On Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:03:19 -0500, -MIKE-
wrote:

Steve Turner wrote:
Speaking of Lee Valley, in the nearby discussion about pencil sharpeners
I recalled (after talking last night to Mike about vintage Bostons) that
Lee Valley offers this sharpener:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...81&cat=1,42936

Anybody ever used it, and if so, do you know how it compares to a
vintage Boston?


Does it matter? It's Lee Valley, which means either...

a) it's the best fricken pencil sharpener on the planet
or
2) if it's not, they'll bend over backwards to help you return it and send
you a case of pre-sharpened never-ending-super-H-leaded pencils that
convert marking from Imperial to metric, as you draw.


I have two Boston crank-style sharpeners, one is over 45 years old.
The only "complaint" is I have is to empty the thing often. When the
Boston sharpeners are not closeby, I use my pocket knife.