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Flying saucer pencil sharpener

Alberto

November 7th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

Is that the Faber Castell UFO sharpener? Saw one at Pearl, but couldn’t bring myself to pay $20 for a sharpener that does not have replaceable blades easily available locally.
penciladmin

November 8th, 2009 at 12:59 am

Hi Alberto, no, it is more like the Faber-Castell UFO’s mothership:

It is much heavier, and with a flat base. I’m afraid I can’t find a manufacturer’s name, nor any sort of online link, though I know I’ve seen it for sale online.

I understand your concern about the lack of replaceable blades. I believe this is a general issue with pencil sharpeners.
Michael Leddy

November 8th, 2009 at 1:18 pm

Take me to your lead — er, sorry for the pun.
penciladmin

November 9th, 2009 at 6:41 pm

That’s some sharp wit!
Gunther

November 9th, 2009 at 11:27 pm

You guys really have a point!
marians

November 10th, 2009 at 10:20 pm

Please, how they use it??
some demo?
2ashamed2say

February 3rd, 2010 at 10:29 am

I have a feeling there’s going to be some interesting twists coming up.