David rees, a cartoonist, humor writer and selfproclaimed pencil sharpening artisan runs a truly unique business. Promoting his new book how to sharpen pencils, david. He moved on to his artisanal pencil sharpening service and published a related book. The extracta meticulously detailed guide to the correct use of single. How to sharpen pencils ebook by david rees rakuten kobo. How to sharpen pencils by david rees, 9781612193267, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Writer david rees, pokerfaced and pokerstraight, and a selfstyled. Just a man, some high quality cedar, a knife, and an occasional pencil sharper revive a bygone era and a disappearing instrument of communication. David reess get your war on is a wonderful collection of his clipart web comic that began shortly after the events of 911. An excerpt from david rees newest book how to sharpen pencils, out today from melville house.
Gothamist this is the best treatise on pencil sharpening in a sea of none and diabolically funny. When i decided to start my pencil sharpening business, it was very much informed by the vibe of the hudson valley, and i knew very quickly that if mine was to be a pencil. For david rees, pencil sharpening is an art form new york. May 11, 2012 the artsandcrafts web site etsy recently published an extract from david reess new book, how to sharpen pencils. I love my pencil amy sedaris you may think that sharpening a pencil is easy, but david rees makes it look hard, and that makes all the difference. David rees and the art of artisanal pencil sharpening artisanal pencil sharpener isnt a career you see on many business cards, but for david rees the art of the handsharpened pencil is both a passion and a fulltime pursuit. To david rees, sharpening a pencil is far more than a mundane task its an art. In new yorks hudson river valley, craftsman david rees still practices the ageold art of manual pencil sharpening. Aug 11, 2010 this is how rees artisanal pencil sharpening works. The artsandcrafts web site etsy recently published an extract from david rees s new book, how to sharpen pencils. A mix of humor and political commentary that perfectly illustrates what was going on in the head of someone trying to figure out just what on earth was going on in the strange new landscape that was post911 usa.
He slides the finished pencil s very sharp tip into a speciallysized segment of plastic tubing, then puts the whole pencil in a. Artisanal pencil sharpener youtube going deep with david rees s02e08 how the dishes duration. After the cartoonist, author and writer discontinued his satirical comic get your war on which ran in. Just a man, some high quality cedar, a knife, and an occasional pencil sharper revive a bygone era and a disappearing.
David reess how to sharpen pencils is any graphiteaficionados must read. How to sharpen pencils david rees download free ebook. Dec 24, 20 a practical and theoretical treatise on the artisanal craft of pencil sharpening. I went to one of john hodgmans little gray book lectures at.
Just as that venture is surely no joke, john hodgman assures, us in his foreword to the book. How to sharpen pencils is the standard to which all future pencil sharpening textbooks must now aspire. How to sharpen pencils is a book, a manifesto and a fullyillustrated walkthrough of the many, many, many ways to. The artsandcrafts web site etsy recently published an extract from david reess new book, how to sharpen pencils. By bringing pencil sharpening out in the open, david rees has lifted a taboo. A practical and theoretical treatise on the artisanal craft of pencil sharpening.
In 2010, he began offering his artisanal service to the world, to the jubilation. Sep 25, 2012 david rees, author of how to sharpen pencils and founder of a mailorder pencil sharpening business that, yes, actually exists, opened a session at the 2012 brooklyn book festival with a. He slides the finished pencils very sharp tip into a speciallysized segment of plastic tubing, then puts the whole pencil in a. David rees, author of how to sharpen pencils, has described the m430 as. I am so thrilled david rees is picking up the reins of the forgotten art of manual graphiteencasedinwood pointcrafting. How to sharpen pencils by david rees, the best book ever written and a wonderful holiday gift. David rees, author of how to sharpen pencils and founder of a mailorder pencil sharpening business that, yes, actually exists, opened a session at the 2012 brooklyn book festival with a. How to sharpen pencils, by david rees the new york times.
How to sharpen pencils is a book, a manifesto and a fullyillustrated walkthrough of the many, many, many ways to sharpen a pencil. Oct 18, 2012 pencilsharpening maven david rees turned the nonfiction writing series at the midmanhattan library upsidedown tuesday night with his edgy pencilsharpening workshop based on his. This is how rees artisanal pencil sharpening works. One of the things i liked about starting the artisanal pencil sharpening business was that it made me think about pencils in greater depth than i probably ever had in my life. David rees books list of books by author david rees.
The event promised a tutorial on pencil sharpening techniques both novel and advanced, and thats what the audience got. David rees and his oneman artisanal pencil sharpening. Pencilsharpening maven david rees turned the nonfiction writing series at the midmanhattan library upsidedown tuesday night with his edgy pencilsharpening workshop based on his. When i decided to start my pencilsharpening business, it was very much informed by the vibe of the hudson valley, and i knew very quickly that if mine was to be a pencil. Every aspect of pencil sharpening includes its own suite of pleasures. How to sharpen pencils is the standard to which all future pencilsharpening textbooks must now aspire. Library journal this book is really a mustread for anyone interested in pencils. Apr, 2012 on the surface, david rees s how to sharpen pencils. How to sharpen pencils by david rees overdrive rakuten.
You might send him your favorite pencil, but rees more often selects and sharpens a classic no. A hilarious guide to the lost art of artisanal pencil sharp. Author david rees discusses artisanal goods movement. In 2009, the humorist david rees gave up cartooning and opened up his oneman artisanal pencil sharpening service in beacon, new york, an old factory town along the hudson river. He first rose to prominence as a cartoonist whose best known work combined bland clip art with trash talk. In 2010, he began offering his artisanal service to the world, to the jubilation of artists, writers, draftsmen, and standardized test takers. David rees is the pencil sharpening authority of the twenty first century, and no finer book has ever been written on the principles and practice of artisanal pencil sharpening. David rees and the art of artisanal pencil sharpening. The event promised a tutorial on pencilsharpening techniques both novel and advanced, and thats what the audience got. His artisanal service is perfect for artists, writers, and standardized test takers. Well, the whole point of the book was to try to defamiliarize pencilsharpening as an activity, so that people would just approach it from square one again. It is amazing how much detail he is able to extract from the seemingly simple act of sharpening pencils.
For david rees, pencil sharpening is an art form new. I remember seeing david rees open for john hodgeman, reading a chapter from this book, a couple years ago, but forgot about it until recently. Jul 29, 2012 david rees credits a 1940 shipfitters manual as inspiration for how to sharpen pencils, his stupefyingly exhaustive guide to the art, science and artisanal pleasures of manually shaping a. On the surface, david reess how to sharpen pencils. I am david rees, founder of artisanal pencil sharpening.
Shipped with their shavings and a certificate of sharpening, these extrasharp pencils make wonderful gifts. David thomas rees is a humorist and cultural critic. Rees has been making waves in the pencil world since opening his artisanal pencil sharpening business in 2010. A practical and theoretical treatise on the artisanal craft of pencil sharpening for writers, artists, contractors, flange turners, anglesmiths, and civil servants. David rees credits a 1940 shipfitters manual as inspiration for how to sharpen pencils, his stupefyingly exhaustive guide to the art, science and artisanal pleasures of manually shaping a.
A history of design and circumstance by henry petroski, an exhaustive, fascinating history of the pencil. He has also been distinguished visiting professor on the english faculty at california state university, san jose. Promoting his new book how to sharpen pencils, david rees. David rees s get your war on is a wonderful collection of his clipart web comic that began shortly after the events of 911. A practical and theoretical treatise on the artisanal craft of pencil sharpening for writers, artists, contractors, flange turners, anglesmiths, and civil servants peter arkle. David has made a living as a humorously serious or seriously humorous expert on pencil sharpening and has stated this is not only the most expensive sharpener on.
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