How to Sharpen Pencils - David Rees • BookLikes (ISBN:1612193269)

How to Sharpen Pencils

by: David Rees (author)

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9781612193267 (1612193269)

ASIN: 1612193269

Publish date: August 27th 2013

Publisher: Melville House

Pages no: 224

Edition language: English

Category:

Non Fiction, Humor

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jbradway rated it

12 years ago

http://jbradway.booklikes.com jbradway 5.0 How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

text How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

Consistently very funny, humor ranging from silly to profound. Rees actually has some valuable statements regarding craftsmanship that I could envision in cross-stitched samplers.I am sickened by the number of mechanical pencils on my desk.

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Never Read Passively rated it

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text How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

Reading How to Sharpen Pencils is like the moment after your first non-Great Clips hair cut, your first time behind the wheel of a BMW, the taste of real crab meat after having only eaten imitation, using a Mac after years of being stuck on Windows or when you discover that a couple cubes of ice wil...

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I'll think of a damn title later rated it

12 years ago

http://christinawilder.booklikes.com I'll think of a damn title later 4.0

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Before you read this book, you should check out these clips:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH12suXxjQYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8u4CEBVq7sIf you thought they were stupid and pointless, you're most likely not going to enjoy How To Sharpen Pencils. If you thought they were at least amusing, you'...

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mtw1tter rated it

13 years ago

http://mtw1tter.booklikes.com mtw1tter 4.0 How to Sharpen Pencils: A Practical & Theoretical Treatise on the Artisanal Craft of Pencil Sharpening for Writers, Artists, Contractors, Flange Turners, Anglesmiths, & Civil Servants

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This could either be read as a mockery of the esty crowd or a meditation on what it takes to sharpen a pencil (really!). Either way, it's really really funny and quite informative. Did you know that metallic strip around the eraser bit of a pencil is called a "Ferrule"?

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