Pencil Sharpener - Razor Knife

Razor Knife

Artists use a very sharp knife to sharpen pencils and other media by hand. The tip is cut into a triangle shape and then the edges of the triangle are trimmed down. This requires a total of 6 cuts and takes practice to master without breaking the lead.

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