Using a Wire Saw to Carve Pumpkins

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I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.

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October 31st, 2011 6

Great pro tip for meticulous pumpkin-crafters who just can’t get the level of detail they need with knives. Courtesy of Instructables user Brna.

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6 thoughts on “Using a Wire Saw to Carve Pumpkins”

James B says:

October 31st, 2011 at 2:13 pm

For a time tested way to tension the saw blade, check out “turning saw”.
Jeff says:

November 1st, 2011 at 7:13 am

Another option is to make your own blades out of scroll saw blades and wood dowel for a handle.
icons design says:

October 4th, 2012 at 7:56 am

This valuable message

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Using a Wire Saw to Carve Pumpkins

By Sean Michael Ragan