Sometimes I use my LN block plane to...

[Zach England]

sharpen my pencil. Am I going to hell?

[Wayne Hendrix]

Yes the only way to save yourself is to immediately send your plane to me.

[David Gendron]

Do you some time use your LN block plane to make shavings from some kind of wood other than the wood of your pencils? If yes... you are saved!

[Zach England]

So seriously...it's not bad? I can't think of any reason it would be, but it seems like a bad lazy habit.

[David Gendron]

So seriously, it is not bad.. other than leaving some grafite mark on the wood ifyou don't think of wipeing the bottom befor putting it to the wood surface!!

[Brian Kent]

I use mine to shave my arm so I can say "look how sharp my plane blade is".

[Matt Evans]

I have used several planes, including spare plane blades, to sharpen pencils on jobsites. I have also used chisels, a belt sander, and a myriad of other tools to do so. As long a a sharp pencil results, and it doesn't damage a good tool, I don't see a problem.

A sharp pencil is not the most important tool you can have, but sometimes it is one of the most needed.

But I would prefer using a pencil sharpener any day of the week.

[Jim Koepke]

But I would prefer using a pencil sharpener any day of the week.

A pencil sharpener is just a specialized plane.

jim

[Matt Evans]

The ones I tend to use are more like specialized grinders or scrapers. Most like a multi-bladed, skewed scraper set. Not trying to put too fine a point on anything but the pencil, but still. . .

Quibbiling aside, these are great for woodworkers. I have several installed, one in each shop and one in my house by my computer and drawing area.

[Jeff Wittrock]

Maybe the graphite from the pencil will lubricate the bottom of the plane? No wax necessary. Maybe not such a sin after all. Maybe something of a virtue.

Then again, the black tire tracks it leaves behind might become pretty noticable Something of a scarlet letter on the surface of the wood for all to see.

-Jeff

[Jeff Willard]

sharpen my pencil. Am I going to hell?

Amateur. I clamp mine in a vice and use a dowel pointer and a brace.

[Leigh Betsch]

A pencil sharpener is just a specialized plane.

jim

Excellent! Now I have another plane! Up to 10.

[Martin Cash]

..........................or is it as postulated here:
Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic?

As you study for exams, remember its not the quantity it's the quantity. And remember there is no substitute for pure unadulterated bull
Dr. Schambaugh, of the University of Oklahoma School of Chemical Engineering, Final Exam question for May of 1997. Dr. Schambaugh is known for asking questions such as, "why do airplanes fly?" on his final exams. His one and only final exam question in May 1997 for his Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer II class was: "Is hell exothermic or endothermic? Support your answer with proof."
Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following:

"First, We postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass. If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls leaving? I think we can safely assume that once a soul gets to hell, it will not leave.
Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for souls entering hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, then you will go to hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and souls go to hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in hell to increase exponentially.
Now, we look at the rate of change in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant. Two options exist:


If hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter hell, then the temperature and pressure in hell will increase until all hell breaks loose.
If hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until hell freezes over.

So which is it? If we accept the quote given to me by Theresa Manyan during Freshman year, "that it will be a cold night in hell before I sleep with you" and take into account the fact that I still have NOT succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then Option 2 cannot be true...Thus, hell is exothermic."
The student, Tim Graham, got the only A.

[george wilson]

You guys are pikers!! Don't you know that a good Boy Scout is supposed to be able to sharpen a pencil with his hatchet? Now,go buy a hatchet and become real craftsmen!:)