Rees lovingly uses a pocket knife, sandpaper and a $450 sharpening machine to create a point sharp enough to puncture... really unpenetrable stuff!
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Unplugged tech: the quality of sharpness
It's morning in America, and the pencil sharpener is at work.
Read More »Lollipop Pencils Give You Something to Chew On
Rubber is an acquired taste. Sugar, everyone loves. So it makes sense that pencil chewers ditch their pencil erasers for something a bit more appetizing. Lollipop Pencils replace the standard eraser with a flavored lolly candy. If you’re a wood nibbler, I’m still short on solutions. But hopefully the sweet taste of the candy eraser will deter you from chewing ...
Read More »Pre-Chewed Pencils Save Your Dentist Some Trouble
As a leading voice for the American Dental Association, us here at Gearfuse are ardent supporters of using these Pre-Chewed Pencils, rather than gnawing on a #2 of your own. We dentist supporters are tired of hearing about our doctors complain about finding wood chips in between their patients teeth. Enough is enough, we say! Each pre-gnawed utensil sells for ...
Read More »Groovy Pencil Sculpture
Pencils aren’t just for writing anymore (who physically writes anymore anyway?). 72 pencils is a geometric sculpture using, well, 72 multi-colored pencils to construct a work of art. There are only a limited edition 25 signed models available, each offering a unique piece of pencil sculpting. Link [via]
Read More »Lined Paper Pencil Case
Looking for some much needed flash to accompany you in academia? The ultra-realistic Lined Paper Pencil Case is designed to look like a fresh piece of standard lined paper. The only hazard I could find with this case is that it could easily be confused with a stray scrap of paper and chucked into the trash. Just keep an eye ...
Read More »It Sharpens Your Pencil And Then Eats Your Soul
Check out this gruesome pencil sharpener designed by artist Matthew James Taylor. This guy knows his pencils. This design is revealed in a post on his site where he describes the art (first we heard of it being an art-form) of pencil sharpening. Though, this “Living Dead Dolls” Sadie Pencil Sharpener seems to be his favorite tool of the trade ...
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