We make them, but how do we use them?
As a participant in the writing instrument industry I suppose I like many of us get caught up in the day to day business of making and selling pencils, pens, markers, various components, etc. We focus…
US Pencil Imports Continue Growth
The latest update to US import statistics for wood cased pencils support the growth trend experienced for some years now. Over the past 5 years through 2004 pencil imports into the US have increased at…
What’s the Value of Pencil Certification?
Today I participated in a conference call of the Pencil Section of the Writing Instruments Manufacturer's Association (WIMA) of which CalCedar is a member. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss what…
Timberlines Awakens
Given the encouragement from those who seem to think I have something interesting or original to say now and then I have determined to launch myself forth into the blogosphere. Whether I'm just listening…