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A sharp idea- sculptures on the tip of a pencil
UK Telegraph ^ | 12/12/15

Posted on 12/13/2015 5:20:09 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Salavat Fidai, 42, carves intricate mini sculptures on the end of a pencil. Carved entirely from lead, Fidai uses a craft knife and a 4x magnifying glass.


(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography
KEYWORDS: art; pencil
More pics at link
1 posted on 12/13/2015 5:20:09 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Just a recipe for heartbreak, that’s all I see.


2 posted on 12/13/2015 5:21:51 PM PST by o_1_2_3__ (Obama lied, people died - Holiday Edition)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

DANGLER:

Carved entirely from lead, Fidai uses a craft knife and a 4x magnifying glass.


3 posted on 12/13/2015 5:23:18 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(In the spirit of the week...)


4 posted on 12/13/2015 5:42:36 PM PST by bolobaby
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5 posted on 12/13/2015 6:20:09 PM PST by Daffynition (*Gun control is a tool to make innocents pay the price for the guilty* W.LaPierre)
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6 posted on 12/13/2015 6:21:24 PM PST by Daffynition (*Gun control is a tool to make innocents pay the price for the guilty* W.LaPierre)
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7 posted on 12/13/2015 6:27:46 PM PST by Daffynition (*Gun control is a tool to make innocents pay the price for the guilty* W.LaPierre)
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To: o_1_2_3__

Just a recipe for heartbreak, that’s all I see.


That, my friend, was one of the funniest posts I’ve read in a LONG time. :-)


8 posted on 12/13/2015 6:38:09 PM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Lead pencils contain graphite, not lead.

But it is impressive. I wonder how many angels he can carve on the tip of a pencil?

9 posted on 12/13/2015 7:13:47 PM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: Arthur McGowan
DANGLER

Thank you. I thought I was the only one who notices such things anymore.

By the way, it should have read "carved from graphite."

10 posted on 12/13/2015 7:21:25 PM PST by Buttons12
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Amazing... Thanks for posting.

I’ve seen similar sized carvings in other, tougher materials....

But I can’t even keep from breaking a simple cone shape on the end of a pencil most of the time.


11 posted on 12/13/2015 8:05:55 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

That is so cool. Thanks for the link and the pictures.


12 posted on 12/13/2015 8:10:07 PM PST by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Use a bigger lump of black rock (not lead!) to carve
bigger stuff.


13 posted on 12/13/2015 9:00:49 PM PST by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: Daffynition

Wow.


14 posted on 12/14/2015 3:11:50 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: FatherofFive
I say to you ... It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a pencil carver to enter into the kingdom of cyberspace.


15 posted on 12/14/2015 5:31:01 PM PST by Daffynition (*Gun control is a tool to make innocents pay the price for the guilty* W.LaPierre)
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