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Good drawing tool; I have a pack that was gifted to me, ages ago.
Can’t fathom ever paying that much though; no matter who owned them before me.
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Some folks just have too much money to burn but hope it brings them joy.
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Considering how long one pencil lasts, this is a much better price (for something more useful, no less) than a bottle of wine, say.
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Fun facts! Depending on how sharp you want your pencil to be you can waste up to 90% or so of the pencil in shavings. Fun facts!
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I never sharpen my pencil, and they last for ages.
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Isn’t it obvious that the pencils are magical and you’ll be to write exactly like Stephen Sondheim. Unfortunately, in the middle of creating your masterpiece, your wife donates the box to a elementary school auction. Hijinks ensure when you have to…
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My Dad was a draftsman, and I inherited all his cool pens and pencils.
I noticed a reminder in the Blackwing box: ‘Sketching’ in his impeccable printing.
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Is it an HB pencil? 2B? F?
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Maybe they’ll snort the pencil shavings to channel the ghost of Sondheim.
Again, Blutto getting it wrong.
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2B, or not 2B? That is the question
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Per the wiki, 3B/4B with the wear rate of an HB.
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