tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post6668828820895424184..comments2023-09-25T05:42:19.236-04:00Comments on Nuncketest: Bristly FoxtailJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-15408474575640806992009-12-17T17:23:08.693-05:002009-12-17T17:23:08.693-05:00I actually didn't get to good sharpening until...I actually didn't get to good sharpening until after this foxtail was completed. But I am looking forward to my next foxtail! :-)<br /><br />Thanks for the tip on saving my fingertips. I just found one of my drywall razor knives--it'll be more controllable (and retractable) while I shop for sharpeners.<br /><br />And thanks for the Thoreau pointers. He is always a wonderful read, isn't he? Here I am so close to Concord...I must get out that way come Spring.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-25046116258487866722009-12-17T14:23:26.708-05:002009-12-17T14:23:26.708-05:00I can only imagine the detail you have achieved in...I can only imagine the detail you have achieved in this foxtail rendering to have had the need to sharpen your pencil with a razor blade! (exacto knives work too- and if you get the kind with a cap, you can just throw it in your pencil case when out in the field- it's a lot safer for your fingers!) <br />Did you know that Thoreau's family business was making pencils and that Henry himself was the innovator of the modern pencil as we know it today? The Thoreau pencil was once renowned with artists and draftsmen. Can you imagine having one of his own handmade pencils to draw or write with now? I'll bet energy would flow from the tip of that point!<br />Here's an old advert for his company which was located upstairs in the family home in Concord MA.:<br />http://www.psymon.com/walden/ad-pencils.html<br />Google "thoreau pencils" for some fun reading!<br />~gretchengretchennoreply@blogger.com