David Rees to retire from sharpening pencils

Alan Gardner11 years ago01 mins

The above headline sounds like it comes from The Onion, but alas, the story is true and is being reported…

How wooden pencils are made

Alan Gardner13 years ago71 mins

David Paccia has posted a video on how wooden pencils are manufactured over on his David Wasting Paper blog. Almost…

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