David Rees thinks he knows how to sharpen pencils. He says people have entrusted 1,500 pencil points to his sharpening business. I know a little something about working with sharp pencils, and let me ...

Yes, "The Campaign for the Accurate Measurement of Creativity" is a Kickstarter for a pencil sharpener attached to a mason jar. And yes, this is pretty silly. It's also, however, a worthwhile ...

Before John Lee Love’s invention, it was difficult to sharpen pencils. The rotary blade sharpeners were the ones in vogue. They were positioned on walls and to sharpen a pencil, one would have to ...

The mysteries of the universe rarely reveal themselves with such spontaneous clarity. I’m also pretty sure my toaster works the same way, just with tiny flamethrowers. [Tumblr via BuzzFeed] Explore ...

Hand-cranked pencil sharpeners work just fine, and maybe that is what makes them a perfect object to get the heavy duty treatment. And if a nitro pencil sharpener wasn't enough for you, YouTuber Giaco ...

Created by Mike Moyer, the DIY nitro sharpener is made out of an RC toy car engine, pistons, and other parts, as well as the metal head of the type of old-fashioned manual pencil sharpener that was ...

Which electric pencil sharpener is best? Given how much time people spend on their smartphones, laptops and tablets these days, it probably doesn’t seem like there’s much need for pencils. But whether ...