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I enjoin you to ponder the deeper lessons learned by this master sharpener, as he slavishly toils day in day out on the intricacies of his craft:
How to Sharpen Pencils | The Etsy Blog
(And no, it's technically not a joke: Artisanal Pencil Sharpening)
I truly hope that, Today, someone kicks me in the ass; I deserve it after spending 5 minutes on that link you provided.
thats kind of rediculous! lol
Now there's a void in my life I'll never get back.
That guy truly puts the "anal" in artisanal. Of course, we here at SRP are nothing like that.
James.
filed in planar orifice
Yes, it's nothing like razor sharpening. Not at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
I believe he trained under Carter.
Sometimes deceptively simple easy tasks require way more skill than you might ever imagine.
wow please give me back the 3 min of my life i lost, now looking at billions of pictures of razors for hrs on end is a good use of my life.
Seems pointless, when useing a thing like a pencil for its intended purpose, it dulls rather quickly for there to be so much time devoted to sharpening it... I will never understand 'artists'
Wait, he doesn't use a pocket knife and still calls it 'Artisanal'?
I am going to write a book on proper pencil sharpening, as soon as I settle on an adjective that trumps his. Suggestions please? The winner will get a free autographed copy of the book, along with the '%$@%@$#' sharpened pencil I will use for the autograph!
It's funny. The translucent Arkie that I bought around two months ago was part of an old drafting kit. It was used for keeping pencils sharp, as the only crud on it was graphite.
"Put some lead in your pencil: hand-working the wood" by Gurk Gigler;Quote:
Originally Posted by gugi
"Don't forget the rubber: A history of Catholic Pencils" by Pope Gugi IX;
"Insert and Rotate: Pencils and their use in the White House" by Bill Clinton (a "pop-up" version of this book is available from the Publisher by request);
James.
The Classic Point.Quote:
Originally Posted by gugi
&$% &@##@@*#&&&##&a......WHAT??__!!!!*&^^^%&^%
[sorry about all the yelling]
My jaw continued to extend downward the further I read. At the end of the article I was dumbstruck that someone would spend time doing this.
Similarly, my friends are all dumbstruck by my desire to spend countless hours hunched over a variety of sharpening stone. To each his own. I, like Davie Rees, believe that my/our craft is worthwile - as does he.
I do hope that every one realises that this is a joke right?
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Originally Posted by LX_Emergency
Really, wait until I am getting really close to the perfect point to tell me this! I was so looking forward to getting oldschool with a pen knife. My summer is ruined, thanks.
Bevel angle is too low, he should have used tape to create a double bevel for added point-strength
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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.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...one/pencil.jpg
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.
No ,no that's the special Jason Bourne style. The point is meant to break off in your attacker & give them a nasty infection. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by hoglahoo
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?!
