Alright folks, here it is, the long awaited, definitive book on how to sharpen pencils. The beauty of this book (aside from its very lovely design and, of course, the photos) is that it does not answer the question of whether it is serious or comedy. I think that comedy is funniest when based on reality and spending a few days shooting this book with author David Rees, was a wicked combination of both.
Case in point: Chapter 13 of the book entitled: How to use an electric pencil sharpener. David breaks into a house to educate its residents about electric sharpeners and without spoiling it, I will say that we got to see the insides of the sharpener. This was the moment that I realized I had been converted into a complete pencil geek because I looked over at David and said with surprise and respect: "The electric sharpener has only a single burr?" David nodded wisely, as if to say, "Yes, Grasshopper".
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