How are pencils made?

[the game]

You think it's common for people to know the detailed involvement of how everything is made? Most people know a pencil is grafite incased in wood but not how

I mean if you aren't capable of using google or youtube where there are videos on exactly how they are made then I don't know what to tell you.

[Beardless Man]

This. This is the content I come to see on General Off-Topic.

[Deleted]

I mean if you aren't capable of using google or youtube where there are videos on exactly how they are made then I don't know what to tell you.

Reading comprehension is difficult for you isn't it?

I'm not asking how it is made, I am fully aware I can find out lol! The thread is about thinking these trivial questions when bored and if you too often think like this

[Moozart]

This is probably going to be a worrying insight into how my brain thinks when bored but do you ever just wonder how certain trivial everyday products are made such as pencils, soap or even mops

a 2 second google search would had yielded faster results than this thread, however it you would then not had been able to add to your post count as intended.

[Deleted]

You think it's common for people to know the detailed involvement of how everything is made? Most people know a pencil is grafite incased in wood but not how

In general no, but for a pencil specifically? I'm sure most people could figure out how to make a makeshift pencil with basic DIY tools without training, especially if you gave them a pencil to reverse engineer.

[Ealyssa]

This is probably going to be a worrying insight into how my brain thinks when bored

Your brain should actually learn to google...



First response, internet is hard.

[Doctor Amadeus]

With love and baby elephants I imagine

[Deleted]

Reading is hard

I'M NOT ASKING PEOPLE HOW IT'S MADE

[Independent voter]

Reading is hard

I'M NOT ASKING PEOPLE HOW IT'S MADE

If you're not asking "people" who are you asking?

[Deleted]

If you're not asking "people" who are you asking?

-sigh-

You have never internally asked yourself a question?

[Deleted]

There's this show that shows how all this works. It's called How It's Made. They made it just for you, check youtube.

Congratulations on providing everybody with evidence you can not read

[Aeula]

Get stick of led and shove it into wood.

[zenkai]

I know there's videos XD the question is do you ever have these thoughts

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Love it and it explains how sometimes my bored mind thinks

On thoughts, I always wondered how things are made/work which is why I was always taking my toys apart as a child and it's what lead me to be an engineer.

[ItsRainingMetal]

The lead of the pencil is a mix of finely ground graphite and clay powders. Before the two substances are mixed, they are separately cleaned of foreign matter and dried in a manner that creates large square cakes. Once the cakes have fully dried, the graphite and the clay squares are mixed together using water. The amount of clay content added to the graphite depends on the intended pencil hardness (lower proportions of clay makes the core softer),[43] and the amount of time spent on grinding the mixture determines the quality of the lead. The mixture is then shaped into long spaghetti-like strings, straightened, dried, cut, and then tempered in a kiln. The resulting strings are dipped in oil or molten wax, which seeps into the tiny holes of the material and allows for the smooth writing ability of the pencil. A juniper or incense-cedar plank with several long parallel grooves is cut to fashion a "slat," and the graphite/clay strings are inserted into the grooves. Another grooved plank is glued on top, and the whole assembly is then cut into individual pencils, which are then varnished or painted. Many pencils feature an eraser on the top and so the process is usually still considered incomplete at this point. Each pencil has a shoulder cut on one end of the pencil to allow for a metal ferrule to be secured onto the wood. A rubber plug is then inserted into the ferrule for a functioning eraser on the end of the pencil.

[Deleted]

Usually when I wonder about something I educate myself on that topic. You seem to be adverse to such an approach though...

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Roflmao. You're the one wondering how everyday items are made like it is mysterious.

Follow your own advice and educate yourself

This is probably going to be a worrying insight into how my brain thinks when bored but do you ever just wonder how certain trivial everyday products are made such as pencils, soap or even mops

Not once have I requested information on pencil making. The question is the bold part. Usually one has to first think the question before finding out

[Daedius]

MMO-C never fails to have people arguing over the most pathetic of things when they simply didn't read the point of the thread... <_<;

[Deleted]

MMO-C never fails to have people arguing over the most pathetic of things when they simply didn't read the point of the thread. <_<;

I swear one day it will give me an aneurysm

[Independent voter]

Huh, most pencils use cedar from California, I didn't know that.

[the game]

Reading is hard

I'M NOT ASKING PEOPLE HOW IT'S MADE

Your thread title is literally "how are pencils made."

[Deleted]

Then be more precise in wording your thread title and topic posts. You are a bloody native speaker.

When everybody misses the point, maybe it is YOU?

OMG

The title is an example of a question evident by the post, people DID understand others are just stupid