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Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?

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Are knives the go-to for wooden pencils?

I sharpen pencils with a knife
17 (56.7%)
I prefer to use an actual sharpener
12 (40%)
Pencils?! Who are you kidding, pens rule!
1 (3.3%)

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us Offline CallsignBadger

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Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
on: February 04, 2019, 03:42:32 PM
I’ve always sharpened my pencils with a knife, how about you?

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se Offline RF52

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #1 on: February 04, 2019, 04:05:40 PM
Knife here also.

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us Offline papadan

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #2 on: February 04, 2019, 06:11:51 PM
I use a pencil quite a bit, I need tiny lines. I use a sharpener. I do use a knife on my carpenters pencils though.
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us Offline Aloha

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #3 on: February 04, 2019, 06:12:39 PM
Mechanical pencils for me. 
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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #4 on: February 04, 2019, 06:19:14 PM
Knife out of necessity, the only pencils I use are carpenters


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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #5 on: February 04, 2019, 07:04:24 PM
Knife, because all the pencil sharpeners i own are @&§€ (content censored)  :whistle:


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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #6 on: February 04, 2019, 07:23:05 PM
Whichever is handy at the time.
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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #7 on: February 05, 2019, 01:06:55 AM
Pencil sharpener , I have pencil sharpners for my 2, 3, and 4 mm lead holders too .

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #8 on: February 05, 2019, 01:22:26 AM
Yup; especially if you want it to look right.


us Offline svashtar

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #9 on: February 05, 2019, 01:28:14 AM
I still have a 40 year old Boston manual sharpener mounted on the wall.  I gave one away to the local school 20 years ago, but kept one.  Works better than most electric sharpeners.  For Carpenters pencils in the shop, a pocket knife works just fine.

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #10 on: February 05, 2019, 03:46:17 AM
Mechanical pencils for me.

 :iagree: but if I do use a regular pencil I sharpen it mostly with a knife :cheers: occasionally use a pencil sharpener though :salute: but also do use a sharpener for different size pencil leads of my lead holders and mechanical pencils  :cheers:
« Last Edit: February 05, 2019, 03:47:44 AM by Poncho65 »


us Offline Douglas

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #11 on: February 05, 2019, 04:37:41 AM
Whichever is handy at the time.
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us Offline ezdog

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #13 on: February 05, 2019, 02:24:31 PM
Same here exactly.
And there is no poll option for this?

I use a pencil quite a bit, I need tiny lines. I use a sharpener. I do use a knife on my carpenters pencils though.


us Offline nmpops

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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #14 on: February 05, 2019, 11:08:49 PM
I have always sharpened carpenter pencils with a pocket knife and I prefer an old fashioned wood #2 over a mechanical and there is usually never a sharpener around when you need one, so pocket knife it is.
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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #15 on: February 06, 2019, 01:01:31 AM
I've heard pencil sharpeners are popular with carrots these days - makes spiral vegetable strips.. :dunno:
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Re: Does anyone use a pencil sharpener anymore?
Reply #16 on: February 06, 2019, 03:32:36 AM
Utility blade to sharpen carpenter pencils, sharpener for the #2's my son uses for school, mechanical when I need one other than a pen.


 

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