Without any sarcasm, wit or puns, rees goes through each painstaking step of sharpening pencils. How to sharpen pencils is a book, a manifesto and a fullyillustrated walkthrough of the many, many, many ways to sharpen a pencil. My favorite use for a david rees handsharpened pencil. An excerpt from david rees newest book how to sharpen pencils, out today from melville house. Promoting his new book how to sharpen pencils, david rees. No one these days does political satire as savagely and as honestly as david rees, creator of get your war on. Artisanal pencil sharpening is part of the blackwing experience. Rees sharpens your pencil and mails it back with a signed and. At heart thats what this book is, and good for rees for even trying. Promoting his new book how to sharpen pencils, david rees gives his audience a clinic in the lost art. I went to one of john hodgmans little gray book lectures at galapagos. Theres a chapter on how to use electric pencil sharpeners. When i was getting ready to publish this book, i wanted to open the book with customer testimonials from people who had pencils sharpened by me, so.
If you have further questions about pencils, i can recommend two books. I am so thrilled david rees is picking up the reins of the forgotten art of manual graphiteencasedinwood pointcrafting. On the surface, david rees s how to sharpen pencils. I think the theoretical stuff applies to matching the device to what the client needs.
David rees, professional pencil sharpener 2012 may 10. Library journal this book is really a mustread for anyone interested in pencils. If you purchase your book from bookpeople in advance of the event, please save your receipt and present it at the event. 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. In new yorks hudson river valley, craftsman david rees still practices the ageold art of manual pencil sharpening. Books by david rees author of how to sharpen pencils. Jun 05, 2012 david rees stopped by richmond on may 10 to discuss his new book of nonfiction, how to sharpen a pencil. 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. Amy sedaris you may think that sharpening a pencil is easy, but david rees makes it look hard, and that makes all the difference.
How to sharpen pencils is the standard to which all future pencilsharpening textbooks must now aspire. A hilarious guide to the lost art of artisanal pencil sharpening i am so thrilled david rees is picking up the reins of the forgotten art of manual graphiteencasedinwood pointcrafting. 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. May 11, 2012 the artsandcrafts web site etsy recently published an extract from david reess new book, how to sharpen pencils. The definitive account of the war on terror, 20012008 david rees, matt taibbi on. David rees has 32 books on goodreads with 10097 ratings. Rees has been making waves in the pencil world since opening his artisanal pencil sharpening business in 2010. Rees has described his book as basically an emotional memoir disguised as a howto manual hidden inside a humor book, and as unlikelyand borderlinepreposterousas that might. So what happens when we pit him against another graphite enthusiast in the. For david rees, pencil sharpening is an art form new york. Sharper than a pencil the author of how to sharpen pencils is the master of the artisanallysharpened no. In new yorks hudson river valley, craftsman david rees still practices. Jan 01, 2012 a hilarious guide to the lost art of artisanal pencil sharpening.
Since reading david rees seminal treatise on the craft of artisanal pencil sharpening i have found my collar bottoms are more evenly scalloped i use. David rees and his oneman artisanal pencil sharpening. In 2010, he began offering his artisanal service to the world, to the jubilation of artists, writers, draftsmen, and standardized test takers. How to sharpen pencils by david rees, 9781612193267, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Shipped with their shavings and a certificate of sharpening, these extrasharp pencils make wonderful gifts. 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.
Artisanal pencil sharpening is part of the blackwing experience, an. Promoting his new book how to sharpen pencils, david. Thank you for supporting david rees, and your local independent bookstore. Be sure to get books one and two, and read the newest strips online on his website as well. Apr, 2012 on the surface, david rees s how to sharpen pencils. Artisanal pencil sharpener youtube going deep with david rees s02e08 how the dishes duration. How to sharpen pencils david rees download free ebook. Promoting his new book how to sharpen pencils, david rees gives. For david rees, pencil sharpening is an art form new. Well known for his comic strips my new filing technique is unstoppable and get your war. A real book, how to sharpen pencils, written by comedian david rees creator of the cult comic get your war on. 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. Psychological risks associated with pencil sharpening, from. 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.
Apr 11, 2012 david rees, author of the new book how to sharpen pencils shares his equipment and technique, using palomino blackwing pencils. Artisanal pencil sharpener will sharpen your pencil for 15. 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. By bringing pencil sharpening out in the open, david rees has lifted a taboo. Apr, 2012 rees said hes made thousands of dollars sharpening manually sharpening pencils, and the two very funny, unintentionally literary questions revealed rees aim of the book. I am so thrilled david rees is picking up the reins of the. David rees stopped by richmond on may 10 to discuss his new book of nonfiction, how to sharpen a pencil. A practical and theoretical treatise on the artisanal craft of pencil sharpening for writers, artists, contractors, flange turners, anglesmiths, and. David rees, ambachtelijk punten slijper boekendingen. He first rose to prominence as a cartoonist whose best known work combined bland clip art with trash talk. Do you know how to achieve the perfect point for the kind of work you need out of that pencil. Author david rees discusses artisanal goods movement.
The book is powerfully funny a stylistic highwire act, and rees. Amy sedaris you may think that sharpening a pencil is easy, but david rees makes it look hard, and that makes all the. The challenge in satirizing a technical manual, as this example semisuicidally. How to sharpen pencils by david rees, the best book ever written and a wonderful holiday gift. David reess how to sharpen pencils is any graphiteaficionados must read. David rees, author of how to sharpen pencils, has described the m430 as.
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 the market, but also the best. How to sharpen pencils by david rees overdrive rakuten. In order to have anything signed at a bookpeople event, a copy of the event book must be purchased from bookpeople. He moved on to his artisanal pencil sharpening service and published a related book. Sending threatening letters to strangers whose names i pick out of a phone book. David rees, a cartoonist, humor writer and selfproclaimed pencil sharpening artisan runs a truly unique business. His artisanal service is perfect for artists, writers, and standardized test takers. Have you got the right kind of point on your pencil. David reess most popular book is the adventures of baron munchausen. I am known as the sole mechanical pencil sharpener aficionado at my school. Now, in a book that is both a manifesto and a fullyillustrated. Rees book was reading something written with such sincerity by a person who obviously does what he does with care. I am eternally grateful to david rees for, dare i say, penciling this book.
How to sharpen pencils, by david rees the new york times. The definitive account of the war on terror, 20012008. How to sharpen pencils is the standard to which all future pencil sharpening textbooks must now aspire. He gives lists of equipment, safety precautions and detailed procedures for every type of pencil sharpening method ever considered. My apartment was a little disorganized, because i had let david rees and a crew use it to shoot a commercial for his book how to sharpen pencils. David rees, author of the new book how to sharpen pencils shares his equipment and technique, using palomino blackwing pencils. Pencil revolution the handsharpened pencils sent to me by artisanal pencil sharpener david rees are without a doubt the most efficient writing instruments in my collection. Rees, previously known as creator of the brash, deadpan. A history of design and circumstance by henry petroski, an exhaustive, fascinating history of the pencil. A hilarious guide to the lost art of artisanal pencil sharpening. This is for anyone with a love of old school woodworking luthiers, ebenistes and the rest. Gothamist this is the best treatise on pencil sharpening in a sea of none and diabolically funny.
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