Friday, September 19, 2008

i want this

this pencil sharpener is $400. It's from a company called El Casco. My pencil sharpener is from El Cosco and it works, but how do I know it's really working. I need to try this one to see what i'm missing. I'm gonna keep an eye out for this fella at garage sales etc.

Why is it $400? this is from their web site.

El Casco was founded 1920 in the Basque Country of Northern Spain as a manufacturer of revolvers. During the Great Depression the owners were driven to diversify into additional products, and in 1934 they began the production of the distinctive stapler M-5 which is shown alongside. Today, El Casco provides the finest range of desk accessories in the world, while maintaining the Hallmark of their origin by training their own apprentices, and teaching the traditional manufacturing skills. These processes are both painstaking
and manual,-all precison components are individually
numbered and assembled by hand. The flawless
mirror finish is achieved by repeated polishing
of the steel base in preparation for
the final chrome or gold plating.

I thought, "well, since it's supposed to last forever then you'd really only buy one sharpener the rest of your life so it might be an ok deal." but that doesn't really add up. i think i'll only spend another $80 on pencil sharpeners the rest of my life. oh well.

5 comments:

Andrew said...

You definitely need one of those.

M said...

i'm with him. you can't make great art without the proper tools.

Unknown said...

www.Exquisit24.com - We have got all El Casco products on stock.

Sale said...

Scharf Industries has this on sale for $380 - www.scharfindustries.com

Sale said...

Scharf Industries has this on sale for $380 - www.scharfindustries.com