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pencils were sharpened using a knife or any sharp blade.
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What did medieval knights do before battle?
Prayed, donned their armor, sharpened their swords, and possible used the bathroom before entering battle.
Who invented pencil sharpeners?
Mechanical pencils are the same in principle. They allow you to have a (somewhat) sharp point on a pencil without causing the user to have a decent writing utensil without spending 5 minutes trying to get a sharp point on a regular pencil.
What did John L Love Jr invent?
The Pencil Sharpener.
Did roman children have pencils?
No, Roman children did not have pencils. Pencils, as we know them today, were not invented until much later. In ancient Rome, children would use a stylus made of a thin metal or bone to write on wax tablets.
When were mechanical pencils invented?
1915
What all can you do with a sharpener besides sharpening a pencil?
A hand-held pencil sharpener can be used for sharpening several different tools. In addition to pencils, crayons, eyebrow pencils, and erasers can all be sharpened.
Why was the first pencil sharpener invented?
Before mechanical pencil sharpeners, pencils were sharpened by whittling the wood back with a pocketknife to expose fresh pencil lead. This took practice and skill to do properly. Pencils sharpened by hand this way often looked a little "ragged". The mechanical pencil sharpener was invented to simplify sharpening of pencils and produce a more reproducible result without needing endless practice.
Cone shaped science item?
The tip of a sharpened pencil; the pencil-sharpener; some lamps.The tip of a sharpened pencil; the pencil-sharpener; some lamps.The tip of a sharpened pencil; the pencil-sharpener; some lamps.The tip of a sharpened pencil; the pencil-sharpener; some lamps.
How did the pencil sharpener effect your lives?
Pencil sharpeners affect lives by making it much easier to sharpen pencils than in the past. Pencils used to be sharpened with knives, which didn't always have uniform results.
What is pencil sharpener time line?
the average pencil gets sharpened 17 times if you got a 12 pack of pencils then 1 sharpener it would be about 204 days i got that by 17*12=204 or you can say 1 pencil gets sharpened 17 times with 1 sharpener and so if you had 12 pencils and 1 sharpener and used it once a day then that would be 204 days of using it if you used it 3 times a day then that would be 68 days it also depends on what type of sharpener your getting if you got an electric sharpener then that would be about 3650 days of sharpening it does not seem to long but actually that would be 10 years just to let you know i am in the 6th grade
When was the first pencil sharpener made?
http://www.officemuseum.com/pencil_sharpeners.htm you smell only joking
Why did benard lassimone invent the pencil sharpener?
To make sharpening pencils easier. He invented the sharpener to minimize the use of knives for sharpening pencils
How does one find a professional knife sharpener?
Professional knife sharpeners should be investigated carefully before having your knives sharpened. Ask the chefs at various restaurants how or by whom do they have their knives sharpened. Then check to see if there are any online reviews or consumer reports about the professional sharpener or sharpening product.
How do you clean knife self-sharpener?
no need to, clean your knife after sharpened
What rhymes with sharpened?
sharpener: carpenter fender
What inspired pencil sharpener?
Most likely blunt pencils.
Jose aint got no pencils sharpened?
Jose got no pencils sharpend
