NOBLOT Ink Drawing Pencil, Permanent Black, Dozen (SAN14430) Category: Art Pencils, Pens and Crayons

by Faber Castell/Sanford Ink Company

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B001E6EYGU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,636 in Office Products (See Top 100 in Office Products)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 8, 2004

Product Description

Item #: SAN14430. NOBLOT Ink Drawing Pencil
Writes a permanent black line.
Dozen
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great multi-use pencil, February 9, 2007

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Dame Droiture (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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These pencils are wonderful and can be used for many purposes - drawing, writing, note-taking, etc. The "lead" seems to be infused with a compressed ink which, when exposed to even the slightest amount of moisture (even a particularly humid day will do it) turns a deep blue, resembling the effects of a watercolor pencil. On paper, there is a liminal point where marks can be erased only within a few seconds of application -- otherwise they are indeed permanent. They have the versatility of the traditional woodcase pencil, yet I would imagine could even be used to sign forms, if need be.
I originally used them while working in a factory environment, where most of my pens would freeze up in the winter due to the cold temperatures. There are two drawbacks, however, depending on one's particular situation: because the lead is so inky and so sensitive to moisture, any accidental contact with skin will often leave a blue mark. Additionally, the pencils clearly cannot be used outside in the rain, as whatever you write will inevitably bleed. But I think there are certain benefits over using a normal pen, in that with a thick lead, one can trim/sharpen to a desired line thickness; and of course, trumps a traditional pencil in that whatever you write will stay written. I'd say the lead hardness could be pretty closely matched with an artist's 6B pencil: soft, but strong enough to hold a good point.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pencil, hard to find!, February 13, 2009

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M. Grubb (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NOBLOT Ink Drawing Pencil, Permanent Black, Dozen (SAN14430) Category: Art Pencils, Pens and Crayons (Office Product)

I've been looking for this pencil locally for about 5 years, and nobody carried them. I use them daily for my business to write on cases to help prevent mixing up important work. These pencils leave a sharper image than a Sharpie, and can also write on a partially wet surface, which saves me a few minutes waiting for things to dry.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Dahlia growers, September 23, 2008

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SammamishKaren (Sammamish, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NOBLOT Ink Drawing Pencil, Permanent Black, Dozen (SAN14430) Category: Art Pencils, Pens and Crayons (Office Product)

This is THE marking tool (pen/pencil/marker) you want to use to label your dahlia tubers after you dig them up for the winter. A dahlia grower told us about these at a dahlia workshop a couple of Octobers ago (thank you, Art). Try to write with the NoBlot on the damp (but not wet) tubers. Or dampen the tip of the NoBlot pencil on piece of damp paper towel and then write the name of the cultivar on the side of each tuber. Let tubers air dry for a few minutes and then store your tubers. Make sure you don't get the NoBlot pencil too wet because it will melt into a mess. Just slightly damp so that it writes easily on your tubers.

I had tried pencils, pens and permanent markers unsuccessfully before being told of the NoBlot pencils ... the NoBlot works like a charm.

The following is from an article DIGGING, DIVIDING, AND STORING TUBERS by Alan Fisher on the www.dahlia.org website:

"The "Bottle of Ink in a Pencil" brand indelible pencil works well if the tuber is a little wet. Have a small container of water nearby to wet the pencil. Some commercial growers sell "Bottle of Ink in a Pencil." One indelible pencil should mark tubers from more than 100 clumps. Since indelible pencils are toxic, never put the tip into the mouth."

"The easiest method to mark tubers is to write the name of the variety. For long names, one can use a code -- but DO NOT LOSE THE CODE! Some commercial growers write or stamp a number for each variety. In addition, indicate some way (such as with *) any especially good tuber (such as one to use to take cuttings next season)."

"After cutting, dipping, and marking the tubers, let them dry. Expect to let the tubers dry for about 24 hours for small roots and 24 to 36 hours for medium to large roots. Drying time varies depending on temperature and humidity. Do not dry the divisions on cement, because cement tends to draw out water and promote shriveling."

"Anyone unsuccessful in working with an indelible pencil can still use a thin indelible marker to name the tubers once they have dried. The problem is that these markers do not always write well on tubers. Be certain to have several fresh markers and rotate them. Some nursery catalogs sell nursery markers, and office supply or drug stores sell less expensive (and sometimes less reliable) markers. Indelible pens work only on completely dry tubers. When a tuber is wet, the ink spreads and whatever one writes becomes unreadable."