##EMBED## How the cores are placed into wood pencils is as follows:  An Incense Cedar plank is cut with several long parallel grooves.  The core is then inserted into the grooves.  A separate Incense Cedar plank is then glued to the top of this first plank.  The combined planks with the core inside are then cut into pencil size, varnished, … Continue reading How the Graphite and Clay Cores are Placed Inside Wooden Pencils