This fellow carves pencils. That is, the tips of pencils. Here’s one pic out of the gallery that seemed quite relevant to this group, both for the subject and the medium.  Be sure to enlarge the thumbnail, the best part is the rest of the picture.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/7916457/Pencil-sculptures-miniature-masterpieces-carved-into-graphite-by-Dalton-Ghetti.html