How to Sharpen Pencils

Ridiculous and delightful. The photo demonstrations of Rees preparing his workstations and body for the rigors of sharpening were often sublime. Don't read this book in public, unless you are comfortable being seen laughing out loud at sketches of pencils.

I approached this book with a bit of trepidation due to being a mechanical pencil man. By the time I had gotten to the advice on mechanical pencils presented I was already convinced to pick up the classical wooden pencils of my youth.