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✏️ Pencil Making: How Graphite and Cedar Become a Line
Pencil making begins with a small material puzzle. The finished object looks simple, but its usefulness depends on several materials behaving well together. The dark core must leave a visible line without crumbling too easily. The wooden body must sharpen cleanly without splitting.
