Amy Edwards on MSN

The automatic pencil sharpener my students actually love

After 25 years of teaching, I finally found a pencil sharpener that just works. In this video I show how my rechargeable ...
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Pencil sharpening in super slow motion: Macro ASMR delight

Watch pencils being sharpened in mesmerizing slow motion. Every shave and curl is visually satisfying. Iran responds to Trump’s ultimatum, dismisses peace plan Trump’s chances of being removed by 25th ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Thousands of Cheering Spectators Gather to Watch This 20-Foot-Tall No. 2 Pencil Get Sharpened

Artist Curtis Ingvoldstad poses next to the pencil sculpture he created from a damaged oak tree in John and Amy Higgins' yard in Minneapolis. AP Photo / Mark Vancleave When a windstorm damaged a large ...
CBC.ca

Why thousands turn out every year to sharpen a giant pencil

Make sure to pencil it into your schedule! The Lake of the Isles (LOTI) Pencil had its annual sharpening on June 6. The six-metre-tall (20 feet) sculpture is located on the lawn of John and Amy ...
The Boston Globe

At the world’s only pencil sharpener museum, a quirky legacy can’t be erased

Keep sharp, be sharp, act sharp, stay sharp is the mantra at the Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum in Ohio. Memories of my grammar school days came flooding back to me as I stepped inside the ...