How Pencils Are Made

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  • Making pencils is an intense process.
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  • @tastethejace
    @tastethejace 3 года назад +189

    Factories like this absolutely astonish me. The amount of engineering, scientific inquiry, construction and testing, and ultimately precision blows my mind.

    • @SubtleHawk
      @SubtleHawk 2 года назад +16

      Ikr? Industrial stuff like this is so beautiful and inspiring to me. It really shows how smart humanity can be when we apply ourselves.

  • @uhbbad
    @uhbbad 6 лет назад +3185

    And the kids go and break them in half:/

    • @quenbywilson6563
      @quenbywilson6563 6 лет назад +26

      Abbad Hoda sadly

    • @dananapeel
      @dananapeel 6 лет назад +14

      Sad

    • @bruh5524
      @bruh5524 6 лет назад +73

      Abbad Hoda The ones used in schools go through a much cheaper, faster process.

    • @uhbbad
      @uhbbad 6 лет назад +54

      Moon Grains it just honestly depends. School packs can include cheap ones but students may buy expensive ones. The ones shown in the video are probably more expensive and fancy so I can see where you're coming from:)

    • @notjei6217
      @notjei6217 6 лет назад +5

      Abbad Hoda
      True true.

  • @altimitmineos2237
    @altimitmineos2237 6 лет назад +2065

    Who thought the sharpening process look so satisfying?

  • @kendyllelol
    @kendyllelol 6 лет назад +837

    “Making pencils is an intense process.” *pencil gets made in 2 seconds* ;-;

  • @Olafemi96
    @Olafemi96 6 лет назад +1185

    I use mechanical pencils now, lol

    • @leorio1231
      @leorio1231 6 лет назад +2

      Cooler Man yassssss

    • @donotresuscitatetrampstamp
      @donotresuscitatetrampstamp 6 лет назад +58

      Same. I haven't used a real wood pencil since 6th grade, I'm in 9th now lol

    • @notjei6217
      @notjei6217 6 лет назад +2

      Yes same

    • @m0t0pr1ncess
      @m0t0pr1ncess 6 лет назад +2

      Cooler Man Oh look it's my boi Gon in your profile pic

    • @Olafemi96
      @Olafemi96 6 лет назад +1

      Bad_ Optimistic Gon is a legend

  • @Angeal0506
    @Angeal0506 6 лет назад +508

    Don't know why but this was so satisfying.

    • @ineedapencil3657
      @ineedapencil3657 6 лет назад +3

      Άγγελος Μιχαλιός If you watch the "How It's Made" channel, you'll get REALLY satisfied!

    • @cloroxbleach6390
      @cloroxbleach6390 6 лет назад

      Παντού είμαστε😂😂😂

    • @emimh6060
      @emimh6060 6 лет назад +1

      Banana Flamama they have a channel?! guess im not sleeping tonight

    • @Alex-jj2pu
      @Alex-jj2pu Год назад

      @@emimh6060 is that bts big head rm dead

  • @user-xe2ks1bg5t
    @user-xe2ks1bg5t 6 лет назад +2524

    Now do how humans are made

  • @lucagray812
    @lucagray812 6 лет назад +57

    I think it's pretty cool for artists and writers to now know how the pencil they use is made. Thanks INSIDER!

  • @Mike-kl3mo
    @Mike-kl3mo 5 лет назад +40

    I now want a pencil like this 1:46
    Writing those repetetive sentences in elementary school would've been a breeze

  • @dannypham7147
    @dannypham7147 6 лет назад +50

    Why did my dumb ass think there was a tree with lead in it...

  • @mimi-kd6co
    @mimi-kd6co 6 лет назад +190

    I wonder if anyone have used up a whole pencil before..?

  • @wonkalu2089
    @wonkalu2089 6 лет назад +211

    Isn't this how it's made? Ya know the show we watched when we were bored or in science class as kids

    • @aj_2417
      @aj_2417 6 лет назад

      Andrea Bushnell what show? bill nye?

    • @wonkalu2089
      @wonkalu2089 6 лет назад

      LegendDeTix 13 no but I loved watching Bill Nye

    • @aj_2417
      @aj_2417 6 лет назад

      Andrea Bushnell Lol I didn't

    • @sophielynne2213
      @sophielynne2213 6 лет назад

      LegendDeTix 13 no, how it's made... duh

    • @ImperialEarthEmpire
      @ImperialEarthEmpire 6 лет назад +2

      Whimsical Wonkalu yup... insider and sci basically the same company... they just uploaded their old shows on youtube now...

  • @tonguetechnology7860
    @tonguetechnology7860 6 лет назад +1418

    I guess this is just a ‘how it’s made’ reupload channel now.

    • @aheckinduck2946
      @aheckinduck2946 6 лет назад +16

      Elevator Fart I guess you're just an idiot.

    • @cal3753
      @cal3753 6 лет назад +14

      Elevator Fart
      They're just promoting, they have permission.

    • @stroberibuni
      @stroberibuni 6 лет назад +3

      descriptions exist.

    • @tonguetechnology7860
      @tonguetechnology7860 6 лет назад +43

      I don’t give a damn if they’re promoted or have permission. If I wanted a how it’s made video I’d just look it up.

    • @jul2447
      @jul2447 6 лет назад +18

      Elevator Fart so? Don't watch it then. Easy.

  • @anthonycleary4676
    @anthonycleary4676 6 лет назад +91

    1:44 lead sandwich. yum

    • @leorio1231
      @leorio1231 6 лет назад

      Anthony Cleary no its yummy

    • @jia1522
      @jia1522 6 лет назад +4

      Pb sandwich

    • @onney2141
      @onney2141 6 лет назад

      Eat them xD

    • @bethmartinez578
      @bethmartinez578 6 лет назад

      It is graphite

    • @ofs5554
      @ofs5554 6 лет назад

      Jia that comment is so underappriciated

  • @lookinforwater4344
    @lookinforwater4344 3 года назад +17

    Never knew making the pencil was so complex. Thanks for the video.

    • @thorchristopher4945
      @thorchristopher4945 2 года назад +1

      there's an essay called "I, Pencil" by Leonard E. Read that uses the pencil to explain just how complex manufacturing processes and supply chains are.

  • @jeremymanosh7541
    @jeremymanosh7541 5 лет назад +3

    It's calming and satisfying to watch these

  • @brotherbrandonheterosexual4131
    @brotherbrandonheterosexual4131 6 лет назад +4

    Thank you for this lesson!

  • @KvaGram
    @KvaGram 2 года назад +4

    Fascinating. Are all pencils two pieces of wood glued together?
    I guess it's hard to tell, since it's the same block of wood, just cut and re-glued.

  • @xxminahxx2025
    @xxminahxx2025 6 лет назад +2

    It's so sastifying since everything is so perfectly done

  • @cal3753
    @cal3753 6 лет назад +16

    Is this pencil *_BONELESS?_*

  • @stuckonaslide
    @stuckonaslide 6 лет назад +57

    "Making pencils is an intense process"
    *Sees no humans doing actual labor.

  • @aj7842
    @aj7842 6 лет назад +1525

    Meh, I prefer pens

    • @oliviaadams7380
      @oliviaadams7380 6 лет назад +3

      AJ Velez me too

    • @DozaAlcantar
      @DozaAlcantar 6 лет назад +30

      Save the planet dude... Pls. Use pens...

    • @Retro3
      @Retro3 6 лет назад +11

      AJ Velez *uploads how pens are made*

    • @lazyperfectionist3978
      @lazyperfectionist3978 6 лет назад +26

      I prefer pencils, but then again I draw frequently for concept art in projects. much easier than having to get white-out or discard the entire page . . .

    • @streamnctdreamwegoup2631
      @streamnctdreamwegoup2631 6 лет назад +1

      i prefer fountain pens

  • @Skeptic2006
    @Skeptic2006 Год назад

    Got me wondering what is better for the environment, wooden pencil or clutch pen or lead holder? There's no waste with those when you need to sharpen. No wood wasted and the graphite can be collected and used. They are made of metal though so don't know if it's any better in the end. Just a thought.

  • @hatsunereeeeeku
    @hatsunereeeeeku 6 лет назад +44

    oh wow

  • @braderbear88
    @braderbear88 6 лет назад +12

    after watching this i will never throw away a pencil.....

  • @thewaytherobbinsfly3927
    @thewaytherobbinsfly3927 4 года назад +12

    Thank you for actually showing us how it is made! Not just stating the obvious.

  • @Switxhed
    @Switxhed 6 лет назад +1

    the erasers being put on was sooo satisfying

  • @OuzRev
    @OuzRev 5 лет назад

    can someone tell me what the uses of that white top part of the pencil?
    or black top part on HB pencils?
    PLEASE SOMEONE ANSWERS

  • @legocraft837
    @legocraft837 6 лет назад +48

    I wonder if they sketched the machine out... haha get it

  • @krystalmiles753
    @krystalmiles753 6 лет назад +9

    0:03 they grow up so fast 🤧😭

  • @vijayjagdishgupta
    @vijayjagdishgupta Год назад +1

    My 8 year old son asked me about how a pencil is made. I explained him the concept, but could still visualize a question mark on his face.
    I showed him this video and could see all his doubts vanishing.
    Thanks @Insider

  • @EduardoFerreira-yi4qc
    @EduardoFerreira-yi4qc 6 месяцев назад +1

    this is a question i thought before in the past but never really searched it up for the answers.
    but today a guy named riomations sended to his community this video on the youtube community post system, i watched a few of his videos in the past and after he randomly sended me this i finally know how pencils are made.

  • @user-lz8km9pb2l
    @user-lz8km9pb2l 6 лет назад +13

    this is why you don't break your pencils, kids.

  • @saragorn5033
    @saragorn5033 6 лет назад +96

    Do how a plumbus is made

    • @jul2447
      @jul2447 6 лет назад

      Plumbus

    • @koino7716
      @koino7716 6 лет назад +17

      Today on How They Do It : Plumbuses. Everyone has a plumbus in their home. First they take the dingle bop and they smooth it out with a bunch of schleem. The schleem is then...repurposed for later batches. They take the dingle bop and they push it through the grumbo, where the fleeb is rubbed against it. It's important that the fleeb is rubbed, becasue the fleeb has all the fleeb juice. Then, a schlami shows up, and he rubs it...and spits on it. They cut the fleeb. There's several hizzards in the way. The blamfs rub against the chumbles, and the...plubis, and grumbo are shaved away. That leaves you with...a regular old plumbus.

    • @saragorn5033
      @saragorn5033 6 лет назад +1

      MapleKii + yes thank you

    • @bencarlo3122
      @bencarlo3122 6 лет назад +2

      maplekii that comment made my day

  • @jadewilliamson1633
    @jadewilliamson1633 3 года назад

    The sharpening presses is so cool

  • @MayankKumar-bu6hv
    @MayankKumar-bu6hv 5 лет назад +1

    am i know about detail of thies manufacturing industry detail

  • @tommarvoloriddle6384
    @tommarvoloriddle6384 6 лет назад +80

    This is rather *sketchy* because there really is no *point* of watching this video

  • @wifebeater69
    @wifebeater69 6 лет назад +30

    please do how memes are made

  • @knockout9446
    @knockout9446 2 года назад

    I’m so glad youtube penciled this video into my feed!

  • @maggley
    @maggley 6 лет назад

    i need that grinding drum for all those pencils i have that are broken or unsharpened

  • @Espeon804
    @Espeon804 6 лет назад +24

    I haven't seen anyone use a regular pencil in forever.
    Heck. When I was in school, 90% of the students uses mechanical pencils.

    • @lilaclizard4504
      @lilaclizard4504 6 лет назад +1

      weird, so many comments about mechanical pencils, but here they were just a fad

    • @Fifaeasy
      @Fifaeasy 6 лет назад

      n o t a n y m o r e

  • @morso7420
    @morso7420 6 лет назад +6

    This is how IKEA gets the pencils

  • @ryanmclaughlin9041
    @ryanmclaughlin9041 6 лет назад

    Good that they credited science channel and *How It's Made*

  • @vengeance206
    @vengeance206 2 года назад

    How much does it cost for the factory to make a single pencil? I need this info for a school assignment

  • @1ife3ternal
    @1ife3ternal 5 лет назад +3

    *making pencils is an intense process*
    I laughed so hard 😂

  • @TomO-if7nh
    @TomO-if7nh 6 лет назад +9

    If you get stabbed with a pencil, 30 years later the graphite or lead back then will still be in your hand.

  • @megamanagers
    @megamanagers 3 года назад

    Can somebody tell me which paint is colored from outside?

  • @darkychangaming3236
    @darkychangaming3236 6 лет назад

    2:28 so after coating in yellow, how does the black coating and the lettering was done? .... :3

  • @ssssalt
    @ssssalt 6 лет назад +3

    I want that sharpener

  • @chimxxxy8027
    @chimxxxy8027 6 лет назад +3

    i find this satisfying

  • @clementinethewalkingdead1577
    @clementinethewalkingdead1577 6 лет назад

    Those black and yellow striped horizontaly penciles are the same ones I had at school

  • @thesupremeruleroftheunited8744
    @thesupremeruleroftheunited8744 6 лет назад +2

    Lol The Pencil Origin Story.

  • @cerealissoup84
    @cerealissoup84 6 лет назад +3

    Very intense

  • @joelhoeve
    @joelhoeve 6 лет назад +6

    999k subs... Who's before one million???

  • @patrickvergara7885
    @patrickvergara7885 6 лет назад

    Insider your so calm i like it!

  • @MarkK1ng
    @MarkK1ng 5 лет назад +1

    Wait it missing something how does it get the black lines

  • @ironicanimations
    @ironicanimations 3 года назад +6

    I always loved breaking a pencil when it’s rly rly small and seeing how it’s made
    By the cuts and the holes and lead, it was pretty fun
    Instead of paying attention in science class xD

  • @yellowdog7408
    @yellowdog7408 6 лет назад +281

    Its satisfying but tons of trees cutting for just a pencil

    • @jonathanscott5144
      @jonathanscott5144 6 лет назад +52

      BOYseptic EyE *Many pencils.
      But i see your point.

    • @ritasarkar5039
      @ritasarkar5039 6 лет назад +9

      BOYseptic EyE who h isn't even finished by the end it always gets lost

    • @gitabatarihermayanthi157
      @gitabatarihermayanthi157 6 лет назад

      BOYseptic EyE safe our planet

    • @lucytedryth7034
      @lucytedryth7034 6 лет назад +6

      Gita Batari Hermayanthi *save

    • @lindakronberg1417
      @lindakronberg1417 6 лет назад +14

      Gita Batari Hermayanthi We can save our planet by replanting the tree we cut down.

  • @stanlevin7052
    @stanlevin7052 3 года назад

    How does the lead STAY ON THE DRUM as it rolls down to deposit the lead into the grooves.
    It would appear that gravity would cause it to fall out before it reaches the grooved panels.

  • @vari1535
    @vari1535 6 лет назад +1

    I love these series

  • @placeholder2043
    @placeholder2043 6 лет назад +20

    They literally just took this off of science channel...

    • @abc-eb4zh
      @abc-eb4zh 6 лет назад +3

      Yep insider is stupid

    • @ragnorokgirl8920
      @ragnorokgirl8920 6 лет назад +1

      No, they have permission. It promotes How It's Made, and Insider gets views. Win-win.

    • @cyberpleb2472
      @cyberpleb2472 6 лет назад +1

      +Rag. I rather doubt they have permission. Please provide a link or other evidence to support your claim.

    • @TMWill-fi5fy
      @TMWill-fi5fy 5 лет назад

      Nobody cares

  • @morgansoucy7184
    @morgansoucy7184 6 лет назад +3

    I have so much more respect for pencils now ✏️

  • @genesispena-carabajo7894
    @genesispena-carabajo7894 3 года назад

    You didn’t search for this, it just appeared in your feed and you are happy for that. :)

  • @the_officials38
    @the_officials38 6 лет назад

    Watching this episode brings back memories

  • @goneforgood469
    @goneforgood469 6 лет назад +5

    I thought they were making cheap pencils that have a plastic coating and not paint

  • @sinas1312
    @sinas1312 6 лет назад +5

    Did anyone else just randomly think of this and had to look it up?

  • @Dreyno
    @Dreyno 3 года назад

    Woah, woah, woah! I saw the yellow paint going on. I didn’t see how the black paint goes on. Is it rollers? Sprayed? I need to know 😬

  • @yay2763
    @yay2763 6 месяцев назад +2

    “Oh no! I’ve been DULLED!”

  • @pcgames350
    @pcgames350 6 лет назад +13

    Love your videos

    • @BasementCorvid
      @BasementCorvid 6 лет назад +2

      PCGames
      This is actually an episode of "how its made"

    • @Fifaeasy
      @Fifaeasy 6 лет назад

      no u dont

  • @kentucky7406
    @kentucky7406 6 лет назад +4

    That is why I use mechanical pencils now :P

    • @the64thcucumber
      @the64thcucumber 6 лет назад

      SlimeWays Because they are manufactured? Sorry to break it you but...

  • @rebelxzo
    @rebelxzo 2 года назад

    how much average time its take to make 1 pencil ??

  • @ladybug4408
    @ladybug4408 8 месяцев назад

    Are the ferrules cut on a lathe?

  • @BFMI1
    @BFMI1 6 месяцев назад +4

    I know bfdi Hi rio!

  • @Byrds0ng
    @Byrds0ng 6 лет назад +3

    hahaha

  • @LazyLoonz
    @LazyLoonz 6 лет назад

    Hey I got 2 of those Mars pencils...is that bad?

  • @mrcoolkidgaming7089
    @mrcoolkidgaming7089 2 года назад +1

    Although pencil making is a hard process it is so satisfying

  • @aliciagoh2790
    @aliciagoh2790 6 лет назад +3

    I only use these to draw

    • @the64thcucumber
      @the64thcucumber 6 лет назад

      Army-Once Ym What else would use them for? Cooking utensils? Airplane flight? Conquering the world?

  • @annalinnia1833
    @annalinnia1833 6 лет назад +11

    It irritates me that narrator still thinks that pencils still have lead in them

    • @lmaolmao1908
      @lmaolmao1908 6 лет назад +7

      But the narrator said that it was made of graphite near 1:12

    • @thelivingrcj3103
      @thelivingrcj3103 6 лет назад

      Lmao Lmao true

    • @cyberpleb2472
      @cyberpleb2472 6 лет назад +5

      You mean when he clearly states that the leads are made of graphite and clay?

    • @benjaminf
      @benjaminf 6 лет назад +1

      They acknowledge it is graphite but we still call the graphite in pencils, lead because we like to confuse people

    • @ImperialEarthEmpire
      @ImperialEarthEmpire 6 лет назад +2

      Anna-Karin Schultz lead just a name, a generalized term... if it bother you, maybe you should use 'graphite and clay mixture' instead...

  • @OOwens22
    @OOwens22 6 лет назад

    how does the black colour get added??

  • @kitsune-changreentea4256
    @kitsune-changreentea4256 6 лет назад

    This is somewhat satisfying to watch.

  • @landonlove4101
    @landonlove4101 6 лет назад +250

    Dude dont copy how it's made

    • @Tantan0578
      @Tantan0578 6 лет назад +32

      he's not copying and if he is, he got permission.

    • @danastriciptaningrum5101
      @danastriciptaningrum5101 6 лет назад +39

      I think it's more like promoting, not copying

    • @thisissomething2094
      @thisissomething2094 6 лет назад +18

      Falcon YT There is a thing called "Description"

    • @arneldancruz3630
      @arneldancruz3630 6 лет назад +6

      Do you think they will just copy and upload it on youtube without their permission? *I* *D* *I* *O* *T*

    • @itsswarna9043
      @itsswarna9043 6 лет назад +2

      falcon its not copying read the description you idiot

  • @ladyroqui
    @ladyroqui 6 лет назад +59

    I've tried the pencils from the thumbnail. It's the shittiest pencil in the world.

    • @michelleavalo6382
      @michelleavalo6382 6 лет назад +26

      Staedtlers are pretty good you know

    • @pastellmochii5258
      @pastellmochii5258 6 лет назад +3

      I think my friend had one
      It's a pet peeve of mine when there's no eraser cuz I can't erase my mistakes in my drawings

    • @arrow-crabwithacrowbar9547
      @arrow-crabwithacrowbar9547 6 лет назад

      Lol

    • @zubaidabaloch4140
      @zubaidabaloch4140 6 лет назад

      Lady Archibal ikr

    • @diaben0u0
      @diaben0u0 6 лет назад +14

      They're professional grade pencils. Most artists use them because they have a high variety of shades, and I use them for pencil drawings and I have to say they're perfect.

  • @zainniaz6684
    @zainniaz6684 6 лет назад

    What about the black paint? how does that happen?

  • @jacksparrow9532
    @jacksparrow9532 2 года назад

    I didn't search for this. And I'm not disappointed

  • @anas12521
    @anas12521 6 лет назад +6

    They are cutting and wasting trees for pencils give a like if I am correct.

  • @nicky_creates2763
    @nicky_creates2763 6 месяцев назад +3

    Who came here from riomations community post

  • @v_gc
    @v_gc 2 года назад +1

    thank this help me a lot for my class project :D thanks a lot

  • @redboii8718
    @redboii8718 6 лет назад

    What about the black stripes? Do they just appear?

  • @rajesh7388
    @rajesh7388 6 лет назад

    Finally a fully satisfying video...

  • @elleni-41
    @elleni-41 5 лет назад +2

    Interesting process!😁😁👏👏

  • @ghostie5580
    @ghostie5580 6 лет назад

    Am I the only one who can't stop watching these?

  • @generalkenobi9396
    @generalkenobi9396 6 лет назад

    What about the label like No.2?

  • @EduardoHernandez-tk7fj
    @EduardoHernandez-tk7fj 6 лет назад

    Note that these have to be so precise one mishap and complete chaos

  • @oh_omo7989
    @oh_omo7989 4 года назад

    lol I'm just watching this for school. it's actually cool just thinking how many people were behind during the process

  • @turbohuang4197
    @turbohuang4197 6 лет назад

    Sharpening with cutter make more smooth and beautiful than sanding.

  • @lewismalone2798
    @lewismalone2798 9 месяцев назад

    Very informative!

  • @charlieaydin1377
    @charlieaydin1377 3 года назад

    Deeply satisfying

  • @krobison21
    @krobison21 5 лет назад +2

    I’m surprised that the led didn’t break while being thrown around

  • @tobias3165
    @tobias3165 6 лет назад +1

    I miss this guy.. I wish he still voiced the episodes.

  • @spacemonkey7951
    @spacemonkey7951 2 года назад +1

    now explain how they got the wood, paint, lacquer, brass ferule, eraser, graphite, and all the tools and machines required that were briefly featured in this video which gives us only a miniscule glimpse of the whole process

    • @bgirlpamsolo
      @bgirlpamsolo 4 месяца назад

      I'm on a deep dive on how to get the graphite into a tiny tube. I'm with you spacemonkey7951