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STEP 1: Slats |
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Woodblocks are sawed into “slats”; each
one half the thickness of a finished pencil. |
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STEP 2: Grooving |
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Each slat is machine-grooved to secure
the pencil lead. |
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STEP 3: Lead Laying |
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Pencil “lead”, a fragile mixture of clay
and graphite, is placed into the
grooves of the bottom slat. |
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STEP 4: Gluing |
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A second grooved slat is glued on top of
the leaded slat, forming a “sandwich”.
Each sandwich is held tightly together in
pneumatic clamps until the glue dries. |
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STEP 5: Clamping |
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After 8 or more hours of natural
drying, the clamps are removed and
rough edges are trimmed. |
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STEP 6: Shaping |
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High-speed machinery shapes and cuts the
slat sandwiches into individual pencils. |
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STEP 7: Coating |
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Several coats of non-toxic finish are
applied to each pencil. Excess paint
at the pencils tip is removed. |
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STEP 8: Stamping / Shouldering |
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After the finish has dried, the name
“T PENCIL” is heat-stamped onto one
face of the pencil. |
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STEP 9: Ferrule Insertion |
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A shoulder is cut into one end of the
pencil to accept the “ferrule”- a metal
device that secures the eraser tip. The
ferrule is inserted onto the pencil end,
and is clinched to the wood. |
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STEP 10: Eraser Insertion /
Clinching |
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An eraser is inserted into the ferrule. The
finished pencil is now ready for sharpening
and use. |
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