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The King is Back! More From the Anal-Retentive Pencil Tip Sculptor

Aug 10, 2010 02:24 AM

Colorful artist crayons arranged in rows.

Yes, that's Elvis Presley. Yes, that's a pencil tip. Yes, that's simply...insane.

The Telegraph shares more work from the incredible Dalton Ghetti. Miss the last post? Check it out.

A hand sharpening a yellow pencil surrounded by wood shavings.

"Dalton uses three basic tools to make his incredible creations - a razor blade, sewing needle and sculpting knife. He even refuses to use a magnifying glass and has never sold any of his work, only given it away to friends. He said: 'I use the sewing needle to make holes or dig into the graphite. I scratch and create lines and turn the graphite around slowly in my hand.'"

So Dalton's a purist. Too bad, I'd buy the screw (scroll all the way down, last image). True artist, extreme hobbyist, master of craft... however you want to label him, Dalton doesn't let commerce interfere with his passion. Plus, he has extremely good eyesight.

Prepare to have your mind boggled:

Rusty hand saw with a wooden handle.

Pencil tip with a small key on top

A pencil with a heart-shaped metal clip on top.

Pencil with a heart-shaped cutout and a small heart pendant inside.

A sharpened wooden pencil with a metal tip.

Abstract sculpture of a chair atop a cone-shaped base.

Alternative view of a pencil with a metal spring mechanism at the tip.

Previously, Anal-Retentive Miniscule Pencil Tip Carvings.

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