A pencil sharpener is a device that allows pencils to be sharpened, exposing their graphite tip.
A pencil sharpener is a tool used to sharpen pencils . Through this instrument, it is possible to remove wood from the pencil so that its graphite tip is exposed and you can write or draw with it.
The pencil sharpener, therefore, is essential to be able to continue using a pencil whose tip has broken or worn out. This object is also necessary when a very precise line is needed and the tip of the pencil has thickened due to its use.
History of the pencil sharpener
History indicates that, in ancient times, pencils were sharpened with a razor or a knife . Carrying out the task with these elements, however, was complicated and even risky.
In the first half of the 19th century , the first pencil sharpeners began to appear, allowing for more uniform points to be obtained for drawing or writing.
Pencil sharpeners are essential at school.
Classification according to type
Currently there are several types of pencil sharpeners. The most popular pencil sharpener is the handheld pencil sharpener , which has no moving parts. These pencil sharpeners are small plastic rectangles with a blade and one or two holes. The person must insert the pencil into the hole and rotate it while holding the pencil sharpener steady: in this way, the point will be sharpened while the wood chips come out.
All hand-held pencil sharpeners work in a similar way, although their coverage can vary from the classic rectangular shape to adopting the shapes of animals , vehicles , etc.
Crank pencil sharpeners , on the other hand, are attached to a table . To sharpen the pencil, you must insert it into the pencil sharpener and turn the crank . The shavings fall, little by little, into a tank that can be emptied.
Finally, there are electric pencil sharpeners , which have small motors that move the blades.
The Tsunago pencil sharpener
Taking into account that pencil sharpeners have become fundamental pieces both in schools and in offices and in all types of organizations, many other new developments have been presented in this regard in recent years.
Thus, for example, in Japan they have proceeded to present a pencil sharpener called Tsunago and which has the peculiarity that, in addition to sharpening pencils, it allows no user to ever be left without it. This is because it allows holes to be made that help insert pencils that are no longer comfortable because they are small, so that they can continue to be used.
A humorous duo
In addition to all the above, we cannot ignore that the Sacapuntas duo is very well known in Spain . This is an old comedy duo, formed by Manolo Sarriá and Juan Rosa Mateo , who disappeared following the death of the latter. They were called the Lantern and the Flea , as a way to make clear their difference in height, and they became known in a special way throughout the country through the contest “One, two, three…answer again.”
As a general rule, they went on stage dressed as bullfighters and managed to popularize several phrases that became repeated throughout the world. We are referring to “22, 22, 22” or “How was the square? “Crowded.” Currently, Sarriá continues his solo comedy career, participating in different television programs and even various shows.