 Tools for cutting and cleaning your bowl:
Mini hand jigsaw, drill for sanding the inside with a wire brush (not pictured here but below), sand paper, and scallop shell. |  Be safe and wear goggles and a mask. Gourd dust may not bother you in the beginning but it has a cumulative effect. I have experienced consecutive sinus infections due to not being smart about cutting and cleaning gourds. | 
I draw a line with a pencil to follow so that I cut my bowl straight. |
Prick the gourd with a nail. |  Insert your mini hand jigsaw in the hole and cut. Follow the line you have drawn. | 
Clean out the seeds and pulp from your gourd Some gourds are easier to. |
 A scalloped shell can be a good tool to scrape and clean rounded areas. |  This is my favorite shell. It is strong, serrated and fits my hand nicely. |  This gourd has pulp that is stuck to the inside and will take a lot to remove. |
