Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 9/13/2012 4:27 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > > On Aug 26, 2012, at 7:42 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> I bought "How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on >> the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, >> Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants" from >> Amazon.com a few weeks ago. > > ;~) > > Does it have a chapter on lead pointers? > I have one on the end of my electric eraser > and three others: one clamped to a drawing table > a couple in the pencil cup. > I generally use a knife for wood pencils; > though have two crank models and two electric. > > Have to use a knife for those rectangular shaped leads. > > ;~) > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist Continuing this gentle trip into insanity... Books are tools, too. I recently bought Early Roman Coinage, 3 vols, 943 pages so as I can know the details of what I'll be photographing soon, 2200 year old Roman bronze coins weighing from an uncia (oz) to a libra (lb). Probably not nearly as interesting as drolly sharpening pencils and analogs thereof, which are likely great fun.