If you've ever tried to start a fire, chances are that you've at least once had trouble getting the wood to catch. That's where a pencil sharpener can come in handy. Yes, really. An old-fashioned tiny pencil sharpener

A handy-dandy Instructable by user Capsos points out that carrying around a pencil sharpener is an easy way to create tinder, which is essentially any small, easily ignitable material. People will use anything from pine needles to dryer lint to get the firestarting job done. But when those aren't handy, a pencil sharpener can be used on an appropriately sized stick to make tinder. Once the little fire of tinder is going, slightly larger kindling (like, say, sticks) can be added to keep building the fire to whatever size you're looking for.

Source: Instructables

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