Hand-Machined Stake Sharpener Just In Time For Dracula Season

A YouTuber known as This Old Tony machines a giant pencil-sharpener-style tool out of a solid aluminum block and steel plate, designed to point wooden stakes using a drill, framed humorously around vampire-hunting season. The 22-minute video walks through every machining step, including a tricky 30-degree interior cone and tangent blade mounting, showcasing advanced manual machine shop skills.

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