Thin wood shavings make the best tinder. The next time you go camping, consider throwing a pencil sharpener in your pack. Sure, you can shave wood down for using as tinder with a good knife, but ...

I can never find a pencil sharpener when I need it and resort to shaving off wood with a sharp knife more often than not. What I need is this pack of pencils that Notcot found at Lowes.

All have set of blades to sharpen the pencil lead and often to pare the lead’s wood casing. Using a handle, some earlier or highly-specialized sharpeners rotate their blades; others more ...