From ScienceFriday.com
"Carve first, scoop later - that's just one of the tips from Maniac
Pumpkin Carvers Marc and Chris. Based in Brooklyn, these professional
illustrators switch to the medium of pumpkin during October. They carve
hundreds of pumpkins each fall, which go for a few hundred bucks and rarely end
up on stoops. They gave us some tips on how to bring our pumpkins to the next
level this Halloween."