  Q1: Which tool do you use, when you carve a watermelon? A1: I use a carving knife made in the kingdom of Thailand. (The following photo)   Q2: How long does it take to carve one watermelon? A2: I spend about 1 hour carving a watermelon. If I carve only a simple character, it takes 20 min. But if I do a flower decoration too, it takes from 40 to 90 minutes.  Q3: Can we eat watermelons you carved? A3: Yes, we can. They are natural and delicious.
 Q4: How long does it take us to acquire the basic technique? A4: We can acquire it for a week. Everyone can do it! At first, you could carve flowers and leaves on Daikon, Japanese radish.  Q5: Can every watermelon be carved? A5: Yes. Any kind of watermelons can. Q6: Can we use other fruits or vegetables for carving? A6: Yes. We can use a melon, a papaya, a pumpkin, a carrot, a Japanese radish, etc. Various! Q7: When did you master watermelon carving? Did you have a teacher or did you teach yourself? A7: I mastered the technique in 2001. I do not have a teacher. I studied by myself. Q8: How long did it take you to be skilled hands? A8: It took me three weeks. Q9: Why do you use watermelons? Don't you use cantaloupes or grapefruits for instance? A9: Because watermelon is colorful. So, it attracts us. And its part we can carve is large. It is more powerful than other fruits. Grapefruit is much smaller than watermelon.   |
