First Week: Week In Review

What have I learned this week?

• The metal band holding the eraser to the pencil is called the ferrule
• The eraser is called the plug
• graphite is hard to come by--maybe I can get into a mine in Sri Lanka.
• The best wood for a pencil is "incense cedar".
  

What do I need to learn?

• What is the ratio of graphite to clay that should be used?
• What kind of "clay"?
• How do I make the eraser?
• Do I need a rubber-tree plant?
  
• Where do I get "incense cedar"?