With just one 8B pencil, you can draw any line you want. The soft and smooth writing feel, specially baked to order, is exclusive to Gekkoso.
The exquisite thickness of the wooden shaft means that you don't have to apply too much pressure, so you won't get tired even if you draw for a long time. The finish is such that it doesn't have a lead-like feel, so you can draw thick, black lines like ink.
Depending on how you sharpen it, you can make thick or thin lines, dark or light. Your imagination will glide smoothly across the paper. This is truly the king of pencils. A pencil that has been loved for a long time.
<8B pencil manufacturing process>
■Making the lead・Add water to the natural graphite powder and clay and mix well・Extrude the mixed material in the same way as a water gun to make a thin lead, cut it to the same length and dry it・Bake it at a high temperature of about 1000℃ for a day and a night・By soaking the hardened lead in an appropriate amount of oil, a lead that is hard to break and has a smooth writing feel is created.
■ Making the shaft: Incense cedar is processed to make boards for the shaft called slats.
■ Assemble the core and shaft. Dig a groove into the slat to fit the core, apply glue, and place the core into the groove. Place another slat with the groove on top and glue it together. Shave each side into the shape of a pencil. Apply paint 6 to 7 times using a rubber-like machine with holes. Cut the ends and adjust the length. Stamp the piece.
◆Colored pencils made of pigments and wax, 12 colors. No need to sharpen the core. No plastic components, so there is no snag, and even though they are thin, they will not break easily. They adhere firmly to the drawing paper, and the colors are so vivid that they will take your breath away, but at the same time, they are transparent, so you can color without obscuring the lines of the base like watercolors. Comes in a compact paper tube, so you can put it in your travel bag and draw memories from all over the world.
<Colored pencil manufacturing process>
・Mix wax, pigment, and oil ・Knead with a roll ・Adjust moisture ・Primary molding (ball formation) and secondary molding (core formation)
- Core cutting, drying, inspection, sorting, packaging
