“Art of Pencil Sharpening” on CBS Sunday Morning this morning

A rewarding career with something ordinary: pencils.

We watched a story about it while back on CBS Sunday Morning: “The art of pencil sharpening.”

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50135922n

Pencil Trivia

We learned quite a few things from this. For example, it’s not “lead” but “graphite” that’s in pencils. Trivia like this can make you a big hit at the next dinner party you attend.

http://pencils.com/the-unleaded-pencil/

There’s also a book:

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