LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) — A museum regarded as the largest collection of pencil sharpeners in the nation is reopening in Ohio. The Rev. Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum at the Hocking Hills Regional ...
I got a peek inside David Rees’s pencil-sharpening kit last week at his appearance in Williamsburg, sponsored by the bookstore Word, at Public Assembly. It was the last stop on his book tour (“How to ...
(CBS News) It's 30 days to Christmas, and over the coming weeks we'll be looking at intriguing holiday offerings, large and small. Even in our electronic age, the humble pencil is still very, very big ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. David Rees, the man behind the popular political comic Get Your War On, ...
“How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening” (Melville House, $19.95), by David Rees, is not your average book about pencil sharpening. In ...
BEAVERTON -- Pencils in the garage, in the office, in the storage room. Pencils in boxes and tin buckets and plastic drawers. Bill Watson, 90, has collected 73,980 pencils over the past 23 years.
David Rees, or Artisanal Pencil Sharpening in Beacon, New York, will send you a brand new, hand-sharpened pencil for $12. Inside the box you'll also find the shavings, bagged and tagged for posterity, ...
The eyes and the "Kys" have it! Kylie Cosmetics is dropping two new Kyliner Kits on Friday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. ET in the form of Chameleon and Bronze. Technically, it is two brand new shades ...
ANDOVER, Minn. — In the digital age, bright yellow paint can seem like the only thing keeping pencils from feeling a little dull. But in a split-level house in Andover, pencils never stop feeling ...
It's nearly time for The Sharpening. If you've been around Lake of the Isles, you have probably seen a 20-foot pencil sculpture in John and Amy Higgins' front lawn. The idea to create the massive wood ...
What do you normally do when you’ve sharpened a pencil down to a nub—just throw it away? That’s the most likely outcome, but if you opt for these wonderful Spincils, you’re instead left with a ...