PENCIL PRODUCTION

Wood and slats

The highest quality of wood for pencils and colour pencils is produced by the Californian cedar and the Brazilian pine that are cultivated in FABER-CASTELL's own plantations.

Cedar wood is almost knot-free, long-fibred and characterised by a consistent growth pattern due to minimal seasonal variations in California. It can therefore be easily and cleanly sharpened, which is a very important aspect for a quality pencil.

Nowadays, pencils are no longer manufactured individually but by means of a process utilising specially prefabricated slats that yield up to ten pencils in one working cycle. The standard dimensions of a slat are 72 x 184 x 4 mm.