Well actually, almost all people are ignorant of how to actually use *normal* sharpeners, let alone a fancy $70 one. You see you're actually supposed to twist the sharpener itself, not the pencil. So yeah, perhaps all sharpeners should come with a tutorial...
@@ryanchapman2636 This is an inadequate tool. There are no instructions with it, it has a sharp learning curve, the design could have been so much better, and to top it off, it barely works even after tinkering. Yet, it's supposed to be used by artists (not woodworkers) as a way to maintain their inventory!
@@RealmDesigner I'm all for having a good laugh but calling someone inbred after they've done nothing wrong is blatantly disrespectful. I'm very sure you wouldn't appreciate me telling you to lighten up if someone had said something genuinely offensive to you.
seeing as its adjustable and it always stays at that length, unlike a hand with an exacto knife, i can see how this is somewhat useful, but definitely not at $61.
I understand. The brass suckered you in. It could have happened to me, I love that material. But I, like you sharpen my pecils with a sharp thin knife, and then point them with sandpaper. No fancy pencil sharpener beats that level of control, whatever they promise. Still, it looks lovely that device....
yeah exactly, all you need is a sharp knife and sandpaper, thats how the pros do it. if i had unlimited money i wouldnt buy this thing, it would hurt me to make someone 70 bucks.
Girish Munjal yeah, tbh, the brass is beautiful but when you’re constantly touching it it’ll always look ugly so i rather just get a cheap pencil sharpener that doesn’t have ugly fingerprints all over and i’m left with more money.
The word Høvel is basically related to the word "grater" like a cheesegrater. And the shape and form makes it look like one. (it's just my thought though because I'm from Norway)
Honestly. I appreciate it. The sharpener has a lot of uses when you think about. Sometimes you might need a rock for a window and you only have this sharpener.
List of items that can sharpen a pencil as well as, if not better, then this fancey blade holder: -The year six pencil sharpern you stole from school. -A kitchen knife. -The plastic pretty princess sharpener from pound land. -A crafts knife. -Probably just your teeth. Don't underestimate them I tried it.
OH MY DEAR LORD I WASN'T TRYING TO DISRESPECT U, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THE HOLY FOOD THAT MY LORD EATS SO AS TO DO THE SAME AND BECOME HIS NUMBER ONE DEVOTEE
I'm rather happy I didn't see your review as I have just bought one of these, indeed, why you might ask. I am a pastel artist and have spent so much money on sharpeners for pastel pencils over the years, cheap ones that are almost disposable to expensive swordfish ones which are great for a few weeks, I have four expensive ones I am just done with! I have never mastered a knife (plus the mess) for pastel pencils ending up breaking the pastel or very uneven points and so time consuming trying to get that point in a soft medium . Would I have bought this for ordinary pencils, no way but for pastels this is just amazing. Perfect points and not constantly breaking the point in the sharpener ending up with a pencil stump very quickly, wasting more money as pastel pencils are substantially more expensive than a graphite pencil. Having this by my side as I work with several colours at once has been a godsend, no mess no waste no clogging sharpeners and convenient. I will never waste another pastel pencil or buy another sharpener again so actually it is saving me money. Yes seems pricey for such a small thing but I have spent way more than that over the years.
I love Peter so much, he reminds me of Bob Ross in the way he speaks so softly, kindly, and affirming. He’s so encouraging, and it’s just- it makes me feel cared for.
Peter - Never buy expensive stuff from London based companies. Probably should've consulted an English person first because we have to learn this from young lol
It's not really swindling people. It's like the Apple product of drawing tools. People buy it because it makes them feel special, not because the thing itself is special. You're selling them an idea as much as a product. The idea that they're in a higher social class or whatever. It's sort of gross, but it's not like a scam. It's just a heavy pencil sharpener.
Hey Peter! I have a pencil sharpener recommendation for you. I still use my grandfather's pencil sharpener from (I think) when he went to school in Germany. It's all brass, and is labeled "DUX" with "Germany" written below it. It comes with a little leather pouch (for mine, it's red). It's obviously an antique at this point but I Googled the product and it appears they still make them exactly the same, as far as I can tell. It also has three sharpness settings to choose from on a little dial on the end. It's a terrific pencil sharpener and I think you'd like it!
By the way, I would really appreciate a little bed of hay or something. I think that's what I like, at least. I'm a little jealous of Dan's furniture and wall art in the apartment above me.
I haven't watched the entire video, so I don't know if this is mentioned, but I believe this is for those flat pencils used in woodworking and such, which are usually sharpened with a knife or a chisel or something, because, well, they are flat. Also, woodworking types enjoy hefty, overengineered tools, like, hand it down to your grandkids kinda things.
Having polished my fair share of brass, I can't imagine "solid brass" being a selling point for something like this meant for actual handheld use. Looks great when freshly shined, but that infernal stuff tarnishes quick as a blink.
I know that you're all dying to learn how the Scandinavian letter Ø/Ö is pronounced. Your lucky day has come. It's not, like Peter does, which reminds me of the German letter Ü. Instead pronounce it like the letter "I" in English words like "bird" and "skirt", and you'll be very close to the original Ø™ sound. You're welcome =) Bonus content: Æ is pronounced like the letter "A" in the English words "dad" and "stand". Å is pronounced like the letters "AW" in "law" and "awesome". Now you can read and pronounce Danish/Swedish/Norwegian, go you.
I just found put my kids' DNA is part "fennoscandian"...believe me we'll buying hanna anderson and shopping at Ikea in addition to re-reviewing these pronunciation tips.
This pencil sharpener itself is almost a piece of art. It is beatiful, takes time to fully understand how to use it and master it, and once you do master it feels so good.
A lot of artists use something flat like a box cutter (or this expensive planer I guess) when they want a more calligraphy shaped head for different art pieces
This thing is actually awesome, my mum is a professional artist and only sharpens her pastels with knives, she’s always cutting her fingers and complaining that the arthritis in her hands makes it difficult to sharpen, I bought her this and she’s extremely happy with it, definitely a tool for enthusiasts or professionals though
I just received one as a gift and I love it! Yeah, it's not as efficient as the plastic one's yet, but the experience is wonderful. It makes me slow down, and be more mindful (a plug for my therapist). Plus, I love the wood and the brass. it's a unique experience like creating art, that most won't appreciate, but that is okay.
I saw Adam Savage review their compass and this sharpener. The compass looks really cool as an art piece, and fairly functional as well. This sharpener just seems like a gimmick. I’m glad you gave your actual opinion on this thing!
That one really bummed me out with how hard he was selling those items to his young trusting viewers. Adam always struck me as the kind of guy who would call that stuff out as bullshit and then teach his audience how to do the same thing but better with a piece of string. I'm glad Peter is being real about it.
The compass disappoints me because it doesn't make very large circles. I get why it would be handy and it would be nice to not leave compass point holes, but it's expensive for what you get. I wonder if the Amazon knock offs are any good.
Adam is overzealous when it comes to *nice* well machined things, he's also extremely biased. Soon as I saw him take out that pencil plane I knew it was bullshit, and I knew Adam would love it because it's *nice* and well machined. I do hope the young audience that watch him have more responsible parents that won't let their kids buy stupid junk like the plane. (compass, maybe, it's a much better tool imo)
@@UncleRots I don't feel like he was doing that. For one, he said that he collects these things and just really likes the way they are made. Also who is young enough to be so incapable of judging a product and at the same time old enough to be exited about a 70$ brass pencil sharpener? I don't think there are many people like that in his audience tbh
This is actually the second video I've watched featuring an artist demonstrating , or in this case attempting to demonstrate, how to sharpen a pencil. I have many pencil sharpeners but my favorite is a razor blade.
The most expensive sharpener I ever bought was a standard sharpener that just happened to be brass.... It looked just as beautiful, felt great to hold, and to this day does a great job of sharpening pencils. It cost $12, and I still love it like ten years later. A brass sharpener is gonna last a lifetime, it might as well be functional.
I have a very hard time sleeping and I've tried to watch this video 3 times already and I keep falling asleep cause you're so relaxing, but I promise you I'm finishing this video now
2020 is wild, I just watched 19 mins of this man reviewing a 60 dollar pencil sharpener. I haven't used a pencil since high school so this is definitely pertinent information for me.
I used graphite (you know, "pencil") about 90% of the time growing up. I thought this drawing came out really well. The inherent variation in value and texture adds to this drawing, and I thought the black areas came out well. At least from the filming angle, I couldn't see any shininess. I was just talking to my 14-year old daughter earlier tonight about painting, over which she prefers markers. I must have had a quantum connection to your thoughts on this video, because I gave her very similar advice about trying painting media enough to really understand them before making a final judgment. She's open to it...she's a very smart young lady, you know? Though I love your ink work, I hope to see more pencil drawings (and more color). BTW I'm enjoying my freshly-delivered copy of Dayfever. See you next time on the same Bat-channel!
A little over 20 years ago, (probably before you were born) a friend of my husband was fidgeting with a tiny little brass plane and I asked him if I could look at it. I was so intrigued by it that he told me to keep it. I wonder now if it was one of the first novelty pencil sharpeners. I've moved several times since then so I don't know if I still have it, but if I find it, I'm going to try sharpening a pencil with it. My dad used those flat pencils when he was working. He sharpened it with a little pocket knife that he always kept in his pocket. I wish I had that little pocket knife , but my mom didn't offer us kids any keepsakes after he passed away.
@@aaddss9846 preference, your paying for a very novelty item, just like a 600 dollar custom mechanical keyboard. Same result, different way of getting that result and for a very specific kind of consumer. A planer is what can be used to customize the point of your pencil. A normal sharpener cannot do what this one does, you angle it for a thicker or thinner point depending on how you want to draw.
This looks like something that would be really satisfying to hold and play around with, but considering there's a blade just sticking out of it I'm not sure it's good even for that
Coming from someone who has always used Samsung until last year... I really do prefer iPhone. Android does have a lot of cool features but iPhone just seems to have the complete package
I’m disabled and have motor tics that make me twitch and flail involuntarily. I love this sharpener because it’s weighty enough to hold down on my table and the risk of hurting myself on the blade is significantly reduced (unlike sharpening with a knife). It’s also very easy on the wrists. Sometimes things that seem redundant to others are fantastic for disabled people.
Adam Savage picked up one of those circle drawing tools you have on order, and received one of the pencil sharpeners along with it, and he loved it. It looks like he may have set the blade to rest flush with the sharpener, and he has appears to have a lot more success with it than you did.
As someone who uses hand planes enough, those things are really fickle and hard to tune. A shallow depth of cut on a harder lead might work. However, I like using a sharp Swiss army knife for my pencils when they run out of paper to sharpen on. Thanks for the warning of how bespoke glamor can look good on a shelf.
I came across the Hovel today as one of my art distributors is packaging this item in a gift set. I was baffled as to expense of this item. Thanks for the heads up. The Hovel is the MontBlanc of pencil sharpeners!!
Thanks Peter. I was already a artist by pencil and you got be back into fountain pens. I bought a Twisbi 580 ALR Prussian Blue with a nib set. Medium is pretty fascinating and pretty wet can’t wait for a the shimmer inks to arrive hehe 😉 oh if I had 20 shimmering pens I’d probably cry so much looking at it by time I’m finished it’s only sparkles ✨
What if you have an oversized pencil? I have sharpeners with 2 holes but they fit different sized pencils. I don't have one that puts a point on just the lead
$0.66 School pencil sharpener: Comes with 2 sharpening sizes. Has a container to hold shavings. Broad colorful options to suit your style. Comfortable to use. Economical. Makes Jeff, with a pencil plane and a book full of pencil shavings, contemplate his decisions.
@@bloopitsbloob I actually own a lead holder that comes with like eight different colored leads edit: found it on amazon www.amazon.com/Pentel-PH802-Multi-Lead-Holder/dp/B0013ND76W/ref=mp_s_a_1_25?dchild=1&keywords=colored+lead+holder&qid=1599641158&sr=8-25
Sublime. I came here after thinking that the Blackwing One-Step Long Point Sharpener at around $20 was a joke but hey, if you're spending $6+ on a disposable wooden pencil why not? This, however, plumbs the depths of stupidity. I'm sure the crafted walnut stand would have made, well, not a lot of difference. And did you know they now produce a leather EDC case for it? It was worth hanging in there until the end to watch the drawing unfold. Speeded up it reminded me of the Roland pen plotter we used back in the 80s that used to jump all over the place while plotting engineering drawings. One scheme we worked on involved 100ft diameter tunnel shafts drawn to scale on A0 sized paper and the plotter used to go crazy, screaming and diving all over the place. So noisy that it was consigned to a walk in store cupboard do we could get on in peace. Keep up the good work and thanks for buying your Høvel so we didn't have to.
As someone that's done woodworking for about 15 years who is now getting into drawing and painting, you can buy some very nice, adjustable Japanese planes not much larger than that for less than half of $60, and they will do the job. I've used them to sharpen square carpenters pencils in a pinch, but the thought would never cross my mind to use one on round graphite/charcoal/etc. I'm amazed this company thought to market this. I'm more amazed people are buying it.
It's nothing an artist would buy, more like something a loving relative of an artist would buy as a gift
TheBrettYouNeed just give me 70 bucks
@@mvzv3913 Yeah true, for 70 bucks you can get like a tube of very high quality oil paint that you can mix with your other Lidl oil tubes.
@@comandosespeciales I fucking love Lidl but they need to do home delivery
@@SobrietyandSolace
Are you guys talking about the super market?
@iTheGeek They wouldn't know that if they weren't an artist, and their intentions would've just been pure. So no, a loving relative.
up next, a $150 eraser that doesn't really erase anything, it just melts onto your page, makes a gooey mess and slaps you on the knee
Also the box is full of anthrax and termites
my eraser doesn’t slap MY knee :(
@@shek7121 you've been cheaping out on erasers, haven't you?
pmvnckzj You get what you pay for... I guess 😂
You're giving me flash backs
This sharpener better make my pencils point toward the answers
Lol my dude!
Lmao
This comment is too good
Lol
Hahahaha 😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏
Bruh a pencil sharpener that has a Tutorial
Well actually, almost all people are ignorant of how to actually use *normal* sharpeners, let alone a fancy $70 one. You see you're actually supposed to twist the sharpener itself, not the pencil. So yeah, perhaps all sharpeners should come with a tutorial...
Hahahha lol?
Am i supose to laugh at that john doe?
@@Juddlind no because it's not a joke
Ok tnx
This is essentially a small wood plane with the following defects:
Non-adjustable blade depth
Incorrectly placed grips
Highly disturbing price.
Blade depth was what really shocked me. Who designed this terrible product?
The blade depth can be adjusted, he just didnt show it in the video because he doesnt know how to use it properly. Also he was holding it wrong.
@@ryanchapman2636 the point is that it's supposed to be a damned pencil sharpener. I don't calibrate my eraser before using it!
ninjaassassin27 god forbid you need to spend 5 seconds adjusting the blade on the initial set up and never have to adjust it again 😮
@@ryanchapman2636 This is an inadequate tool. There are no instructions with it, it has a sharp learning curve, the design could have been so much better, and to top it off, it barely works even after tinkering.
Yet, it's supposed to be used by artists (not woodworkers) as a way to maintain their inventory!
Put it in the refrigerator. The guy who lives in there can slice prosciutto on it
That's some true selflessness.
poor prosciutto
Prosciutto is so good
That guy has a name. His name is Dan.
His name is yahudi
Its like getting to the end of a video game and buying all the random upgrades you didn't need
It is?
Ichiro Fakename Yes
It's like leaving the +10% xp gain until you're max level.
upgrading your luck after getting all rare stuffs
that’s amazing
I I buy a pencil sharpener for 70 bucks that better sharpen my pencil, water my crops, clean my dishes, and steal the teeth of whoever I want it to
You can steal my teeth anytime you want 😉
Azzareo is it alright if I eat them like tic tacs
What
@@fred_______ ಠ_ಠ
LovelyPalito teeth. I want em.
Ah... judging from the packaging, It’s looks like the 70$ price tab was shipping and handling from 1923.
Bro that would be thousands of dollars today
@@FatCatCooper so maybe it's a very cheap sharpener from 1923
He means it was handled how they did it in 1923
As in like not very good management of the item
Also my precision compass set from the 20s only costed ten pounds
You’re the most British looking american person I’ve ever seen
Yeah that sounds about right
It's because he looks extremely inbred
oldpinks jeez dude have some respect
@@mickyw377 lol lighten up.
@@RealmDesigner I'm all for having a good laugh but calling someone inbred after they've done nothing wrong is blatantly disrespectful. I'm very sure you wouldn't appreciate me telling you to lighten up if someone had said something genuinely offensive to you.
Yeah I'm just gonna keep using my Spongebob pencil sharper that I got when I was in elementary school
Mood
Pencil sharpeners last a long time. I haven't even changed the blade. The one I always use, I've had for about 15 years.
@@deborahwhatford9831 I've had this thing for about 22 years, 'Ol reliable
@@leroybrown96 How have you had a spongebob pencil sharpener for about a year longer than spongebob has been around?
@@hollohullu9448 Considering I said about, does not make it exact 😄
But good eye!
seeing as its adjustable and it always stays at that length, unlike a hand with an exacto knife, i can see how this is somewhat useful, but definitely not at $61.
yoooo shottystevee
We miss you man 😔
Make a guide to global: picking the right pencil sharpener
shottysteve you should upload more man
OH MY GOD ITS SHOTTYSTEVE
I understand. The brass suckered you in. It could have happened to me, I love that material.
But I, like you sharpen my pecils with a sharp thin knife, and then point them with sandpaper. No fancy pencil sharpener beats that level of control, whatever they promise.
Still, it looks lovely that device....
I want to like but it's sitting at 69 now
Arcfalcon200 Life marches on with or without you
yeah exactly, all you need is a sharp knife and sandpaper, thats how the pros do it. if i had unlimited money i wouldnt buy this thing, it would hurt me to make someone 70 bucks.
@@arcurs5786 Well, I can tell my kids on my dying bed that I was the one who sacrificed a like for a greater cause
I personally just use a plastic staedtler sharpener and it generally that works well enough
When quarantine gets really bad that you watch a man shave pencils
I snorted a little bit laughing 😂
I mean ur not wrong
What can I say there’s nothing to watch on Netflix-
I just laughed so hard. Thanks. Needed that. 😊
The guy is pretty interesting.
Alternative title: how to waste a pencil on a $70 sharpener
I made it 70 likes and ruined the 69 :)
For some reason that's how my brain read the titel at first
agreed
@@moth8067 i made it 170
That's the title now
The “pencil sharpener” is basically just a fancy blade holder.
Exactly! There is no reason for it to be made of brass either.
Girish Munjal yeah, tbh, the brass is beautiful but when you’re constantly touching it it’ll always look ugly so i rather just get a cheap pencil sharpener that doesn’t have ugly fingerprints all over and i’m left with more money.
:(
@@KOmyself imo the brass is still really cool when it patinas
A kiridashi for idiots that cut themselves while sharpening pencils with a kiridashi
Peter doesn't always use a pencil, but when he does he uses a $70 pencil sharpener to remind him of why he prefers pens.
Travis Gowen imagine a pen sharpener
a belt sander
Your voice is so calming It felt weird when you were like “isn’t that a torture device” it caught me a bit lol
unintentional ASMR
666th like
The word Høvel is basically related to the word "grater" like a cheesegrater. And the shape and form makes it look like one. (it's just my thought though because I'm from Norway)
Or, you know, like a Høvel used for woodworking, which is exactly like this but bigger.
@@ei.. Yeah that too tbh
In German it's called "Hobel" which sounds similar
Swedish: hyvel , Danish: høvl
Actually, the word hovel means a run-down or shabby house, or in other words, a dump.
Despite the fact the manufacturers say it’s a pencil sharpener, it’s not. It’s a plane used for flattening a board face.
I feel like designing and 3D printing a version of this thing out of spite.
Do it!!
You should 100% do that
remember, everything made out of spite comes out better
Yesss
Just make sure you don't noticeably copy the design so you can sell them. Step 3: profit.
Honestly. I appreciate it. The sharpener has a lot of uses when you think about. Sometimes you might need a rock for a window and you only have this sharpener.
🤣🤣
ok I laughed the hardest at this comment.. so clicking like AND commenting. The Art if KAS's comment needs to stay near the top :)
🤣🤣🤣
Or you can peel skin off and then cook it
@@DaBunne thanks.😂. I didn't even notice this was getting attention 😂
List of items that can sharpen a pencil as well as, if not better, then this fancey blade holder:
-The year six pencil sharpern you stole from school.
-A kitchen knife.
-The plastic pretty princess sharpener from pound land.
-A crafts knife.
-Probably just your teeth. Don't underestimate them I tried it.
Based on your last point, I’m not sure whether to admire you or fear you
How does graphite taste though
@The real nico 911 thank you dear mortal
OH MY DEAR LORD I WASN'T TRYING TO DISRESPECT U, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THE HOLY FOOD THAT MY LORD EATS SO AS TO DO THE SAME AND BECOME HIS NUMBER ONE DEVOTEE
@The real nico 911 u *WERE* it's ME NOW
I'm rather happy I didn't see your review as I have just bought one of these, indeed, why you might ask. I am a pastel artist and have spent so much money on sharpeners for pastel pencils over the years, cheap ones that are almost disposable to expensive swordfish ones which are great for a few weeks, I have four expensive ones I am just done with! I have never mastered a knife (plus the mess) for pastel pencils ending up breaking the pastel or very uneven points and so time consuming trying to get that point in a soft medium . Would I have bought this for ordinary pencils, no way but for pastels this is just amazing. Perfect points and not constantly breaking the point in the sharpener ending up with a pencil stump very quickly, wasting more money as pastel pencils are substantially more expensive than a graphite pencil. Having this by my side as I work with several colours at once has been a godsend, no mess no waste no clogging sharpeners and convenient. I will never waste another pastel pencil or buy another sharpener again so actually it is saving me money. Yes seems pricey for such a small thing but I have spent way more than that over the years.
I love Peter so much, he reminds me of Bob Ross in the way he speaks so softly, kindly, and affirming. He’s so encouraging, and it’s just- it makes me feel cared for.
Peter - Never buy expensive stuff from London based companies. Probably should've consulted an English person first because we have to learn this from young lol
if there's one thing the internet has taught me, its how to waste money
Would you like to spend $45.95 on a budget planner? 🦴
Facts
Coffee and Tattoos I bought a solid vintage bench plane for 20 bucks on eBay
LuckIsImpossible my thoughts exactly!!
Oooo and Time!
You said you hadn't opened it, but how do you explain the new haircut?
I came for the pencil sharpener review 😯but stayed for the beautiful drawing🥰. Definitely love your art.
As someone with shaky hands, watching someone handle tiny blades is a rollercoaster.
“HØVEL: Solving problems that didn’t exist since figuring out how to swindle people out of their money.”
So true
Thats the whole premise of the makers cabinet
Worst kind of design, where function follows from, their stuff looks cool, but doesn't work
@@schmonzo42 the circle template seems to work well, while being beautiful
It's not really swindling people. It's like the Apple product of drawing tools. People buy it because it makes them feel special, not because the thing itself is special. You're selling them an idea as much as a product. The idea that they're in a higher social class or whatever.
It's sort of gross, but it's not like a scam. It's just a heavy pencil sharpener.
Hey Peter! I have a pencil sharpener recommendation for you. I still use my grandfather's pencil sharpener from (I think) when he went to school in Germany. It's all brass, and is labeled "DUX" with "Germany" written below it. It comes with a little leather pouch (for mine, it's red). It's obviously an antique at this point but I Googled the product and it appears they still make them exactly the same, as far as I can tell. It also has three sharpness settings to choose from on a little dial on the end.
It's a terrific pencil sharpener and I think you'd like it!
By the way, I would really appreciate a little bed of hay or something. I think that's what I like, at least. I'm a little jealous of Dan's furniture and wall art in the apartment above me.
This one? www.manufactum.de/dux-praezisionsbleistiftspitzer-messing-a17509/
@@johanna8049 Yes!
thanks for the recommendation, i got one and its nice
This one looks superior and is also a bit cheaper....
Everytime the lead breaks I die a bit inside. Im still watching so I'll keep you updated
Edit: I'm now fully dead
Join me in death
*graphite
@@rexjolles don't be pedantic.
The way he was having such a time wrapping those blades up you know he’s never rolled up the chronic
I haven't watched the entire video, so I don't know if this is mentioned, but I believe this is for those flat pencils used in woodworking and such, which are usually sharpened with a knife or a chisel or something, because, well, they are flat.
Also, woodworking types enjoy hefty, overengineered tools, like, hand it down to your grandkids kinda things.
"The paper itself is a natural pencil sharpener"
- _Peter Deligdisch_
@YES maybe he uses like pieces of graphite for drawing or something of that sort
It means you can put the pencil at an angle horizontal to the paper to sharpen it
Bold and brass?
More like, belongs in the trash!
Your joke?
Good one
Dad Joke of the Year.
@@kaherustrashcan6304 Your joke?
Kevin Dullack Your joke?
The blades probably weren't sharp enough. Regardless it's just a glorified, more unwieldy hybrid of a pencil sharpener and a razor.
I think this thing is made for carpenter pencils, but there are still better products lol
The blade depth was set too deep. He should've adjusted it to cut lighter
@@theshanamaster And a Carpenter more than likely has multiple tools to sharpen a pencil.
@@TallicaMan1986 hahaha true that
Having polished my fair share of brass, I can't imagine "solid brass" being a selling point for something like this meant for actual handheld use. Looks great when freshly shined, but that infernal stuff tarnishes quick as a blink.
H"u"vel pencil sharpener is definitely not what John Wick used.
I know that you're all dying to learn how the Scandinavian letter Ø/Ö is pronounced. Your lucky day has come. It's not, like Peter does, which reminds me of the German letter Ü. Instead pronounce it like the letter "I" in English words like "bird" and "skirt", and you'll be very close to the original Ø™ sound. You're welcome =)
Bonus content: Æ is pronounced like the letter "A" in the English words "dad" and "stand". Å is pronounced like the letters "AW" in "law" and "awesome". Now you can read and pronounce Danish/Swedish/Norwegian, go you.
Well thank you! 👍
And fun fact, when you pronounce høvel that way it sounds much like Dutch "heuvel" which means hill 😁 Bet you needed to know that.
I just found put my kids' DNA is part "fennoscandian"...believe me we'll buying hanna anderson and shopping at Ikea in addition to re-reviewing these pronunciation tips.
so if im refering to IPA it sounds like /3:/ ? It is the sound in bird -> /b3:d/
So like a schwa (ə)?
@@riteasrain In swedish we say "hyvel" and it is this very kind of item. I mean not just the pencil sharpener but a plane tool.
This pencil sharpener itself is almost a piece of art. It is beatiful, takes time to fully understand how to use it and master it, and once you do master it feels so good.
19 minutes of Peter being passive-aggressive with a pencil sharpener
I love it
😂😂😂😂😂😂
You should be his official title writer
I thought he was just being honest...
Ranting against something he does not understand…
I love how it's too fancy to be called a pencil sharpener...
no... it's gotta be the
*P E N C I L P L A N E*
“Who likes RUclips videos?” The disgust with which you said that made me giggle pretty hard.
why did someone think it was a good idea to make a planer to try shapeing a cone
Maybe it’s for carpenters?!?🤔
Because they knew artists would pay $70 for it.
Nothing wrong about sharpening pencils with a plane 🤷🏼♂️ I used to do that in school quite often
A lot of artists use something flat like a box cutter (or this expensive planer I guess) when they want a more calligraphy shaped head for different art pieces
This thing is actually awesome, my mum is a professional artist and only sharpens her pastels with knives, she’s always cutting her fingers and complaining that the arthritis in her hands makes it difficult to sharpen, I bought her this and she’s extremely happy with it, definitely a tool for enthusiasts or professionals though
I just received one as a gift and I love it! Yeah, it's not as efficient as the plastic one's yet, but the experience is wonderful. It makes me slow down, and be more mindful (a plug for my therapist). Plus, I love the wood and the brass. it's a unique experience like creating art, that most won't appreciate, but that is okay.
I watch your videos to fall asleep. Something about an artist quietly describing a pencil sharpener is just soothing
Peter buys really expensive things that he knows are not worth it “just to look at it himself and say no no...this sucks”
Our views pay for them, so why not? Haha
Peter my favorite part of your videos is watching you get confused by the equipment you're reviewing.
Do you talk to the screen too?
As a dane I find it quite amusing when normal scandinavian words are used in capital letters to sell an overpriced 'high end' product.
Me: watching the sharpener*
Him: stares at my soul while explaining how it works*
I feel kinda sad for that poor pencil being tortured like that :c
I saw Adam Savage review their compass and this sharpener. The compass looks really cool as an art piece, and fairly functional as well. This sharpener just seems like a gimmick. I’m glad you gave your actual opinion on this thing!
That one really bummed me out with how hard he was selling those items to his young trusting viewers. Adam always struck me as the kind of guy who would call that stuff out as bullshit and then teach his audience how to do the same thing but better with a piece of string. I'm glad Peter is being real about it.
The compass disappoints me because it doesn't make very large circles. I get why it would be handy and it would be nice to not leave compass point holes, but it's expensive for what you get. I wonder if the Amazon knock offs are any good.
@@UncleRots yeah i watched that too and tbh i think he just really liked the craftsmanship and how pretty they looked.
Adam is overzealous when it comes to *nice* well machined things, he's also extremely biased. Soon as I saw him take out that pencil plane I knew it was bullshit, and I knew Adam would love it because it's *nice* and well machined.
I do hope the young audience that watch him have more responsible parents that won't let their kids buy stupid junk like the plane. (compass, maybe, it's a much better tool imo)
@@UncleRots I don't feel like he was doing that. For one, he said that he collects these things and just really likes the way they are made. Also who is young enough to be so incapable of judging a product and at the same time old enough to be exited about a 70$ brass pencil sharpener? I don't think there are many people like that in his audience tbh
" maybe it just takes practice"
* whittles away at pencil vigorously*
shhh he's practicing his hardest
"Am I an idiot?"
Story of my life, Peter.
This is actually the second video I've watched featuring an artist demonstrating , or in this case attempting to demonstrate, how to sharpen a pencil. I have many pencil sharpeners but my favorite is a razor blade.
You pay attention to all of the correct things in the most unconventional way and I really appreciate that.
Planes aren't used for shaping, they're used for making boards straight and smooth. What you need is a tiny spokeshave.
Or a standard pencil sharpener
Tell that to the makers
Look at this peasant🤣 doesn’t even have diamonds imbedded inside his pencil sharpener.
@@lemonaxolotl2741tis but a joke
Lemon Axolotl I’m not even mad
I’m just disappointed.
Lemon Axolotl I found the the peasant
@@lemonaxolotl2741 puss
Yea peasant
The most expensive sharpener I ever bought was a standard sharpener that just happened to be brass.... It looked just as beautiful, felt great to hold, and to this day does a great job of sharpening pencils. It cost $12, and I still love it like ten years later. A brass sharpener is gonna last a lifetime, it might as well be functional.
I have a very hard time sleeping and I've tried to watch this video 3 times already and I keep falling asleep cause you're so relaxing, but I promise you I'm finishing this video now
2020 is wild, I just watched 19 mins of this man reviewing a 60 dollar pencil sharpener. I haven't used a pencil since high school so this is definitely pertinent information for me.
I used graphite (you know, "pencil") about 90% of the time growing up. I thought this drawing came out really well. The inherent variation in value and texture adds to this drawing, and I thought the black areas came out well. At least from the filming angle, I couldn't see any shininess.
I was just talking to my 14-year old daughter earlier tonight about painting, over which she prefers markers. I must have had a quantum connection to your thoughts on this video, because I gave her very similar advice about trying painting media enough to really understand them before making a final judgment. She's open to it...she's a very smart young lady, you know?
Though I love your ink work, I hope to see more pencil drawings (and more color). BTW I'm enjoying my freshly-delivered copy of Dayfever. See you next time on the same Bat-channel!
I love this guy's face, when he talks the expressions are very tasty.
I am not the only one with this opinion, then.
Agreed.
Tasty is a strange choice of adjective... _Hannibal_
Synesthesia can make expressions taste good without even eating them...
Noah Goldman
*glares with murderous intent*
Mmmmm, dessert
Seriously, how is this so true? And his voice matched, but in a hot cocoa with marshmallows kinda way.
"isn't a thumb screw a torture devise?" I learn something new during every video of yours.
Device
A little over 20 years ago, (probably before you were born) a friend of my husband was fidgeting with a tiny little brass plane and I asked him if I could look at it. I was so intrigued by it that he told me to keep it. I wonder now if it was one of the first novelty pencil sharpeners. I've moved several times since then so I don't know if I still have it, but if I find it, I'm going to try sharpening a pencil with it. My dad used those flat pencils when he was working. He sharpened it with a little pocket knife that he always kept in his pocket. I wish I had that little pocket knife , but my mom didn't offer us kids any keepsakes after he passed away.
My favorite part of this video was you unwrapping and re-wrapping the blades. I loved how it looked and sounded. Very ASMR.
I think your blade was sticking a bit too far out so it was a bit aggressive. Either way it's definitely a novelty item.
Very novelty yes, but you are right. You are supposed to adjust the blade to your preference and it isn't set at all when you get it
So u r supposed to pay more for a thing that needs “training” to use to get an inferior result?
@@aaddss9846 what? Did you really misunderstand what they sad *that* badly?
aad dss it’s setting a preference not training
@@aaddss9846 preference, your paying for a very novelty item, just like a 600 dollar custom mechanical keyboard. Same result, different way of getting that result and for a very specific kind of consumer. A planer is what can be used to customize the point of your pencil. A normal sharpener cannot do what this one does, you angle it for a thicker or thinner point depending on how you want to draw.
The sharpener breaking the nice new lead all to hell was really distressing to watch ha ha
This looks like something that would be really satisfying to hold and play around with, but considering there's a blade just sticking out of it I'm not sure it's good even for that
People laughing at this while watching on a Apple product.
Coming from someone who has always used Samsung until last year... I really do prefer iPhone. Android does have a lot of cool features but iPhone just seems to have the complete package
@@jrbigbear for the complete package please buy the monitor stand for $999
Teary blooms honestly samsung cameras are good enough now, so it all comes down to taste. i prefer samsung
@@audreyn1996 I agree with you bud
I mean I do prefer Apple products but being honest , androids are better value for money
There’s no way I’ll pay £100+ for PC WHEELS
I’m disabled and have motor tics that make me twitch and flail involuntarily. I love this sharpener because it’s weighty enough to hold down on my table and the risk of hurting myself on the blade is significantly reduced (unlike sharpening with a knife). It’s also very easy on the wrists.
Sometimes things that seem redundant to others are fantastic for disabled people.
2:15 so great of them to throw in some free scratch marks with their $70 pencil sharpener
Oof that's terrible. I went back to check it.
This is totally a troll to see who s willing to throw money at them just for the giggles... i have to admit... smart move really.
Adam Savage picked up one of those circle drawing tools you have on order, and received one of the pencil sharpeners along with it, and he loved it. It looks like he may have set the blade to rest flush with the sharpener, and he has appears to have a lot more success with it than you did.
Being into weirdo stationary is at least almost cheaper than some recreational drugs.
No it's not. Drugs are cheap
@@sonnygivens4549 what kind of drugs are you talking about??. 😂 😂 😂
Oh you're paying too much for worms man. Who's your worm guy?
Depends ¹how many drugs you want. Come, I give you good price.
The only way I'd buy that is if the sharpener came with a $50 bill in the box.
No one:
RUclips: Wanna see a 19 minute video of a guy sharpening a pencil?
As someone who uses hand planes enough, those things are really fickle and hard to tune. A shallow depth of cut on a harder lead might work. However, I like using a sharp Swiss army knife for my pencils when they run out of paper to sharpen on.
Thanks for the warning of how bespoke glamor can look good on a shelf.
When he called himself Peter i realised it wasn't sam smith...
I know im not the only one...who thought the same.
I love the fact that your hands look like you're working in a coal mine all day, after you finished "sharpening" your pencil.
Im'a stick with my mechanical pencils and fineliners.
Would love a good brush pen recommendation, mind 🖋️
I came across the Hovel today as one of my art distributors is packaging this item in a gift set. I was baffled as to expense of this item. Thanks for the heads up. The Hovel is the MontBlanc of pencil sharpeners!!
His voice is like asmr, it's so calming.
This video has inspired me to waste $70 on a pencil sharpener.
It might be useful for carpenter's flat pencils, as per Hubs.
oooooohhhhh yes
Yeah but I'm sure a carpenter could just use a normal wood plane that they have around, they wouldn't need to spend $70 on a tiny one
@@MrCixelsid very true, lol.
I just a pocket knife for mine
I just use a box knife. Keeping a hand plane in my tool belt is a waste of space.
Thanks Peter. I was already a artist by pencil and you got be back into fountain pens. I bought a Twisbi 580 ALR Prussian Blue with a nib set. Medium is pretty fascinating and pretty wet can’t wait for a the shimmer inks to arrive hehe 😉 oh if I had 20 shimmering pens I’d probably cry so much looking at it by time I’m finished it’s only sparkles ✨
I can't believe that you paid for this! Also, I love that you watched instructional videos on how to operate a pencil sharpener.
I bought a KUM sharpener ('The Masterpiece') which has two holes. First it sharpens the wood - and then the lead. Perfect every time :)
What if you have an oversized pencil? I have sharpeners with 2 holes but they fit different sized pencils. I don't have one that puts a point on just the lead
Recovering Soul That’s the downside - it only fits regular sized pencils. It’s jolly good though.
Noone:
Someone Sharpening pencil: There's got to be a better way!
this is just... too easy !
This video has inspired me to get a solid metal 2$ classic pencil sharpener
RUclips algorithm has brought me back to this unique person
$0.66 School pencil sharpener:
Comes with 2 sharpening sizes.
Has a container to hold shavings.
Broad colorful options to suit your style.
Comfortable to use.
Economical.
Makes Jeff, with a pencil plane and a book full of pencil shavings, contemplate his decisions.
I aspire to this level of wealth
Peter-“ I haven’t opened it yet because I wanted to open it ToGeThEr” awww how thoughtful. 😆
“Why do you do digital art?”
Me: **gestures wildly to video**
Two words. Mechanical pencils.
ThePlatGamer I didn’t trust an electric sharpener with my prismacolors, they always break their soft lead :(
Madeline R
Yea but I wanna color too :(
@@bloopitsbloob I actually own a lead holder that comes with like eight different colored leads
edit: found it on amazon
www.amazon.com/Pentel-PH802-Multi-Lead-Holder/dp/B0013ND76W/ref=mp_s_a_1_25?dchild=1&keywords=colored+lead+holder&qid=1599641158&sr=8-25
Sublime. I came here after thinking that the Blackwing One-Step Long Point Sharpener at around $20 was a joke but hey, if you're spending $6+ on a disposable wooden pencil why not?
This, however, plumbs the depths of stupidity. I'm sure the crafted walnut stand would have made, well, not a lot of difference. And did you know they now produce a leather EDC case for it?
It was worth hanging in there until the end to watch the drawing unfold. Speeded up it reminded me of the Roland pen plotter we used back in the 80s that used to jump all over the place while plotting engineering drawings. One scheme we worked on involved 100ft diameter tunnel shafts drawn to scale on A0 sized paper and the plotter used to go crazy, screaming and diving all over the place. So noisy that it was consigned to a walk in store cupboard do we could get on in peace.
Keep up the good work and thanks for buying your Høvel so we didn't have to.
As someone that's done woodworking for about 15 years who is now getting into drawing and painting, you can buy some very nice, adjustable Japanese planes not much larger than that for less than half of $60, and they will do the job. I've used them to sharpen square carpenters pencils in a pinch, but the thought would never cross my mind to use one on round graphite/charcoal/etc. I'm amazed this company thought to market this. I'm more amazed people are buying it.
Probably is for carpenter pencils. Those are flat on each side
good point, i ain't even think about that
edit: actually, the instructions specifically illustrate the normal round pencil shapes
Dont think carpenters have the money for something like this when they have, normal knives for it.
@@EduardoFlores-bt4fo so wood working artist are too poor huh lol
@@EduardoFlores-bt4fo I'm just teasing lol but yeah olfa blades or planers are the same
It is a mini wood working plane you can buy a real one for less than this miniature