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While bored at home on my day off i decided to give Thai style fruit carving a go. been meaning to learn how to do more old school or intricate garnishing techniques for a while now, even if i do cook at a restaurant that doesn't really do baquets at all. Knife skills are still important to constantly refresh on and doing more oddball stuff like this actually helps with the everyday stuff quite a bit. So armed with a small watermelon from the local store and a paring knife and plenty of youtube videos i set out to make a flower out of a melon:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/6M6zZ.jpg)
The starting set up, the melon is in a pot to act like a turntable. first step, peeling away the rind and making the inner petals
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/ly4Vi.jpg)
Alright rind peeled off and so far so good, now to make the circle of inner petals, the ones that fold inwards instead of out. started with a circle and cut out 5 petals and then tried to repeat that once more but it got a bit small for my knife.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/N7wMF.jpg)
the first set of outer leaves. now to make more shaped leaves as they get bigger.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/tcjkF.jpg)
ok first set of big leaves and my not quite perfect alignment starts to show, something to work on for sure. now to repeat the process.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/6Qze2.jpg)
added another layer and carved out center accents to the big leaves, now to get to the edge and finish it up.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/klzcI.jpg)
The end of carving as i make small bavels to garnish the edge and make the bottom flat to have the melon stand on a plate.
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/9Rq4q.jpg)
the final product, i am pretty happy with how well it came out for a first try. Still huge room for improment as well as more intricate designs as this one is pretty simple. Some of the stuff out there is just nuts in terms of details, but that will come later. Overall it looks like a flower so i am gonna count that as a win, even if it is in the bronze league of carving.
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that's really pretty and impressive!
it does look like a flower :D gj!
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Calgary25951 Posts
That's fucking awesome dude. You should be super proud of that, wow.
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That looks really cool!
You mentioned it not having "perfect alignment" at one point. Don't obsess over symmetry; nature is not always perfectly symmetrical, in fact, it rarely is. It's usually the slight deviations that make it beautiful.
Can't wait to see your next try 
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I thought the first one was an anus.
Pretty flower though, although I could never make something that wouldn't last for a long time.
And it's food! You're supposed to eat it!
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Read title
Get confused and believe that watermelon carving isn't a thing
Google watermelon carving
Mind blown
+ Show Spoiler +That's pretty awesome work man
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um this is friggin awesome. I've never see anything quite like it.
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Netherlands4641 Posts
So... Are you still gonna eat that or should I?
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That is your FIRST attempt? Jesus my first attempts at things are usually awful. Well done that is amazing.
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WTF this shit is crazy lolol!!!!!! How in the hell did you do this on your first go....
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When I clicked this thread, I expected 1/5: a random dude cutting up a watermelon (I almost lol'd).
But then I saw it. And it was good. 5/5.
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that's a first attempt?
what the fuck
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Dude. That's fucking pro.
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wow, this was your first attempt? pretty amazing!
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That's beautiful.
And probably delicious, too.
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On November 29 2011 11:27 Comeh wrote:Read title Get confused and believe that watermelon carving isn't a thing Google watermelon carving Mind blown + Show Spoiler +That's pretty awesome work man
no fucking joke, just went through the same process
holy fuck i'm impressed
and that's your first time?
i hope my semen has half the talent
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LOL wow
nice first attempt.
cant wait for more attempts!
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I didn't know watermelon carving existed, but that is crazy sick.
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EPT
