• melbaboutown
    3·
    6 months ago

    I’m taking the pressure off. No art, just sharpening pencils. That’s my hobby now. /s

    It also leads nicely into whittling and woodwork. If I had a slab of wood, glue and sandpaper I could even carve a handle into one end and make my own sharpening sandpaper block. I have some fence staples to hold the paper layers on. And then that could lead into making one for knives or making strops…

    But no more physical hobbies or tools. I just run out of energy and drop them.

    • imoldgreeeg
      4·
      6 months ago

      I know you are half joking but, if you are enjoying the sharpening and looking after the tools, go for it. You might find you are motivated to draw/create just so you get to calmly shape the pencils again! They look amazing btw.

      • melbaboutown
        3·
        6 months ago

        Thanks, I’m just trying not to spend more money or accumulate more stuff

        Also could I be trusted with a knife collection…

    • dumblederp
      3·
      6 months ago

      Some duct tape on the back of a strip of sandpaper can help it last. Write the grit # on the tape.

    • calhoon2005
      3·
      6 months ago

      Have you found this guy on YouTube? Alphonso Dunn He also likes a whittled pencil. Also, he’s got some good tutorial type videos.