http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/no-4-the-pencil/ Pencil Philosophy: Wooden Wisdom, Product Reviews & Ephemera, etc. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:38:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/no-4-the-pencil/#comment-238 WoodChuck Fri, 07 Oct 2005 07:45:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/?p=58#comment-238 Without seeing photo it's tough to say for sure. Normally such twig novelty pencils are simply drilled out with the finished leads inserted in after adding some glue as PRevo implies. The only leads that are ever poured into a drilled hole are certain types of soft cosmetic pencil cores. All other cores besides extruced plastic pencils are prehardened before hand. Without seeing photo it’s tough to say for sure. Normally such twig novelty pencils are simply drilled out with the finished leads inserted in after adding some glue as PRevo implies. The only leads that are ever poured into a drilled hole are certain types of soft cosmetic pencil cores. All other cores besides extruced plastic pencils are prehardened before hand.

]]> http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/no-4-the-pencil/#comment-237 Pencil Revolution Thu, 06 Oct 2005 00:41:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/?p=58#comment-237 Hmmm, is the lead all the way in there? I've heard of "twig pencils" that only have an inch or two of the lead in there, so the hole is easily drilled. Or it could be a polymer-based lead like in mechanical pencils and plastic pencils. Any ideas, Woodchuck? :) Hmmm, is the lead all the way in there? I’ve heard of “twig pencils” that only have an inch or two of the lead in there, so the hole is easily drilled. Or it could be a polymer-based lead like in mechanical pencils and plastic pencils.
Any ideas, Woodchuck?
:)

]]> http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/no-4-the-pencil/#comment-236 Anonymous Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/?p=58#comment-236 hi, can you please help me with this problem? I've got this pencil made out of a stick (I got it in the philippines). it's got the lead in the center, and I don't know how they got it in there. the only thing I can imagine is that they drilled a hole through the stick, poured melted graphite/clay into it, and then let it harden. can you shine some light on this mystery? thanks! -john a. hi, can you please help me with this problem? I’ve got this pencil made out of a stick (I got it in the philippines). it’s got the lead in the center, and I don’t know how they got it in there. the only thing I can imagine is that they drilled a hole through the stick, poured melted graphite/clay into it, and then let it harden. can you shine some light on this mystery? thanks! -john a.

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