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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago

The "lead" is often softer and prone to breaking off, leaving a little cone of lead plugging the end of the sharpener needing to be cleared out by opening it up. A pencil sharpener for coloured pencils sharpens at a steeper angle for this reason