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That would be its inventor, Bernard Lassimone

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Q: Where did pencil sharpeners come from?
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Where is the best place to buy pencil sharpeners that come with one?

from staples.


What offline retailers sell pencil sharpeners?

The best places to go for pencil sharpeners are Office Depot, Office Max and staples, but anywhere that would sell art or school supplies will have pencil sharpeners.


Is pencil erasers and sharpeners is proper nouns?

No.


What is a pencil sharpener made of?

usually pencil sharpeners are made of plastic and metal.


What forces do pencil sharpeners use?

push a pull-Aly


What country city created the first pencil sharpeners?

Pennsylvania


Where can one purchase mechanical pencil sharpeners?

If you are looking for mechanical pencil sharpeners, local office supply stores are a good starting point. If they do not carry them, they can mostly likely direct you on where to find them.


Why are pencil sharpeners good?

So that you'll be able to sharpen pencils of course!


How are pencil sharpeners and knife sharpeners different and the same?

A pencil sharpener uses a blade that rotates around the pencil shaving the wood back from the lead into a point so that it makes a point. A knife sharpener works by using a chunk of metal harder than the knife to shave metal off of the knife into a point to make it sharp.


What are the best places to look for pencil sharpeners?

The best places to look for pencil sharpeners are stores that provide office or school supplies, like Staples, Grand & Toy, your local drug store, and Walmart. Hobby or arts and crafts stores, such as Michaels, will also provide options.


How do you put a point on a pencil?

You sharpen the pencil to put a point on it. Before sharpeners and when pencil wood was much thicker, men cut (whittled) the wood with a knife to make the point.


What is the thing in the pencil sharpener after you sharpen your pencil?

After a pencil is sharpened, the extra materials left in the sharpener are known as pencil shavings. These should be dumped regularly as old-school electric pencil sharpeners have been known to rarely catch on fire due to an overflow of pencil shavings in the machine.