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Faber-Castell uses only the highest quality Californian cedar wood and Brazilian pine for both blacklead and colour pencils .The wood is cultivated in Faber-Castell's own plantations
Wood is cut into small thin "slats" and is treated to become dry and soft, which will make the future pencils easy to sharpen. After having resting for sixty days, the slats are ready to be used for making pencils. A groove is carved into the slat to fit the lead. A special lead glue is injected into the groove
A black (graphite) or coloured lead is placed into the slat. A binding glue is applied to the slat. A new slat, without leads is placed over the slat with leads to make a "sandwich" The sandwich is heated and pressure is applied to turn the two slats into one. This process helps to prevent breakage.The sandwich is cut, using a router bit, to produce individual pencils
The pencils are passed through a lacquer bath several times. Several coats of lacquer are applied to achieve a lasting varnish The pencil is imprinted with brand name, degree of hardness and barcode using hot-foil stamping The end of the pencil is dipped into a paint basin to give it its characteristic apperance The pencils are then sharpened and packed, ready for distribution world wide |
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