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Post by flatline on Oct 30, 2014 17:08:10 GMT -8
Is there a trick to removing the ferrule from a pencil without mauling the end of it so that the pencil can be used in an extender?
I've got a box of Blackwing pencils that have a distinctively shaped eraser that precludes the use of pencil extenders...
--flatline
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Post by chthulhu on Oct 31, 2014 8:08:20 GMT -8
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Post by flatline on Oct 31, 2014 9:59:56 GMT -8
Ah, I didn't realize that the ferrule was so soft. My little razor knife easily cut the ferrule off a pencil here at my desk. If the Blackwing ferrule is similarly soft, I'll have no trouble removing it when the time comes. If I wanted to transplant the ferrule to another pencil, is there a way to remove it without damaging it irreversibly? --flatline |
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Post by chthulhu on Oct 31, 2014 14:32:19 GMT -8
I had actually meant for you to cut through the pencil flush against the ferrule, but that works as well. <G>
I just pulled the ferrule off of a Palomino Blackwing with my hands, with no great effort or damage to the pencil. It appears to have been held on with a spot of a soft, clear adhesive.
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Post by flatline on Nov 4, 2014 9:36:44 GMT -8
That is excellent news! I never use the attached eraser, but my kids do, and they really like the Blackwing eraser. If I can transplant the Blackwing erasers onto their pencils, then they would love it.
--flatline
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Post by chthulhu on Nov 4, 2014 18:35:35 GMT -8
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