auctions $6,400 for 32 pencils? Sondheim's Blackwing 602 stash big hit at auction Mark Frauenfelder

Japan How pencils are made at a factory in Japan Rob Beschizza

magic Simple and wonderful shrinking pencil magic trick (video) David Pescovitz

pencils Artist makes lampshades with giant pencil sharpener shavings Rusty Blazenhoff

pencils Faber-Castell 1.8mm mechanical Exam Pencil Andrew Yi

books Learn to sharpen pencils Rob Beschizza

gadgets Overengineered mechanical pencils Rob Beschizza

sculpture Astonishing! University student carved two pencils into a single graphite chain with 212 movable links David Pescovitz

makers Dave Picciuto nerds out for over 13 minutes about pencils Gareth Branwyn

useful stuff If you need a super-thin lead pencil to make maps for your 1980s dungeon crawler videogames, this one will do Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff The time I risked my life borrowing a Draft-Matic Mechanical Pencil Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff A darn good 25-cent mechanical pencil Mark Frauenfelder

useful stuff Great deal on the Rotring 500 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil Mark Frauenfelder

pencils Here are a few different way to use pencils to the very end Mark Frauenfelder

DIY Hand-making 1,000 pencils from pallet wood Xeni Jardin

art Great deal on 36 pack of Crayola colored pencils Jason Weisberger

art Watch: carving a pencil from a pencil from a pencil David Pescovitz

art A lovely leather pencil roll Jason Weisberger

pencils A brief history of pencil lead Caroline Siede

tools This tool connects pencil stubs together Mark Frauenfelder