Palomino & California Republic Notes

Hello all you fellow Palomino Riders out there. I'm long past due in providing an update on developments with the Palominos and other brand ranges in our California Republic lines.First, over the past…
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Pencils: Popular in Any Language

One of the most common questions I receive from those who learn I work in the pencil industry is "How do you get the leads into the wooden pencil?" This leads to any number of further questions and discussion…
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Berolzheimerianum: 100 Year Anniversary Celebration

Back in March I wrote a post titled “Lieber Philip: A Letter Lasts 100 Years” that discussed the final letter my Great-Great Grandfather Heinrich wrote from his home in Nürnburg, Germany to his son…
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Transitions and Milestones

Well it's amazing how fast the past couple of months went by and how busy we've been here at CalCedar multitasking on an ever expanding list of activities. In that time I've failed to keep Timberlines…
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Boing Boing Does Pencils

It's nice to see the Palomino has reached Boing Boing's famous directory of Wonderful Things with this post and link to Ninth Wave Design's November post that anointed the Palomino Hb & 2B pencils as the…
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Making Music with the Palomino

I received the attached photo and note from Matt Downey demonstrating how he's using our Palomino pencils for his musical efforts. "Hey here is what is called a sketch, rough musical ideas on paper that…
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The Shape of Things to Come

California Republic has now introduced triangular shaped pencils in our Golden Bear and Prospector product ranges. These are the first of what we hope may become an expanded range of triangular pencils…
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Sharpen those Palominos

We have several long awaited new arrivals this week to expand our range of KUM sharpeners at Pencil World Creativity Store.First, is our special edition Palomino Long Point Sharpener. This is a premium…
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The Perfect Match

Special Spring Offer!New at our eBay Pencil World Creativity Store, get a Free KUM® "Ellipse Office" Orange or Blue Pencil Sharpener of your choice when you purchase a minimum of one 40 count tube of…
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