Thread: Dear dedicated honers...

for something as simple as sharpening a pencil....I, wait no, i want that time back I took reading that article lol. Technically, I've been a pencil-sharpening artisan since the young age of 6!

I have a machine that do's that stuff.

i can understand an artist being particular about their pencils, both the brand/model (which is of great importance to some artists and writters), and the quality of its point.

i think for the speed at which a pencil dulls sharpening a pencil is a skill that every artist/writer should learn for themselves.

im still not sure if it is a joke or not, but maybe it should be taken as such.

He only charges $15 to sharpen a pencil? How does this man make a living. Everyone I know charges $25 a piece and are still nearly starving.

Help, someone, I can't get my tongue out of my cheek.

well that link has more than im willing to read but i got the jest from pictures and im not anal about it by any means but i always use my belt sander to sharpen pencils whether framing pencil or no. 2 works great you should try it and did i mention fast as all get out lol just spins itself and takes meer seconds.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

Bevel angle is too low, he should have used tape to create a double bevel for added point-strength

No ,no that's the special Jason Bourne style. The point is meant to break off in your attacker & give them a nasty infection.

Had trouble with this last night. Took it too far "the Devils Dance", and the tip broke off. Going to give it another try today, too emotionally draining.

the part that got me (as if their weren't many), was how his clients request the use of the single blade pocket sharpener. How does one go about finding clients for this type of "skill"? Furthermore, who are these clients?!