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n2ize
10-11-2016, 04:04 PM
I just won an ebay auction for an authentic early 1920's pencil sharpener. When it gets here I'm going to mount it on my wooden book case. From now on I'll be sharpening my pencils in style. I'll post some pictures when it gets here.
WØTKX
10-11-2016, 04:09 PM
Seems a little SAAD? ;)

http://www.officemuseum.com/Sharpener%20Gallery%201920-1929/1923_SAAD.jpg
n2ize
10-11-2016, 06:36 PM
Seems a little SAAD? ;)

http://www.officemuseum.com/Sharpener%20Gallery%201920-1929/1923_SAAD.jpg

LOL !! :) Is that an ancient sharpener or a coffee grinder ?
XE1/N5AL
10-12-2016, 12:48 AM
Whenever I think about pencil sharpeners, I remember the delinquent kid who sat at the desk behind me during high school English class. At some point, he had been entrusted with the simple task of holding a key chain for the gym teacher. This key chain happened to also have the master key to the student lockers. Spotting the opportunity, the kid secretly made a quick clay impression of the master locker key and then meticulously recreated an unauthorized copy once he got home. (For some unknown reason, he always had a ball of clay in his pocket.)

Each day, during lunch break, the kid would habitually break into a few student lockers and steal all of their pencils -- only pencils. Later, he would arrive in our English class with his roll of newly stolen pencils.

The kid didn't like our "zero personality" English teacher. Our classroom had a pencil sharpener in the corner, mounted to a wooden bookcase. So to disturb the teacher and disrupt class, the kid would frequently get up and needlessly over-sharpen each of his pencils. By the time class had concluded, his pencils would all have been reduced to useless stubs. The next day, he would arrive with more stolen pencils to repeat the process.
WØTKX
10-12-2016, 07:45 AM
LOL !! :) Is that an ancient sharpener or a coffee grinder ?

http://www.officemuseum.com/pencil_sharpeners.htm
W3WN
10-12-2016, 08:19 AM
I just won an ebay auction for an authentic early 1920's pencil sharpener. When it gets here I'm going to mount it on my wooden book case. From now on I'll be sharpening my pencils in style. I'll post some pictures when it gets here.
Is this your birthday present to yourself?

BTW, Happy Natal Anniversary.
n2ize
10-12-2016, 11:44 AM
Is this your birthday present to yourself?

BTW, Happy Natal Anniversary.

Thank you.

As far as the present to myself In a way yes. On birthdays and holidays I usually treat myself to a present. In addition to the pencil sharpener I may also treat myself to a new smartphone. My oldGalaxyS4 still works fine but its pretty beat up . Time for a new phone. Next time maybe a new violin bow. I generally treat myself to something I don't absolutely need but have wanted for a year or more.
NQ6U
10-12-2016, 03:40 PM
My oldGalaxyS4 still works fine but its pretty beat up . Time for a new phone.

Bet you can get a great deal on a Galaxy Note 7.
kb2crk
10-12-2016, 04:08 PM
Bet you can get a great deal on a Galaxy Note 7.

I heard there's a fire sale on those....
WØTKX
10-12-2016, 06:22 PM
I still dig my Lumia 1520 Windows 10 Phone. :evil:
KD8TUT
10-12-2016, 07:56 PM
I heard there's a fire sale on those....

They exploded onto the market.
NQ6U
10-12-2016, 08:12 PM
They're real hot sellers.
NQ6U
10-12-2016, 08:14 PM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G9-XeGLhKM0/Tc1oFW7sLlI/AAAAAAAAAKI/nFE-Kr3iBo0/s1600/how-sharpen-pencil.jpg
XE1/N5AL
10-12-2016, 08:42 PM
To avoid an expensive product recall, they wanted to rebrand the S7 as the Samsung "Hotline". But, Ericsson already had dibs on the name.

14952
W3WN
10-12-2016, 08:44 PM
I heard there's a fire sale on those....
I heard it was a hot deal.
K7SGJ
10-13-2016, 01:43 PM
Mine was a real blast.
KG4NEL
10-13-2016, 11:40 PM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G9-XeGLhKM0/Tc1oFW7sLlI/AAAAAAAAAKI/nFE-Kr3iBo0/s1600/how-sharpen-pencil.jpg

I do that with carpenter's pencils.
KG4CGC
10-14-2016, 07:35 AM
Congratulations on your pencil tool.
WØTKX
10-14-2016, 10:22 AM
:snicker:
n2ize
10-14-2016, 12:13 PM
Bet you can get a great deal on a Galaxy Note 7.


Yeah, but first I had better increase both my fire insurance and life insurance...LOL. :) :(
n2ize
10-14-2016, 12:18 PM
Congratulations on your pencil tool.
Thanks you. It just arrived here to day. Very nice, all cast iron except for the part that collects the shavings. Definitely I can envision this in a very old turn of the century school or office.
n2ize
10-14-2016, 12:19 PM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G9-XeGLhKM0/Tc1oFW7sLlI/AAAAAAAAAKI/nFE-Kr3iBo0/s1600/how-sharpen-pencil.jpg

Yeah, I sometimes sharpen this way if I am in a place where there is no available sharpener.
n2ize
10-14-2016, 12:22 PM
http://www.officemuseum.com/pencil_sharpeners.htm

Thanks. Very interesting site.I never realized there were so many different styles and types of sharpeners over the decades and centuries. Awesome page.
KK4AMI
10-14-2016, 01:57 PM
Oops sorry, duplicate. Damn Samsung tablet!
KK4AMI
10-14-2016, 01:57 PM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G9-XeGLhKM0/Tc1oFW7sLlI/AAAAAAAAAKI/nFE-Kr3iBo0/s1600/how-sharpen-pencil.jpg

Not to put a fine point on it, but your illustration is rather blunt.
WZ7U
10-14-2016, 10:32 PM
He said pencil, heh heh heh
KG4CGC
10-14-2016, 10:58 PM
He said pencil, heh heh heh

Could have been worse. He could have said penis. http://www.penisland.net/
WZ7U
10-14-2016, 11:04 PM
As quoted from penisland.com
We Specialize In Wood


Priceless!
n2ize
10-15-2016, 12:38 PM
Whenever I think about pencil sharpeners, I remember the delinquent kid who sat at the desk behind me during high school English class. At some point, he had been entrusted with the simple task of holding a key chain for the gym teacher. This key chain happened to also have the master key to the student lockers. Spotting the opportunity, the kid secretly made a quick clay impression of the master locker key and then meticulously recreated an unauthorized copy once he got home. (For some unknown reason, he always had a ball of clay in his pocket.)

Each day, during lunch break, the kid would habitually break into a few student lockers and steal all of their pencils -- only pencils. Later, he would arrive in our English class with his roll of newly stolen pencils.

The kid didn't like our "zero personality" English teacher. Our classroom had a pencil sharpener in the corner, mounted to a wooden bookcase. So to disturb the teacher and disrupt class, the kid would frequently get up and needlessly over-sharpen each of his pencils. By the time class had concluded, his pencils would all have been reduced to useless stubs. The next day, he would arrive with more stolen pencils to repeat the process.
I see you still remember me from school. :lol: This sounds like some crazy kind of thing that I would have done when I was in high school. I was known for doing stupid stuff like that. I remember the time I went around loosening the screws on classroom doorknobs so they would fall off when someone tries to open them. Typical of my practical jokes.

And yes, I did say ...knobs.
WZ7U
10-15-2016, 03:54 PM
KNOBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Love It!!
WØTKX
10-16-2016, 08:39 AM
http://www.borongaja.com/data_images/out/21/650882-rube-goldberg-pencil-sharpener.jpg
KC2KFC
10-16-2016, 04:46 PM
I just won an ebay auction for an authentic early 1920's pencil sharpener. When it gets here I'm going to mount it on my wooden book case. From now on I'll be sharpening my pencils in style. I'll post some pictures when it gets here.

You should add a good old fashioned typewriter, I have over 50 in my collection.
XE1/N5AL
10-16-2016, 06:18 PM
You should add a good old fashioned typewriter, I have over 50 in my collection.

I wondered where they all went!
NQ6U
10-16-2016, 06:24 PM
This is my favorite pencil sharpener:

http://i.imgur.com/aCXslV3.jpg
KG4NEL
10-16-2016, 11:31 PM
I can't decide if my next bladed instrument will be a knife, ax or saw.
WZ7U
10-17-2016, 12:20 AM
Choose....saw
W3WN
10-17-2016, 05:37 AM
This is my favorite pencil sharpener:

http://i.imgur.com/aCXslV3.jpg
Ah. I see you firmly believe in Rule #9.
KG4NEL
10-17-2016, 06:32 AM
Choose....saw

That's the best option, although it won't fit under my seats or on the roof rack very well :-p

Driving through the forest on Chappy on miles of one-way "roads" made me realize how much it would suck to come across a downed tree.
n2ize
10-18-2016, 08:17 PM
You should add a good old fashioned typewriter, I have over 50 in my collection.
I already have a really old typewriter in the garage. But it needs some cleaning and repairs.
K7SGJ
10-24-2016, 11:17 AM
I already have a really old typewriter in the garage. But it needs some cleaning and repairs.

Yeah. We know what a great weapon those things make.

"I killed him with my Smith Corona". There's something you just don't hear enough any more.