Comments on: Review of Forest Choice graphite pencils.

By: Pencil Revolution

Pencil Revolution — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:02:04 +0000

While times were different in 2005, pencil manufacturing in the United States is, mostly, a thing of the past. Musgrave and General’s are still around, but they are lonely. Even the revered Dixons have moved out of the US.

This could translate to pencils being inherently un-green because they are almost always imported. But disposable (even a lot of refillable) pens are also not made in the US and are imported.

Either way, they are extremely nice pencils that are always a pleasure to use.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:24:58 +0000

I have to agree with the commentor above who was skeptical about this pencil’s environmental claims. Despite all of the cool environmental aspects of this product, the bottom line is that wood is shipped to Thailand and pencils are shipped back to the U.S. (which has some of the world’s most productive and sustainable forests). It doesn’t matter how little other pencil companies care for the environment, the fact that they manufacture the pencils in America means that they are likely more environmentally friendly than these pencils.

I love seeing companies who are trying to go green…but this seems more like greenwashing than anything.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:32:43 +0000

How sustainable can the pencil be if the wood comes from California, is shipped to Thailand to be made into a penciul and then shipped back to the US for sale?

By: John Link

John Link — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:43:38 +0000

I found a dozen ForestChoice pencils available at http://stores.ebay.com/Pencil-World-Creativity-Store for $1.95 plus $2.00 for shipping and handling. These pencils are great!

By: John Link

John Link — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:00:36 +0000

Are the Forest Choice pencils available anywhere besides their own online store? I’d like to try them but the $6.75 S&H charge makes a dozen pretty expensive.

By: saifi traders

saifi traders — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:08:15 +0000

we love to write with deer brand pencils manufacturer in pakistan.

By: rachael

rachael — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:46:26 +0000

Hi – I am doing a term paper on the production of the ForestChoice incense-cedar pencil and I was wondering if anyone could help me get some inside specifics/info. on the production of this pencil? It’s short term notice – i need to write the paper by December. If anyone can help, I’d appreciate it! Thanks!!

By: Allan

Allan — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:03:42 +0000

While there are many positive comments about this pencil, and itâ€™s certainly a nice looking instrument, I have some problems with their â€œenvironmentally friendlyâ€ marketing. These pencils are manufactured in Thailand. Logs are heavy and I canâ€™t help but wonder how much fuel it takes to ship them to Thailand and then ship them back as pencils. I also wonder how many North American creatures are hitching a ride to Thailand and how many non-native creatures are making the return trip. If they really want to make an environmentally friendly product, these pencils need to be manufactured near the source of the wood.

By: Pencil Revolution

Pencil Revolution — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:49:19 +0000

The Golden Bears have a similar core and are also cedar, and the eraser is very nice. I think the quality is about the same all around; they just have a very different “vibe.” I love the FCs to death myself;)

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:43:14 +0000

Can anyone tell me about the Golden Bear pencils esp. in comparison to the Palominos and the Forest Choice?