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10 Pencils That Disappeared and Why We Wish They Hadn’t

We’re no strangers to out-of-print pencils.  Many pencils have come and gone over the years – many pencils disappear for good reason.  There are, however, many great pencil models that went out-of-print before their time. (For more information…
Bonded Lead

Obscure Pencil Terms and What They Mean

If you’ve spent time lurking through the Pencil Internet, you’ve probably come across some terms that have made you scratch your head. Like most enthusiast scenes, the pencil world is full of obscure pencil terms and jargon that can intimidate…

AOL’s This Built America Covers General Pencil Company

We received a press release yesterday morning from the team behind AOL's This Built America series. For those unfamiliar, This Built America is a a web series dedicated to supporting American companies and American-made products by telling their…

Timberlines: The Impact of Blogging, Social Media and Podcasts on the Analog World of Pencils

Our own WoodChuck has posted a fascinating article on the impact blogging, social media and podcasts have had on the world of pencils over on his Timberlines blog. The post coincides with the 9th anniversary of what he believes to be the first…
Nicolas-Jacque Conté

The Erasable Podcast Episode 2 is Up

The Erasable Podcast is back with their second episode and, unlike the Star Wars prequels, this Episode 2 is pretty awesome. Andy, Tim and Johnny discuss the pencil terms they'll be using during their podcast episodes, dissect the anatomy of…

Faber-Castell Featured in New York Times

  The New York Times recently posted an article spotlighting German pencil giant Faber-Castell and the company’s head Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell. Among other things, the article discusses how the company has managed to…
How to Sharpen Pencils

How to Sharpen Pencils Goes for the Top Spot – PPC

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Well folks, we just finished up an intense movie award season, from the Oscars to the Golden Globes, to the Independent Spirit Awards and every professional film-making guild under the sun. I fully admit to not having seen any of those films…

I, Pencil Video

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Over at Timberlines, Charles "WoodChuck" Berolzheimer has posted a video from the Competitive Enterprise Institute based on the Leonard Read essay I, Pencil. Below is his blog post in it's entirety, along with a link to the video.  I, Pencil "Over…