You've Been Sharpening Pencils Wrong...
 

...https://vimeo.com/60718161

Don't let another skilled trade die off.

Too funny
obviously this gent has never been a carpenter which always sharper the lead with your utility knife.

My Grandpa was a carpenter and he always had a pencil above his ear. Except the pencils that he used were always the flat ones. I think they still sell those at the hardware stores.

Flat ones don't roll away.

I sharpen my carpenters pencils (flat ones) with a block plane.

^^^nice. Thanks.

Its very artisanal so it must be good.

Who uses a pencil these days?

Yeah. I sharpen a carpenter's pencil to resemble a marking knife. I'm not going to say the guy is clueless, but anyone who feels compelled to make the comment FOAD about pencil sharpening needs an attitude adjustment. A marking knife, utility knife or exacto is what you use for accurate marking. A pencil sharpened like that will wear off the point on the first mark.

A knife will make hundreds, if not thousands of accurate marks and lines, to well under the hundredth of an inch, and a pencil sharpened like a marking knife can sharpen itself while drawing straight lines against a square or ruler, and there is a specific technique used to do that. Draw one line down, one line up, Flip the pencil and repeat seemingly ad infinitum. When you see how the pencil wears from using this technique, it will further inform you as to how to sharpen a pencil for marking and drawing lines.

OCD can be compelling, but it is often uninformed. Enlightenment requires willingness, not willfulness.

experience counts. He's been at it since before 2012 and his rate was $20/pencil then.

Sharpening our knowledge of pencils - CBS News

Me, every day, I love nice pencils!

I thought this was a joke. Wow! Who would pay $20 to have his pencil sharpened? To me, that is like paying $20k to get an oil change...

The video reminds me of a drafting class I took in high school in the 60's I used a knife to expose the lead and a sand paper pad to keep the point sharp. I sometimes use charcoal sticks to draw and I still use the sandpaper pad to make a point. I keep the pad in a business envelop to contain the dust.

How pathetic would you have to be if that was your most valuable skill?

that isnt real..right? i mean the Onion started making video news stories right?

on a side note..that table is awesome.

I'm sure it's a parody and as a parody I was laughing

However if this turns out to be real then suddenly it's not so funny anymore

Artisanal Pencil Sharpening

DAVID REES USED TO BE A POLITICAL CARTOONIST. His work appeared in Rolling Stone, GQ, The Nation, Harper's, and many other publications. He gave that career up to pursue his dreams.

David loves #2 pencils and pencil sharpeners, and considers it a privilege to sharpen pencils for friends and strangers.


https://www.amazon.com/How-Sharpen-Pencils-Theoretical-Contractors/dp/1612193269

I think its a bit of both.