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How does the lead get into the pencil?

The image above, from the Musgrave Pencil Company, demonstrates the different states of the pencil making process. When looking at a pencil it might appear that wooden dowels are drilled down the middle and graphite rods slipped inside; in reality they’re made in batches on slats of wood and sliced up. Two pieces of wood [...]

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