On 2012-03-16 21:30, Cagliostro wrote:
I have never seen a normal everyday pencil with alternating red and black colors. I would think someone would have to have a "story" as the why a red/black pencil even exists, like he got it at the carnival or circus or it was a promtional item at the toy store he took his kid to.

On 2012-03-17 13:36, cartouche7 wrote:
Marlin, in the book we talked about, the one with the auction, there is a number under each article. Is it the estimated price?

On Mar 17, 2012, tommy wrote:
"Today, most wooden pencils are mass produced from large blocks of cedar cut into slats. A machine cuts eight grooves, half as deep as the graphite-clay rod is thick, into the slats, and then places rods in each groove. Once the rods are in place, a second grooved slat is glued on top of the first. When the glue dries, the slats are fed through a cutting machine that cuts the wood into various shapes and divides the slats into eight separate pencils. The seams where the two slats are joined are sanded down and several coats of paint are applied to the pencil, giving it the appearance of a solid structure."

I was just thinking perhaps a pecil can be un glued