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Journal of Alta California

The Write Stuff

 The Blackwing pencils arrive in a slender box, with the scent of California cedar when the lid is removed. When you hold one of these 8-inch writing tools, take care to sharpen the Japanese graphite to a fine point. Then make the first notation on a blank page, remembering the company motto: “Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed.”

It’s never easy to replace a legend. Especially if the

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