Comments on: Review of KUM metal wedge sharpener.

By: KUM Wedge as Survival Tool? » Pencil Revolution

KUM Wedge as Survival Tool? » Pencil Revolution — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:43:04 +0000

[...] (literally the highest spot in Charm City) on a snowy night, Dan wondering if the magnesium of a KUM wedge was soft enough to cut. Yes, it is, he found. But we dared not light a fire on the newly [...]

By: John

John — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:18:58 +0000

Sounds like you got a bum blade? I’ve had dozens of these, with the same results. The brass version is one of my very favorite sharpeners around. :)

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:09:09 +0000

I also have one of these, and I have found it not to do so well on softer leads (4B and softer)

Also it doesnt create those long shavings as described. Maybe I got a bad blade and it needs to be replaced, but I dont know. I tried tightening it to no avail.

By: Awesome Old Sharpener at Dan’s Dad’s House. » Pencil Revolution

Awesome Old Sharpener at Dan’s Dad’s House. » Pencil Revolution — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:44:38 +0000

[...] beer buried in snow. We made pencil boxes from reclaimed oak and discovered a survivalist aspect of KUM wedge sharpeners. More posts to come! February 7, 2011 | John | Tags: adventures, beer, dan, mr. pj, [...]

By: philip

philip — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:03:30 +0000

In the Birmingham(Alabama) area you can find these at Hobby Lobby.

By: Katty Ulloa

Katty Ulloa — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:10:46 +0000

Hi, nice site, very interesting. I wondering what is the exact composition of the magnesium-alloy you referred in the article and if it’s true that they reinforced the carbon steel blade with polished magnesium fitting. Hope a response.

By: Mordecai Design

Mordecai Design — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:50:20 +0000

Pencils!

One of my favorite blogs has a post about pencils. Since I’ve been sketching everyday and creating some new hand drawn art for a client lately, I thought I’d share some of my current favorite tools.

The PrismaColor Col-Erase Erasable P…

By: lillian williamson

lillian williamson — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:35:36 +0000

Purists claim it has to be a knife but in my book this is the best for art pencils and I love the feel of this instrument in my hands. It gets my vote!!

By: P Nrusimha Rao

P Nrusimha Rao — Sat, 13 May 2006 16:05:22 +0000

Goibg by the details provided here, I cannot but be surprised by the enrgy people have on the Net. To go further, some time back someone asked me (on net) whether there are sharpeners employing blades. No idea was the reply. thinking later I was of the feeling sharpeners with bent blades have the capability to substantially replace the known ones based on flat blades. Just think over and may be the benefits may be too good especially to those involved with the relevant business.

By: ana

ana — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 05:50:00 +0000

I have the KUM block sharpener which came with two additional blades from Utrecht for under $3. I compared it to the Boston sharpener reviewed here and the Staedtler dual wedge and the KUM block sharpener was far superior. If you ever come acorss one of these sharpeners, I highly recommend picking one up.