When it comes to mastering precision leather crafting, one tool stands head and shoulders above the rest — the skiving knife.

More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.

MINNEAPOLIS — The annual “Sharpening” celebration drew crowds Saturday afternoon to the Lake of the Isles home of John and Amy Higgins, where a 20-foot pencil sculpture stands as a ...

Throngs of people gathered Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual — the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil.

What’s the point? It’s the annual sharpening of the giant pencil on Lake of the Isles More than 2,000 people attended Saturday’s celebration, which included music, food and dance routines.

The owners of LOTI Pencil in Minneapolis are hosting a party for their annual sharpening event on Saturday. FOX 9 spoke to the pencil owner, John Higgins, about the storm that damaged the tree, a ...

When is a pencil not just a pencil? When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is 20 feet tall and gets an annual public sharpening.

MINNEAPOLIS – When is a pencil not just a pencil? When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is 20 feet tall and gets an annual public sharpening that draws ...

When it’s on John and Amy Higgins’ lawn across from Lake of the Isles, is 20 feet tall and gets an annual public sharpening that draws crowds of more than 1,000 people.

Senator Ron Johnson humiliated Secretary Kristi Noem during a Senate hearing today, telling her to 'sharpen her pencil' over border wall funding, which Johnson described as being 'over the top.' ...

Jan. 15—The newly elected Executive Council, at its first business meeting with Gov. Kelly Ayotte Wednesday, delivered the message to state agency heads that it's time to tighten belts to deal ...