Eberhard Faber Pencils
How They Are Made

EBERHARD FABER : new York toughens the lead and it is also a factor in determining the degree of hardness. The Wood The Red Cedar of the Southern States (Juniperus Virginiana) is the finest in the world for pencil making. Florida, Tennessee, Ala- bama and Georgia con- tribute most of the supply, while some other states furnish a small proportion. The clear, straight grain of the fragrant cedar and its unmatched cutting quali- ties are the properties that cause it to excel as a pencil wood. The cedar, after sawing, is cut into so-called slats about the length of a pen- cil, the width of six, and in thickness a little more than half a pencij,.| Before working, the seasoned and kiln-dried, ir percentage of oil natural wood must be thoroughly 1 order that the rather large to it may be eliminated. Page 7 THE OLDEST PENCIL FACTORY IN AMERICA