Pencil sharpener

Northam Saint

Northam Saint

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Being partial to a proper wooden pencil I ordered one of these sharpeners via ebay.

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It's an M & R grenade sharpener, nice weight and quality and came with two spare blades. Seller also has a web site with quite a range of sharpeners.

http://www.topcolorsharpeners.com/collections/all

Only used the seller once but very quick delivery.
 

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Crumbs, who'd have thought the humble pencil sharpener could be an object of desire.

(As an aside to twisted firestarters, the old grey metal block ones are magnesium, and burn brightly for a few minutes when heated with a a blowtorch.)
 
Always reminds me of the story of the chap who invented cats eyes.

Apparently a cat was walking towards him and he shine a torch on it which was his inspiration.

He said that if the cat been walking away from him then he'd have invented the pencil sharpener!

David
 
I appreciate the form but a penknife is the best sharpener. A multi function device that allows a variety of points to be produced; If I'm using a pencil for writing or woodwork then I usually give it a chisel point, drawing - a fine point, shading and printing - a fat point and so on.

The Dux variable looks like a Christmas present idea from heaven!
 
Count of Undolpho said:
I appreciate the form but a penknife is the best sharpener. A multi function device that allows a variety of points to be produced; If I'm using a pencil for writing or woodwork then I usually give it a chisel point, drawing - a fine point, shading and printing - a fat point and so on.

The Dux variable looks like a Christmas present idea from heaven!
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I like the look of the variable too.

Appreciate what you say about a knife. I find though I get carried away and whittle away too much if I'm not careful.
 
Count of Undolpho said:
I appreciate the form but a penknife is the best sharpener. A multi function device that allows a variety of points to be produced; If I'm using a pencil for writing or woodwork then I usually give it a chisel point, drawing - a fine point, shading and printing - a fat point and so on.
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ditto! Can't beat a nice sharp pocket knife for such tasks
 
Love all of my pencils, traditional Cedar Wood unpainted 2b, Full Range of Faber Polychromos Coloured , Derwent Watercolour, 0.5 0.7 Mechanical, 2mm Tech Drawing Clutch,Carpenters and Vintage Propelling ,I sharpen (where required) with the appropriate tools including a nice sharp small Swiss Army knife and I am not a "Bairn"by a long chalk;)
 
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