If anyone is interested, the easiest way to rind a melon is to cut off both ends, (do this to all the melons before removing the rinds), stand each one up, and using your chef's knife, start at the tip of the knife and slide back to the heel of the knife as you go down the side of the melon. For watermelons, it helps to take a bit off at one end to help start it. To hold the melon, gripe it in the center with your index and middle finger. If the melons have been in the fridge, wearing gloves helps--your fingers don't get quite as cold. I've done a lot of watermelons, honeydews, and musk melons this week. It works. If you are doing a lot of melons, remove the ends from all of them, then the rinds, half and seed, and then cut/ball accordingly.