Beautiful Californian incense-cedar meets smooth Japanese graphite in the world’s best pencil. These make the most of the extra-firm core to give a line softer and darker than most #2 pencils but still strong and long-lasting. As it says on the pencil, “half the pressure, twice the speed”. The beauty of the FSC-certified cedarwood may be hidden under its protective metallic grey lacquer, but you can still appreciate it in the smell of the cedar. This is one of the few wooden pencils have a replaceable eraser. The chunky rectangular eraser can also be extended as it wears down. Become part of the cult of Blackwing with a Blackwing graphite pencil. These pencils were nearly discontinued in the 1990s but brought back to life by their legion of devoted fans. Blackwing has repaid us by bringing nearly a century worth of experience in making these pencils. Blackwing continues to support emerging creators as sales benefit music and arts in schools.