Comments on: The Great Debate: sharpened or unsharpened http://www.penciltalk.org/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened exploring the art and science of pencils since 2005 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:08:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Michael L. http://www.penciltalk.org/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened/comment-page-1#comment-26662 Michael L. Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:53:06 +0000 http://173.203.81.145/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened#comment-26662 Unsharpened, for all the practical reasons noted, but also because sharpening seems to me to belong to the user's experience, like uncorking wine or filling a fountain pen. Unsharpened, for all the practical reasons noted, but also because sharpening seems to me to belong to the user’s experience, like uncorking wine or filling a fountain pen.

]]> By: Kent http://www.penciltalk.org/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened/comment-page-1#comment-26659 Kent Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:55:23 +0000 http://173.203.81.145/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened#comment-26659 Nuetral. For collecting, I prefer unsharpened. But when I try to buy a completely new one to me on off-line stores, I prefer sharpened, for test writing. Nuetral. For collecting, I prefer unsharpened. But when I try to buy a completely new one to me on off-line stores, I prefer sharpened, for test writing.

]]> By: fixedgearfiend http://www.penciltalk.org/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened/comment-page-1#comment-26650 fixedgearfiend Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:00:43 +0000 http://173.203.81.145/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened#comment-26650 How are the pencils that come pre-sharpened, sharpened? How are the pencils that come pre-sharpened, sharpened?

]]> By: Baker http://www.penciltalk.org/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened/comment-page-1#comment-26631 Baker Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:49:18 +0000 http://173.203.81.145/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened#comment-26631 Unsharpened, that way my sharpener gets to use part of the blades that don't get used relativel often. Yes, I know that's weird. Unsharpened, that way my sharpener gets to use part of the blades that don’t get used relativel often. Yes, I know that’s weird.

]]> By: Kim AndrĂ© http://www.penciltalk.org/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened/comment-page-1#comment-26627 Kim AndrĂ© Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:42:47 +0000 http://173.203.81.145/2007/10/the-great-debate-sharpened-or-unsharpened#comment-26627 I certainly prefer them unsharpened. I never open a new box of pencils "on the run" anyway, so I like the sense of the pencils being "untouched by human hands" when I crack the box open. ;-) I'm also a collector of pencils - not only a user, so I like my unused ones to look just that: unused. I certainly prefer them unsharpened. I never open a new box of pencils “on the run” anyway, so I like the sense of the pencils being “untouched by human hands” when I crack the box open. ;-)

I’m also a collector of pencils – not only a user, so I like my unused ones to look just that: unused.

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