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Daily discussion thread: 🐨 Saturday, May 25, 2024 (self.melbourne)

submitted 5 months ago by Seagoon_ to c/melbourne

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[–] melbaboutown 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I'm taking the pressure off. No art, just sharpening pencils. That's my hobby now. /s

It also leads nicely into whittling and woodwork. If I had a slab of wood, glue and sandpaper I could even carve a handle into one end and make my own sharpening sandpaper block. I have some fence staples to hold the paper layers on. And then that could lead into making one for knives or making strops...

But no more physical hobbies or tools. I just run out of energy and drop them.

[–] imoldgreeeg 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I know you are half joking but, if you are enjoying the sharpening and looking after the tools, go for it. You might find you are motivated to draw/create just so you get to calmly shape the pencils again! They look amazing btw.

[–] melbaboutown 3 points 5 months ago

Thanks, I'm just trying not to spend more money or accumulate more stuff

Also could I be trusted with a knife collection...

[–] calhoon2005 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Have you found this guy on YouTube? Alphonso Dunn He also likes a whittled pencil. Also, he's got some good tutorial type videos.

[–] melbaboutown 1 points 5 months ago

Nice, I'll take a look

[–] dumblederp 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Some duct tape on the back of a strip of sandpaper can help it last. Write the grit # on the tape.