The Modern Gentleman's Blog

For those of you that remember the post on the Artisanal Pencil Sharpener, the pencil I bought finally arrived today. As you’ll see from the “Certificate of Sharpening,” it was sharpened to an 8/10, whatever that means (I didn’t ask for any level of sharpness, but if I was asked, an 8 sounds like what [...]

Artisanal Pencil Sharpening. Coolest name for a business I’ve heard in a while. MSNBC.com writes up David Rees, who started up Artisanal Pencil Sharpening, and charges $15 to “professionally” sharpen your pencil. Of course, one of the tools he uses to sharpen pencils is the El Casco Pencil Sharpener with Suction Base, which we’ve been [...]

Today’s gift for "the guy who has everything" doesn’t recommend any single, specific gift but rather a "platform" for future gifts. If a journey of 1,000 miles starts with a single step, then the path to matching luggage starts with a small duffel. While most men do bare-minimum accessorization (watch, belt, cell phone), 30% of [...]

Do a Google search for "gifts for the guy who has everything" and one of our sponsored ads will show up [please don't click on our ad as that will cost us money!]. We pride ourselves on having some great gift ideas for the impossible-to-shop-for gentleman. Some of our favorites include things like the Laguiole [...]