME HALLOWEEN INNOVATION!!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
strangely satisfying
Thank you Nikita! 👍
So we're just gonna ignore the fact he left our boi with a bowl cut? 😭🖐🏻🎃
Bowl cuts? Just say Moe!
Lol 😂😂
It would be funny if Moe people had bowl haircuts. 💇♂️
Pumpkin pie hair-cutted freak...
Pumpkins have poor fashion sense... 😂🤣🪵😃👍
i can smell the pumpkin though the computer lol
Cool!
Thanks James ... 🪵😃👍
Very cool!!!
Glad you liked it, thanks Clark 🪵😃👍
Great idea must try it myself for the Great Grand Babies
Thanks Dennis, I'm sure they would find it very amusing .. I couldn't stop laughing 🤣😂🪵😃👍
Nice! That's a first
Thanks for watching! 😁😊
Never thought a lathe should be used on pumpkins. So clever.
Thanks for watching! I might have a try more vegetables on it 😂👍
Just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD.
I’d never try it. Getting all the airborne moisture out would be impossible. I cruddy lathe, maybe, but even then, probably not.
Just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD.
@@STV-H4H my best friend cleared it up... 🐕. There has been no ill effects to the lathe, workshop or ... the dog.
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Hahahaha, I love it! I bet it was a mess to clean up, though! Great for Halloween!
Hello Julee
My first thought was that cleanup was going to be a beast.
@@rcb3921 Yeah I was thinking I wouldn't be suprised if he smells rotting pumpkin in there for quite a while after this since the juice would of course be flying all over the place as well as little bits of the pumpkin that he just can't clean it all up. Best thing I would think to prevent it would be to basically create a little room around him using old or cheap sheets and a drop cloth.
Thanks Julee, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
@@rcb3921 surprisingly it was quite quick and easy. Also my dog helped!! 🪵😃👍
Genius
Thanks Carrie 🪵😃👍
This man is a genius
Thank you! 👍😁
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As crazy as this is, what really got me was the carbide burr cutter doing the eyes, nose, and mouth.
You obviously take great care to ensure you don't overheat the workpiece. And we all know just how bad pumpkins are at work hardening and tool dulling.
Cool projects 👍
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Thanks Kerajinan, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Pumpkin carving in shop class!!
Thanks Jamie, glad you liked it! 🪵😃👍
I hope that you saved and roasted the pumpkin seeds for later. lol Good show
If you get a brush for a drill, it cleans out the inside in seconds. I have never used a rotary tool to carve them before- next year, I’m definitely going to try that!
Thanks Karen, looks like we will both be trying something new this year! 🤣😂 Thanks and sorry the reply is so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
That's a first for me. Neet!
Thanks Chris ... 🪵😃👍
very kool
Thank you Greg! 😁👍
Orangeheart, unlike it’s extremely hard relative Purple Heart, it is an undeniably soft wood 🤣
Totally agree artful and a wee bit spongy!! 🤣😂🪵😃👍
Fantastic!
Thank you 🪵😃👍
Pretty cool......
Thank you Chris! 👍
Anyone else that just can feel the smell of this vid?
Feel it...? I could taste it FrostDragon ... 😂🤣🪵😃👍
Clean up must have been fun
It was, I had my best friend to help on clean up ... 🐕
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Glad I wasn't the one cleaning that mess up lol
It's ok James, I had a willing volunteer, my dog 🐕 😄
Dang that is the coolest and easiest way to cut open the top of a pumpkin , the next time i have to cut a pumpkin open I'm gonna find someone that has a lathe hahaha.
Happy to help Joseph 🪵😃👍
It’s kinda mesmerizing
Just what I was aiming for C Green. 😉 Thanks and sorry the reply is so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
I thought I might have to *squash* your feelings but it's actually pretty *gourd* .
Brian ! 🤦🏻♂️. . . I've Bean trying to think of a gag but Carrot think of any... 🤣😂
Wonderful.
Thank you ... 🪵😃👍
Finally - A good use for a lathe!
Hahaha Thanks for watching Roger! 👍
Clever!
Thank you ... 🪵😃👍
That's awesome LOL
Thank you Rennae ... 🪵😃👍
I learned to take a egg beater and place it in the drill. This makes quick work, saves my back and arm .
Great tip! I once used my girlfriend’s stand mixer to stir paint with. She was pissed.
@@ItsAnSS she'd be pissed about something anyway
@@SoulDelSol Dan, you're so right! I didn't let it bother me too much that she was mad. Hehehe
Angelina thats a great tip. I've used quite a few kitchen ideas to assist in the workshop ... no appreciation though 😕
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@@ItsAnSScool 😎 👍
Hi Harry, I have never seen a Pumpkin on a lathe before. Looks fantastic. Take care mate. Cheers, Huw
Thanks Huw, I like to test boundaries, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Nice carve! Thanks for cleaning the mess up.
Thank you, but my special helper did that ... 🐕
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😜😜😜😜 Made me smile!
Thanks Anthony that's what it's all about... and laughter too.. 🪵😃👍
Now I’ve seen it all my life has been fulfilled.
Glad to be of assistance! 🤣😂
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Am I the only one waiting for the whole pumpkin to go flying?Ive never had a pumpkin with a strong sturdy stem!
Slow and steady Clacroix..... 🤣😂🪵😃👍
i certainly enjoyed the video, but i certainly wouldnt have enjoyed having to clean up the mess from it lol.....good job man good job
Thanks Moesanrath, I was very lucky to have my best friend helping on the clean up ... 🐕
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puts in master level craftmen work into the pumkin, -pumpkin "im just going to rot now"
Cheers Ron, pumpkin fun for everyone! Thanks and sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
we just carved the pumpkins that we've had since Halloween today lol in the middle of december
Great to hear Ella, what did you make? Sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Ooh, you could do stripes. Or a gradient with different depths of flesh removed. Then carve a scene into it.
All good ideas for this year Lily. 🪵😃👍
Good work ;D
Looks sick
Thanks Zinisterz 🪵😃👍
That was an amazing method to carve one ugly jack-o-lantern
Thanks Patrick glad you liked it. Sorry the reply is so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Harry Smith is an artist.
Why thank you Margo...🪵😃👍
🎃Wow! Fun & Cool🎃
Thanks R Koff, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Cool 🎃
Thank you! 😁👍
Cool😎
Thanks 🪵😃👍
Unbelievable! Chapeau!
Thanks Umberto 🪵😃👍
Drôle d'idée mais géniale !
Happy Halloween
And to you Thomas!!
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Good job Harry
Thank you Keith 😅😊👍
Thumbnail of a pumpkin on a lathe...OK, gotta watch.
Thanks Waterbug, what's not to love? 🤣😂 Sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Better than the way I been carving em’
Thanks Bansheeboy ... 🪵😃👍
Wow! A bumpkin.
Amazing
Thanks Deborah 🪵😃👍
As a non-fan of Hallowe'en, I can still admire your work! I would not have thought of carving A pumpkin like that. Well done!
Thanks Stephanie I like to try different things and this just seemed right to me.... 🤣😂🪵😃👍 Sorry the reply is SO late!!
@@HarrySmithShorts No worries! 😀
You’re A Riot ~ Adorable 🎃
Thanks you, I try to be, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
@@HarrySmithShorts Haha ! … Too Cute 😋 Well, 〰️ Happy Halloween, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy Valentines Day & Happy Easter 🎃🦃🎅🏻♥️🐣
@@HarrySmithShorts 🤣🤣🤣
@@thecraftystasher you missed out New Year!! 🍾🥂
@@HarrySmithShorts You’re Right ! … Happy, Happy, Happy New Year ! 😁😂🤣
Cool
Thank you Michelle! 👍
I like thm lol
That would make a hell of a sticky mess around the lathe! .
Luckily I had my favourite helper with me.... 🐕 and he made short work of the clean up !! 🤣😂
Cool looking pumpkins!
Thank you Glenda! 🤣😉👍
Interesting idea.
It came to me in a dream Arizona! 🪵😃👍
Satisfying ❤
impressive, you can turn anything, no limits.
Thanks John, now there's a challenge!!!!! 🪵😃👍
cool
Thank you! 😊👍
Yep, this seems like a good idea
Too right Mike, the only bad idea is not to try something.... 🪵😃👍
Neat- o !
Thanks Dennis 🪵😃👍
Good pumpkin you made there! Using a lathe is rather unique.
Thanks Roger. I like to test barriers.... 🪵😃👍
Awesome video I wish I had this mans talent
Thanks Rich and sorry that the reply is so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
Absolute overkill... I love it
Thank you Noah! 😁👍
Nice glow.
Thanks EyeLean 🪵😃👍
That's pretty interesting!!!
Thanks Harvey, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
That ain’t nothing but a great big old mess of pumpkin every where
But I have a secret weapon GameMaster. A super cleaner .... 🐕
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Well done 🤩
Thank you Maud! 👍
@@HarrySmithWoodturning Your welcome😁
That was great 👍
Many thanks Tiger ... 🪵😃👍
@@HarrySmithShorts your welcome harry 😉
Very cool!!! Happy Halloween!!!
Thanks Norene, sorry it's so late, Happy Halloween 🎃 🤪 😜
I know I'm late to this one, and this idea may sound nuts but....
Could you remove the guts, fill it with and submerge it in clear resin, and then turn it? Curious to know if the resin would preserve it. Or, you might fill it with a multi-colored resin with flame colors.
It probably wouldn't work, but this is where my head went when I saw you turning this.
Evan and Katelyn have tried (and failed) to preserve pumpkins with resin a couple of times. You should check their videos out!
@@LuccaAce FRANCIS U WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!!!
If you dip a carved pumpkin in bleach, it will last several weeks without rotting.
I just got a recommendation after this about that
I think it would still rot, as you are not actually preserving the pumpkin flesh ...... 🧟♂️🧟🪦⚰🪓