The ubiquitous writing and drawing utensil may seem as commonplace ... told us that his undergrad professors recommended using wooden pencils in a range of leads (like the above Staedtlers ...

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it was Baron Lothar von Faber who transformed the company into a major manufacturer of wood-cased pencils and later a wide assortment of writing, drawing and coloring instruments. When the Baron ...

While the wood-cased pencil soon became commonplace ... became available in specialist drafting pencils in 1961. By the 1970s, more than 60 million mechanical pencils were sold worldwide every ...

Not that there's anything wrong with wooden pencils; they're still the writing and drawing implement of choice for many people who appreciate the tactile feel and innate naturalness they possess.