Pencil Sharpener

[Beerhippie]

My favorite carpenter's pencil sharpener:



Works every time. Also handy for other uses.

 

[dscheidt]

X-Acto KS is an all metal sharpener, not quite the old Boston machine but does well enough.
None will satisfactorily sharpen a shippy pencil having off center lead
For those like me who prefer a round pencil the Berol Black Warrior used to be the gold standard. Looks like the brand has been passed down through several different makers and now landed with Paper Mate so cannot comment on current quality but worth a try, I suppose.
I noticed mention above of Blackwing 602 pencils. Never heard of these and they are quite spendy(yikes!) but now have something to ask for when Mrs Rust inquires about what I'd like for a gift.

The current production black warriors are okay, the erasers are not up to the standard of the Tennessee made ones.

My current supply of wood cased no. 2 pencil are golden bear. Cheap enough, made in the USA, decent erasers, hex case so they don’t roll away.

 

[RTM]

Do you happen to know the brand or have a link to the yellow sharpener? I wasn't able to find a sharpener for carpenter's pencils yet.

If you're asking about mine that beerhippie had be quoted, it's a Keson. Only other markings are
made in USA.
Pat pend
warning sharp blades

Still present is the $0.25 sticker from the garage sale. I got it at probably 10 years ago. Quick Google search shows the model as cp2.

Similar one here

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Everywhere else seems to be out of stock

 

[nadogail]

When I took mechanical drawing in High School, 1956 if I remember correctly, the classroom pencil sharpener only cut the wood, we pointed the leads with sandpaper. That sharpener was unique to that classroom, all the other sharpeners pointed the pencils.

 

[MichaelP]

Thank you, RTM. Let's see if my pencils will fit it.

 

[Lassen Forge]

Yet another dedicated Black Ticonderoga user here.... I had bought 6 boxes before they jumped ship, then found a stationary supply house that had a stash of them, bought 10 boxes... IDK if they'll survuve me or vice versa, but I can't abide a crappy pencil.

 

[rlitman]

When I took mechanical drawing in High School, 1956 if I remember correctly, the classroom pencil sharpener only cut the wood, we pointed the leads with sandpaper. That sharpener was unique to that classroom, all the other sharpeners pointed the pencils.

Ugh, sandpaper. You needed a proper pencil pointer.

 

[amgent57]

I use my 10" South Bend with a taper attachment.

No cutting oil.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Do you happen to know the brand or have a link to the yellow sharpener? I wasn't able to find a sharpener for carpenter's pencils yet.

I have one of those but I prefer this one from Hanson. The one you're asking about, sharpens it on 4 sides to a wedge point. The one linked below sharpens like a regular pencil point.

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[MichaelP]

Thank you, I have one of those and was looking for a wedge point sharpener.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Thank you, I have one of those and was looking for a wedge point sharpener.

Maybe these will help you in your search ?

 

[NUTTSGT]

I figured while I was taking pics of the wedge sharpener, I'd snap another of the other CF Hanson sharpener I keep on my tool belt. A section of 550 cord and little carabiner so it doesn't get lost. . . just stuff it in the little pocket.

 

[no704]

Belt sander does a wonderful job of it!

 

[RTM]

If you're asking about mine that beerhippie had be quoted, it's a Keson. Only other markings are
made in USA.
Pat pend
warning sharp blades

Still present is the $0.25 sticker from the garage sale. I got it at probably 10 years ago. Quick Google search shows the model as cp2.

Similar one here

Restricted Access 2023

Everywhere else seems to be out of stock

Funny, I was at a tool group sale, and someone showed up with a huge box of Carpenters pencils. I commented on my sharpener, and 3 or 4 people were interested in it. Someone mentioned the rotary type, and one guy booed him. I chuckled.

 

[MichaelP]

Maybe these will help you in your search ?

Yes, thank you. I already bought one RTM provided a link to: https://www.dickblick.com/items/generals-flat-point-sharpener-two-way-sharpener/

 

[Beerhippie]

Belt sander does a wonderful job of it!

As does a block plane.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Yes, thank you. I already bought one RTM provided a link to: https://www.dickblick.com/items/generals-flat-point-sharpener-two-way-sharpener/

Whoa. . . little expensive but hey, if it's what you want.. . . sometimes it's the little things in life.


Honestly, now that I look back at Menards website, I think this is what I bought. . . . couple of bucks more, get a 10 pack of pencils.

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[Private Lugnutz]

I got a chuckle this morning going through this box at the flea market. The PO got his pencils at the golf course!

 

[INSP380]

A few of mine, I have two of the Berol Giants, one in basement shop and one in the Garage… The Boston lives in the top of my machinist chest, for now…

 

[finn]

I have a classic Boston sharpener mounted on a shelf in the shop, and a German sharpener, a red plastic bin clamp on, probably built in the seventies that followed me home after my stint in our German plant in the early 1980s.

I like the little orange Home Depot sharpeners for carpenter pencils, though.

 

[Rc_Guy]

for a fall from ~4' at 32' ps/ps.

What does this mean to the average guy?

 

[amgent57]

Yeah, but wudda 'bout a Carpenter's Pencil?...

 

[Private Lugnutz]

What does this mean to the average guy?

I'm not @rust in the eye , obviously, but he seems to be referring to gravity (32.174 ft/s²) near the Earth’s surface. The math was less important than the visual of her jamming the sharpened pencil at terminal velocity further into her foot against the filing cabinet in an attempt to elude it. This is not uncommon. (Ask me how I know!) Human instincts are funny things. The one that I have done, and I know I have seen others bear witness, right here on GJ, is the quick closing of the knees on objects rolling off a desk. The part of our minds telling our knees to catch it before it hits the ground is often faster than the part of our minds saying, 'That's not a good idea!'