What do you normally do when you’ve sharpened a pencil down to a nub — just throw it away? That’s the most likely outcome, but if you opt for these wonderful Spincils, you’re instead left with a spinning top to add to your collection of desktop distractions.
But the Spincils are beyond just recycled toys; they’re individual works of art. Each one is actually a solid piece of wood that’s been hand turned in a lathe to get that large bump on the end — there’s no mass production done here. So don’t expect them to come cheap. But on the plus side, the Spincils work like a top after just the first sharpen (albeit a little on the tipsy side) so you don’t have to grind them down to a nub to play with them right away. [Ortie Design via designboom]
