I work entirely with Blackwing pencils for a number of reasons....

I work entirely with Blackwing pencils for a number of reasons. One is it’s very soft lead and, therefore, wears down very quickly, so you can spend a lot of time re-sharpening them, which is a lot easier and more fun than writing. - Stephen Sondheim

ODY-C is a monster that eats pages and pencils in startling amounts. forty-some longhand pages and a pencil to the point i could no longer hold it well. Two overflowing sharpener-trays worth of soft 602 wood. The perfect pencil.

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