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>>> WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY. THE IRISH GET THE CREDIT FOR
BRINGING PUMPKIN CARVING TO
AMERICA STARTING WITH TURNIPS.
NOW MASTER PUMPKIN CARVER, RUSS
LENO, HAS BEEN AT IT FOR MORE
THAN 30 YEARS GOING ALL OVER
THE WORLD WITH AMAZING WORKS OF
ART.
ART.
ART. THIS
ART. THIS IS HIS BUSY SEASON, OF
COURSE, BUT STOPPED BY WITH
FELLOW PUMPKIN CARVER, LINDA
ENGEN, WHO SHARED A FEW TIPS.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
>> WE'RE DOING AWESOME.
>> DOING WELL.
>> IT'S BUSY.
>> AND RUSS, YOU'RE GOING TO DO
SOME CARVING, LINDA DOES A LOT
OF THE DETAILS?
>> YES, THAT'S TRUE.
>> TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON, WHAT
YOU'RE CREATING HERE.
BY YOU, I MEAN YOU.
>> AND I HAVE CREATED A
GARGOYLE.
GARGOYLE.
GARGOYLE. GARGOYLES ARE, YOU KNOW,
PROTECTORS OF THE CITIES ON
BUILDINGS AND STUFF, AND
THEY'RE ALSO PRETTY SCARY.
IT SEEMS HALLOWEEN TO ME, AND
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M CARVING
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> DO YOU WORK OFF WHAT'S ON
YOUR MIND OR DO YOU HAVE A
SPECIFIC IMAGE THAT WILL HELP
TO INSPIRE YOU?
>> WELL, I FOUND AS I HAVE BEEN
CARVING MORE AND MORE THAT
RESEARCH IS THE KEY TO DOING A
REALLY, REALLY GOOD
PROFESSIONAL JOB.
PROFESSIONAL JOB. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE SIZE OF
THE PUMPKINS THAT WE PURCHASE
AND THEY CAN RUN ANYWHERE FROM
$500 TO $1,000, YOU BETTER BE
PREPARED TO CARVE SOMETHING
NICE.
NICE.
NICE. I
NICE. I DO A LOT OF RESEARCH UPFRONT
AND FIND SOMETHING THAT LOOKS
GOOD AND A COMBINATION OF A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND
THEN WE COULD CARVE THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, I WILL LET YOU
WORK FOR A BET.
LINDA, TELL US YOUR ROLE.
YOU DO SOME OF THE FINER WORKS?
>> I DO SOME OF THE DETAILS.
>> CAN YOU MAYBE POINT OUT ON
THIS PUMPKIN WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
>> AND THIS ONE I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY HAND IN, BUT IT COULD BE
THAT IF HE NEEDED SOME EYES, I
WOULD ACTUALLY CUT SOME EYES
SEPARATELY LIKE OUT OF PUMPKIN
SKIN.
SKIN.
SKIN. >>
SKIN. >> WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING.
AND THEN THAT WOULD BE GLUED
ON.
ON.
ON. ON
ON. ON THIS PARTICULAR PUMPKIN, I
MADE THE CHANGE.
IT ADDS A LOT.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU
DID THAT.
DID THAT.
DID THAT. CHAIN LINKS.
CHAIN LINKS. >> SHOW THEM.
>> AND SO I USE IT LIKE AN OVAL
TOOL, LIKE A COOKIE CUTTER.
>> HOW DO YOU STICK THEM
TOGETHER?
TOGETHER?
TOGETHER? >> VERY MUCH REMEMBER BACK IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN WE DID
CHAINS OUT OF PAPER AND YOU
JUST MAKE STRIPS.
THIS IS LIKE DONUTS, I CUT OUT
THE CENTER AND THEN I WILL CUT
LIKE ONE INCH.
>> HOLD IT UP.
THAT WAY YOU CAN GET THEM TO
SEE IT.
SEE IT.
SEE IT. >> AND SO WHAT I WILL DO, I
WILL CUT ONE IN AND BECAUSE
IT'S ALREADY A DONUT SHAPE.
I CUT ONE IN AND SLIP IT AROUND
THAT PRIOR LINK AND THEN GLUE
IT WITH GORILLA SUPER GLUE.
>> SUPER GLUE WILL WORK ON
PUMPKINS.
PUMPKINS.
PUMPKINS. >> AND THAT IS IT.
IT'S GORILLA SUPER GLUE.
WE DO THAT WITH ANY ACCENT OR
DETAILS.
DETAILS.
DETAILS. >> YOU GLUE IT ONTO THE
PUMPKIN'S FACE WHEREVER YOU
WANT IT?
WANT IT?
WANT IT? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> I NOTICE THAT YOU'VE GOT
THIS FAIRLY EMPTY.
WOULD YOU PUT LIGHTS INSIDE IT?
HOW DO YOU SORT OF PRESENT IT
WHEN YOU'RE ALL DONE?
>> THESE I WOULD PRESENT WITH A
LIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THEM.
THESE ARE SO THICK THEY'RE
REALLY HARD TO LIGHT.
YOU WOULD NEED A LIGHT TO DO
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. BUT
THAT. BUT THIS OTHER GUY HERE, WE'VE
GOT CARVED OVER HERE, THE
HEADBAND.
HEADBAND.
HEADBAND. YOU COULD USE A LIGHTBULB
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. A
INSIDE. A CANDLE WOULD NOT DO IT.
BUT YOU GUT IT OUT AND THEN
SCRAPE THE INSIDE LIKE YOU
WOULD AND THEN JUST LIGHT IT
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> THE NORMAL THING.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS GO ALL OVER
CARVING PUMPKINS.
CARVING PUMPKINS. WE HAVE SOME VISUALS THAT WE
WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS.
HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE?
>> THAT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST
CARVED JACK-O'-LANTERN.
CARVED JACK-O'-LANTERN. WE JUST DID THAT BACK IN
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. THERE WAS A TEAM OF US THAT
CARVED THAT.
CARVED THAT. I WAS THE LEAD CARVE AER ON
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> HOW MUCH DID THAT PUMPKIN
WEIGH WHEN YOU STARTED?
>> 2,169 POUNDS.
THAT WAS A HUGE, HUGE PUMPKIN,
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE. >> THIS IS A VIKING THAT WE
CARVED DOWN AT THE WASHINGTON
STATE FAIR.
STATE FAIR. LINDA DID THE SHIELD AND DID A
GREAT JOB WITH THE SHIELD.
AND JUST THE CHARACTERISTIC OF
THE VIKING.
THE VIKING. NOW ON THE TOP OF THE PUMPKIN,
YOU CAN SEE I CARVED A LITTLE
TINY PUMPKIN ON TOP, WHICH IS
KIND OF MY TRADEMARK TO HAVE A
PUMPKIN INSIDE MY PUMPKIN,
SOMEWHERE.
SOMEWHERE. >> WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE?
>> THIS IS ALSO BACK IN
PITTSBURGH.
PITTSBURGH. THE THEME WAS TO CARVE MOVIES
FILMED IN PITTSBURGH.
THIS HAPPENS TO BE FLASH DANCE,
THE SCENE WHERE SHE IS IN HER
CHAIR AND THE WATER COMES DOWN
AND SPLASHES HER.
THIS PUMPKIN IS 1,700 POUNDS.
IT TOOK ME 14 HOURS TO CARVE.
>> DO YOU LIKE EATING PUMPKIN
PIE OR ARE YOU SO SICK OF
EATING PUMPKIN?
EATING PUMPKIN? >> PUMPKIN PIE IS AWESOME.
PUMPKIN SPICE IS.
OF COURSE, THIS IS THE 50th
YEAR OF WHEN WOODSTOCK WAS OUT.
SO I HAD A DREAM ONE NIGHT.
I BOUGHT THIS HIPPIE GUY AND I
GOT OUT TO SAW THE PUMPKIN.
I SAID I COULD CARVE A HIPPIE
GIRL WITH HER.
WE DID A HIPPIE GUY AND HIPPIE
GIRL.
GIRL.
GIRL. LINDA DID ALL THE FLOWER WORK
AND ALL THE PEACE SIGNS AND THE
CHAIN NECKLACES.
CHAIN NECKLACES. SHE DOES ALL THE HAIR WORK.
WE GAVE IT THE TWO PEACE LINES.
WE THOUGHT WE WOULD TAKE A
PICTURE LIKE THIS.
AND EVERYONE KNOWS THE CARTOON
AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> THIS ONE HERE WE DID ON
LABOR DAY.
LABOR DAY. AND IT WAS ROSIE, THE RIBBITER.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SPECIAL.
>> AND SO NOW ARE THERE ANY
TIPS?
TIPS?
TIPS? I
TIPS? I SEE YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF
TOOLS.
TOOLS.
TOOLS. IT
TOOLS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MIGHT BE
ONE OF THEM.
JUST FOR SECRETS FOR US AT HOME
IF WE'RE DOING IT.
MAYBE NOT JUST TAKE A STEAK
KNIFE AND GO AT IT.
WHERE MIGHT WE FIND SOME TOOLS
AND WHAT ARE YOUR OTHER IDEAS?
>> I MAINLY USE, WHY DON'T YOU
TELL THEM.
TELL THEM. YOU'VE GOT ALL THE TOOLS.
>> FOR CUTTING, THE MAJOR
CUTTING IS DOWN WITH KNIVES.
HE USES THEM BECAUSE OF THE
SHARPNESS AND ALSO HAVE
FLEXIBILITY.
FLEXIBILITY. >> TO MAKE A CURVE OR
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> THEN FOR ALL THE OTHER
DETAILS, HE HAS POTTERY TOOLS.
>> THE SAME SORT OF THINGS WE
WOULD USE TO DIG OUT ON CLAY OR
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> I MEAN YOU CAN SEE HOW FINE
SOME OF THESE COULD GET.
AND SO DEPENDING ON WHAT DESIGN
HE WANTS TO DO, YOU KNOW.
HE HAS A COUPLE OF FAVORITES.
THIS IS LIKE A FAVORITE OF HIS.
THAT ONE AND THEN --
>>
>>
>> BECAUSE IT IS ROUNDED.
>> AND A TOOL LIKE THIS.
>> THAT ONE IS COOL AS A WELL.
>> IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, DO
YOU KIND OF KEEP GOING?
>> YOU COULD MAKE MISTAKES ALL
DAY LONG.
DAY LONG.
DAY LONG. WHAT I FOUND IS YOU CAN MAKE A
MISTAKE EVEN IF YOU CUT
SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT WRONG.
THE SUPER GLUE IS AWESOME.
THIS GORILLA SUPER GLUE.
IT'S WET AND YOU CAN USE A
TOOTHPICK OR ACTUALLY PUT IT
RIGHT ON THERE, AND IT GLUES
IT.
IT.
IT. INSTANTANEOUSLY.
INSTANTANEOUSLY. >> WE COULD DO THIS OR
SOMETHING PRETTY COOL AT HOME.
THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
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