Oskar
looks good Dave! Nice project you have found.

Still can´t let go of the knife sharpening practice. There been a lot of mention of good type of sharpeners, but the pictures still show a rough surface, typical of cross grain cutting.

A knife sharpened pencil looks a lot better in my opinion, and it is not a big skill to learn sharpening a pencil without wasting lead.

Looking forward to hear about your lead-making endeavours!