The Gripsharp

Posted on December 8th, 2009 by Ryan
Filed under: Hand Tools

A buddy of mine is in the middle of a construction project and I went over last night to check out the progress. While there, I noticed the architect was using the strange looking device above on his pencil. I inquired and was told it was “the best thing since sliced bread.”

“What, you’ve never heard of a Gripsharp?”

I hadn’t, but Google showed me the error of my ways. Essentially, the Gripsharp is a small device that fits over the end of your pencil. Once installed, it becomes not only a comfortable grip, but a pencil sharpener as well. Pretty ingenious… And it must be handy as just about everyone on the job site made fun of me for not having ever used one.

I ordered one for a hair under $3.

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