Made with latex-free erasers, these 12 Ticonderoga #2 pencils create neat, easy corrections. High-quality wooden pencils. This pencil has No. 2 lead that resists breaking for consistently smooth writing. Bright yellow, hexagonal barrel.

Ticonderoga pencil The Classic Ticonderoga is a wood-cased graphite pencil. It is well known for having a characteristic yellow color, a now green (originally brass) metallic ferrule, and a soft pink eraser. The pencil has a mild hexagonal shape that slows surface rolling.

Made of reforested cedar wood, these pencils are easy to sharpen with an exclusive graphite-core formula that allows for extra smooth performance. Latex-free eraser delivers easy and clean corrections.

With its exclusive graphite core formula and satin-smooth finish, the Ticonderoga is known for providing a superior writing experience.

This is because pencils are composed of two grooved pieces of cedar with a length of graphite sandwiched between them. Most #2 pencils are hexagonal.

The number two is a mid-range graphite hardness, which makes it suitable for academic use because it makes a mark that is sufficiently dark (and therefore able to be read by scantrons) and also easy enough to erase. The higher the number, the harder the graphite.

Standard #2 Pencils Made in the USA America Standard #2 medium pencils have a soft graphite core and are sustainable and eco-friendly. The pencils and are made from non toxic, top-quality wood, harvested from responsibly managed forests. Proudly made in the USA, in Tennessee.

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Interesting factoid about Ticonderoga pencils: Roald Dahl, best-selling author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” sharpened six of them each day before he started writing. Alas, this iconic Early American product is no longer produced in the U.S.A. but in – where else – China.

the F.I.L.A. Group Dixon Ticonderoga Company is a Proud member of the F.I.L.A. Group. Headquartered in Italy, F.I.L.A. is one of the largest Art and Education supply companies in the world.

Higher numbers indicate a harder lead, which gives you a finer point and crisper lines. Lower numbers indicate a softer lead, which is good for shading. #2 is the Goldilocks of pencils: not too hard, not too soft, and good for pretty much all of your pencil needs.

Red cedar Red cedar from Kenya and the U.S. was an early favorite, but today nearly all pencils worldwide are made from incense cedar, a species that grows in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.

This is because pencils are composed of two grooved pieces of cedar with a length of graphite sandwiched between them. Most #2 pencils are hexagonal.

An American #2 pencil (roughly) corresponds to an HB pencil on the rest of the world's scale. The lead is not too dark and not too light, and it's not too hard or too soft. Pencils numbered higher than 2 have harder leads and are often used by engineers, architects, and draftsmen because of their harder points.

cedar Various types of wood have been used to make pencils over the years. Red cedar from Kenya and the U.S. was an early favorite, but today nearly all pencils worldwide are made from incense cedar, a species that grows in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.

The typical #2 pencil is made of cedar. It is 7 1/2" long, with a wooden shaft measuring 6 3/4".