Pencil sharpener
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A pencil sharpener is a tool for sharpening a wood-cased pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface. Pencil sharpeners may be operated manually or by an electric motor. Many sharpeners ha
A manual prism sharpener generates long fan-shaped pencil shavings.
Magnesium alloy prism sharpener
A linear sharpener designed to use a razor blade
Jupiter 1 with rotary disk cutters
Mechanical pencil
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A mechanical pencil or clutch pencil is a pencil with a replaceable and mechanically extendable solid pigment core called a "pencil lead", which is often made of graphite and not bonded to the outer c
Pencil sharpener
…graphite lead is then honed to a sharp point with a lead pointer, which sharpens only the lead without wood. Lead pointers are also used with mechanical leadholders, with thicker diameter leads like 2 mm which have removable/refillable leads. Some sharpeners which function as a long point sharpener, have a second…
A Pentel Sharp ratchet drafting pencil disassembled, showing three 0.5 mm graphite leads.
A Staedtler 925-25 05, assembled (top) and disassembled (bottom).
A Pentel GraphGear 1000, featuring a clip-operated retractable lead guide pipe and lead hardness grade indicator set at HB.
Rotring 600 metal body with matte coating.