A '''Pencilspencil''' are is a writing implements implement that is generally made of [[wood]] or [[plastic]] with and a [[graphite]] center , used to make for drawing marks on a surface. The graphite core of a pencil is commonly known as the ''[[lead'']], because early pencils did use used lead rather than graphite. Unfortunately, modern pencils are painted yellow since it indicated that the graphite came from the now [[communist China]] in the 1890s. Pencil grades vary from soft (B) to hard (H), the standard grade being HB. There is a A typical pencil museum in [[Kendal]]can write 45, 000 [[Cumbriaword]], s or draw a line 35 [[Englandmile]]s long.<ref name="discovermagazine.com">http://discovermagazine.com/2007/may/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-pencils</ref>
Although a modern American feature, most pencils sold and used in the United States include [[Pencil eraser|eraser]] plugs on the back end. There is a pencil museum in [[Kendal]], [[Cumbria]], [[England]], which provides a history of pencils and pencil making information.<ref name="discovermagazine.com"/> ==References=={{reflist}} [[Category: Writing]]