Great video
But what's that rubbish about traditional pencil sharpeners cutting perpendicular to the wood grain? Does he mean parallel?
I've been using the method with a plane this guy describes, but I've recently started a job where I have access to a belt sander - awesomely sharp pencils in seconds!
youtu.be/VWBzHk7Tlns?is=WrliU6uBMs36ji4v
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 14 Oct 2026, 22:11,
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every office should have one
I don't think I've used a pencil in decades, certainly don't have one
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simbosan nuck nuck nuck, Thu 15 Oct 2026, 0:26,
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I have a lot of pens.
Enough to fill a small island, maybe.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Fri 16 Oct 2026, 18:51,
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If the grain runs along the length
Then normal sharpeners do cut perpendicular (though at a slight angle) to the grain I would have thought
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 15 Oct 2026, 0:49,
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Ah - I see what you mean
I was thinking of the orientation of the cutting edge, not the direction of cut. Cheers!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Thu 15 Oct 2026, 6:25,
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none of it is flush anyway because you're cutting a cone, so he's somewhat overselling the benefits
my experience is that it's most often the lead that fails rather than the wood when sharpening
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 15 Oct 2026, 11:30,
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