Customer Reviews

You Too Can Create Stunning Watermelon Carvings

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You need this book if... 1) You carve pumpkins for Halloween, and get depressed when the season is over. 2) You need some really cool summer/wedding/seasonal/4th of July/anytime decorations. 3) You need a new hobby - this one is addictive. 4) You are a sculptor or a wanna be sculptor and need a new medium.

This book has everything you need to create some beautiful works of art. The patterns he includes work with all kinds of events. The instructions are detailed, easy to understand and follow. Great step by step pictures so you can see what you are doing every step of the way. Even a "what to do when you screw up" section.

Try this, you really won't be disapointed.

This book is everything you need to start carving melons!!!! It even tells you where to find inexpensive tools to use to carve your melons. If you can carve pumpkins then with the help of this book and its 30+ patterns then you can most certainly create stunning watermelon carvings!!!
Also inside are three methods to transfer your patterns to your melons.
I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning how to carve melons or pumpkins. Almost everything in this book can be applied to carving pumpkins also.

This book was everything and more. I was afraid it would be just some person showing off their talents and only giving you half-hearted tips on how to do this but WOW....I have read the book and am waiting on finding a great watermelon to try to carve...hard to find a good watermelon in Iowa. I have used one pattern to carve a fake pumpkin and the patterns are real easy to follow and use. Thank you Jay for making a very informative book for crafters like myself.

The author has a down home folksy writing style that makes you forget you're reading well detailed step by step instructions. Jay's method is easy to understand and provides enough detail to allow a beginner to get great results while at the same time providing some truly artful and challenging patterns for the more advanced carver. The book is very well laid out and contains patterns for about every occasion imaginable. If you are looking to create a stunning centerpiece, that will be remembered, for your next dinner party or you just want to do something different for Sunday dinner, this book and its easy to follow instructions really does deliver the goods. Highly recommended.

Its cool that some one has taken the idea of carving pumpkins to water melons. lots of nice templates to carve from. Can be hours off fun.

This book is very well presented although only has templates rather than too many glossy pics. I would have liked actual carving designs but this has pictures to be transposed to the outer skin. Not actually shaping and carving the watermelon itself. Very good book for advanced carvers not beginners.

What a great book....!!
The tips are great for those who are beginners or those who have experience. Simple and down to earth, easy to follow. I wish there were more color pictures, but even with the black and whites....the information is outstanding.

I can't wait to get started.

...this book had less religious designs and more fantasy designs... More color pictures would make it a much desirable book. May be next book could just be full of fairies designs, dragons, gnomes, trolls etc. I am glad I got this book; the three stars rating is because of the lack of color pictures and too many religious designs.

I was not very impressed with the book. All B&W pictures. It's for people haven't get enough of pumpkin carvings. This book is basically based on pumpkin carving concept. I was expecting something more exciting. At least templates are provided if you want to connect the dots for carving pumpkins. Ooops I mean watermelon...

This book wil keep you very busy. It gives you details on every little inch of the melon. It's a must have.