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<blockquote data-quote="DJU9" data-source="post: 8112853" data-attributes="member: 44472">Incredible Pencil Tip CarvingsIncredible Pencil Tip CarvingsDalton Ghetti has been carving teeny, tiny pencil tip sculptures for 25 years. The New York Times reports,&quot;Mr. Ghetti, who owns about as many possessions as a monk, is aware how&nbsp; unusual his craft is. He started carving tree bark when he was a child&nbsp; and experimented with everything from soap to chalk before settling on&nbsp; graphite. It’s second nature now, and for 90 percent of his work, all he&nbsp; needs is a sewing needle, a razor blade and a carpenter’s or No. 2&nbsp; pencil.'The pencil tip is great; it’s like a pure, very homogenous material,'&nbsp; he said. 'It cuts in the same direction, not like wood, which has a&nbsp; grain. But when I tell people how long it takes, that’s when they don’t&nbsp; believe it. That’s what amazes people more, the patience. Because&nbsp; everything nowadays has to be fast, fast, fast.'&quot;Insane. Serious patience. Impeccable eye-sight. Incredible motor skills.&nbsp; Apparently Ghetti takes &quot;years and years&quot; to finish each project. Check&nbsp; it out after the jump.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i37.tinypic.com/2m6wyv5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/16kp002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/e6a7n8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/2jeelxj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/3482328.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i37.tinypic.com/ab5dp1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/2lwxcon.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/14e0753.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/34t7eyr.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/23vm0cj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/w5hcp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/124v59k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/qpjbpy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/1y61it.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i33.tinypic.com/rasrqu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i38.tinypic.com/nntfna.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i37.tinypic.com/2ihw414.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/11gk67q.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The End•••add comments &amp; repz!!!!!!!!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DJU9, post: 8112853, member: 44472"] [SIZE=4][B][COLOR=SeaGreen]Incredible Pencil Tip Carvings[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] [B]Incredible Pencil Tip Carvings[/B] Dalton Ghetti has been carving teeny, tiny pencil tip sculptures for 25 years. The New York Times reports, "Mr. Ghetti, who owns about as many possessions as a monk, is aware how unusual his craft is. He started carving tree bark when he was a child and experimented with everything from soap to chalk before settling on graphite. It’s second nature now, and for 90 percent of his work, all he needs is a sewing needle, a razor blade and a carpenter’s or No. 2 pencil. 'The pencil tip is great; it’s like a pure, very homogenous material,' he said. 'It cuts in the same direction, not like wood, which has a grain. But when I tell people how long it takes, that’s when they don’t believe it. That’s what amazes people more, the patience. Because everything nowadays has to be fast, fast, fast.'" Insane. Serious patience. Impeccable eye-sight. Incredible motor skills. Apparently Ghetti takes "years and years" to finish each project. Check it out after the jump. [IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/2m6wyv5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i33.tinypic.com/16kp002.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i33.tinypic.com/e6a7n8.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/2jeelxj.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/3482328.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/ab5dp1.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/2lwxcon.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.tinypic.com/14e0753.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/34t7eyr.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/23vm0cj.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/w5hcp.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/124v59k.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.tinypic.com/qpjbpy.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.tinypic.com/1y61it.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i33.tinypic.com/rasrqu.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/nntfna.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i37.tinypic.com/2ihw414.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i34.tinypic.com/11gk67q.jpg[/IMG] [I][B]The End ••• add comments & repz!!!!!!!!!! [/B][/I] [/QUOTE]

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