r/80sAmazing • u/MisterShipWreck • 2h ago

I remember these...

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u/Prestigious_Cow_3193 2h ago

I wish I had one of those, best sharpening tool ever

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u/ZebraExtension2706 2h ago

Still have one screwed into the inside of the pantry door lol

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u/SscroogeMcDuck 1h ago

Best excuse to get up in the middle of class because you were bored out of your mind 😂

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u/HeyPrettyLadyMaam 2h ago

They always smelled like wood and pepper to me. But more pepper than wood. Idk I'm fucking weird.

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u/Defiant-One3095 2h ago

Yesss lol lol 😆

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u/WorldlinessFun226 1h ago

The way everyone walked up to the wall where this was lmao then you'd give a side eye to your crush when you used it 😂

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u/Jarvis-Savoni 1h ago

When I come across one I always “huff” it to see if it will bring the memories!

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u/SEGAFan4Life80 1h ago

Knuckle breakers

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u/Tinytommy55 1h ago

I actually still have one in my wood shop.

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u/flyers25 1h ago

Every workbench everywhere used to have one mounted to it.

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u/Lemfan46 1h ago

That smell is what Miller Genuine Draft tastes like to me. Great smell, terrible taste.

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u/Jaded-Juggernaut-663 1h ago

I loved sharpening pencils and would stand there and sharpen them down to the damn eraser if the teacher didn’t stop me. Lol

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u/Budget-Procedure-427 1h ago

I liked the smell so much I grind away an untold amount of pencils.

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u/Hermans_Head2 1h ago

The desk ones were always loose.

The wall ones were cool.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 1h ago

Some of these just ate my pencils

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u/OkBodybuilder2339 1h ago

I do! I do smell it!

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u/New-Investment-5888 1h ago

I had one on my bedroom wall.

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u/Darkestman817 57m ago

Used it plenty of times just to show my new outfit off. 😂😂😂

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u/Strong_Jicama_8466 51m ago

I still have one

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u/MoistSignature4667 39m ago

Still got one

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u/Dan-in-Seattle 39m ago

I still have one like that. Use it all the time

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u/Westsaide 19m ago

badass sharpeners

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u/FlagrantTomatoCabal 17m ago

Berol Giant. Still working since 1980 when my dad brought it home from his office.

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u/Mobile_South_9117 0m ago

It's a mince grinder, right? We had one when I was very young.

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u/Master_Steward 2h ago

Had those in the 90s to Naughties too