Comments on: Colleen Woods Pencils

By: Kim Henderson

Kim Henderson — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:50:18 +0000

Beautiful? Absolutely. But I’m concerned about the source material–many of the woods typically come from endangered tropical forests. Does Colleen Woods Pencils take any measures to ensure wood is sustainably harvested?

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:06:01 +0000

Elaine (and others) – the manufacturer of these pencils unfortunately went bankrupt over a decade ago, so they will not be available at retail sources.

It is gratifying to know that so many others agree that Colleen achieved something remarkable with these pencils.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:48:44 +0000

Any idea if they sell these great stuffs in singapore? Am quite despo to get my hands on these!!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:00:38 +0000

Oh my! I love this set of pencils. I’d seen them in Mostre Giorgetti’s “Pencils” book, and have been looking for them since!

By: LA

LA — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:14:54 +0000

These made my heart wimper. lol

By: Kent

Kent — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:09:32 +0000

Wow this is really fantastic item!. I really wanna get one and sharpen it and smell it!

Thanks for nice information and pictures.

By: editor

editor — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:23:13 +0000

cruel to post these. just cruel.

By: Jeg Liker Colleen Woods Pencils « Dweller On The Threshold

Jeg Liker Colleen Woods Pencils « Dweller On The Threshold — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:13:13 +0000

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By: ayehartpensilz

ayehartpensilz — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:29:08 +0000

These are indeed very nice pencils. With such exotic woods I would prefer less text as to showcase the beauty of each wood species. I would also love to write with them, sharpening them wouldn’t present a problem for me unless of course I only had one set. ;]

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:53 +0000

Thanks for the comments. The Colleen Pencil Company ceased to exist some years ago, so their products are no longer available through retail channels. A former Colleen manager has attempted to revive the brand in Thailand, and has already produced an outstanding exotic wood set using teak! Henrik, I wish I had Volume 1! A clue may be in Marco Ferreri's book Pencils, which shows a set of 24 pencils in a tin, differing from the ones show here in having their species/location information only in Japanese. That set appears to be different version of the pencils seen here. If so, Volume 1 probably has another twelve wood varieties - sandalwood, oak, beech, cherry, maple, and others.

By: Selectism | Around the Web | Selectism.com

Selectism | Around the Web | Selectism.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:24:49 +0000

[...] “The Colleen Woods series represents an exciting vision of woodcase pencil manufacturing. The series is also a profoundly simple and beautiful pencil set. Pencils have been made from cedar for a century or more, and more recently from jelutong, pulai, and basswood. Pine and fir have also been used.” (penciltalk) [...]

By: Henrik

Henrik — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:36:08 +0000

BTW. As this is volume 2 – what might volume 1 contain?
Henrik