Since we are all stuck at home during COVID 19 and might be without important art supplies, like a kneaded eraser, you might have started wondering what you can improvise with? Silly putty is a favorite amusement with little kids to copy the funnies or comics. But does it work like a kneaded eraser to erase smudges and values off of a drawing? Watch this to find out!

A year ago I was able to give away two Høvel Pencil Sharpeners made by Maker's Cabinet. Since then I've used the Høvel in the studio periodically and have found one of the best uses for it is to even out the wood of the pencil when the lead is uncentered in the pencil or when you've sharpened it more on one side than the other side. Often times a regular pencil sharpener that works evenly on all sides won't work very well to correct this problem, making the unevenness continue! If you have a Høvel, try this method instead.

You can purchase a Høvel Pencil Sharpener from the good folks at Maker's Cabinet: https://www.makerscabinet.com/