So brush up on some pumpkin carving ... face ideas for a twist on the traditional grinning jack-o-lantern. But don't be spooked by the more elaborate looks—the techniques are all simple, and ...

Hollow each from the bottom, carving out large window-like shapes on the front of each pumpkin. Create a frame for each window using black-painted balsa wood ... Cut a simple, smiley face in ...

It’s just a simple type of wood carving. Carving methods vary greatly ... And be sure to wear hearing, face and leg protection at all times.

Yin Rongfa, the 79-year-old craftsman, is the last inheritor of wood pattern carving in Danyang in East China's Jiangsu province. In the past, wood patterns were used to create articles of tribute ...