![]() ![]() It does feel harder than the Ticonderoga and it also feels rougher. So how does it write? Well, I can’t exactly say that I am impressed. Where are the little hearts at the top of the pencil? ![]() The sharpened end is nothing like the pre-sharpened end found on my Black Warriors. I thought it was interesting that the Black Warrior shown on Papermate’s website does not match the appearance of the examples I bought at Walmart. “Premium rubber eraser” can mean a lot of things too. I can understand what it means for the casing to be made of incensed cedar, have a round shape, and contain ceramic waxed lead but what does “executive upscale styling” mean? So far I have seen nothing that would make me think this pencil graces the desks of CEOs and high level politicians. Papermate’s website offers some detailed information on the Black Warrior but a lot of it seems like fluff. It does rub off easily onto your fingers. The erasers seem shorter than what is found on the Ticonderogas and they are covered with some sort of white power. If a set of two punches are too close together up above then you see the same down below. None of the punches are equally spaced apart although they are consistently spaced between the top and bottom sets. There are six punches on each side of the red band to make a total of 12. However, the biggest different lies in the circular metal punchings above and below the band that also go around the pencil. A colored band appears in the center and there appears to be an all-around crimping if you could imagine the circumscribing grooves to come from a machine. It is interesting to note that the ferrule is in some ways very similar and very different to the Ticonderogas. It enhances the ownership and builds a little attachment. I would think that many people who buy wooden pencils actually enjoy sharpening them. Honestly, I can’t think that having the ends pre-sharpened is a deal maker or breaker for the consumer. It is interesting to wonder what is cheaper: making a clean unsharpened pencil end or a sloppy unsharpened end and then sharpening it. You also won’t see if the leads are centered in the wood casing either. Obviously, for this statistic to have more meaning (and a better one) the sample size should be greater – like 100 or even more.Īs mentioned earlier, each pencil is pre -sharpened so you should never see overflowing lacquer at the end like the Ticonderoga. Compare this to the one in twenty four chance of getting a warped Ticonderoga which would equate to an approximate 4.2% of all Ticonderogas being warped. In other words, 10% of Black Warriors around the world could be warped. ![]() Statistically speaking, this equates to a one in ten chance of having a warped pencil. In fact, you wouldn’t believe how hard it was to line them up for the shot below. The casing is round so the pencils roll very easily. Each has a very nice and smooth coat of lacquer in a matte finish. Take out the ten pencils and line them up. You’d probably pay more in return postage than the cost of the pencils themselves. It’s a broad and bold claim to make and I wonder how many people actually disagree with them on the statement who then go ahead and file a claim to get their money back. If you think this is just a marketing slogan then read this text that is located on the back of packaging. While the Ticonderoga is claimed to be the world’s best pencil, the Black Warrior say it is the world’s smoothest – and Newell Rubbermaid guarantees it. Unfortunately, I don’t know more about how the pencil got it’s name but it would be interesting to know. Civil war buffs may get a kick out of owning something that relates to American history but civil rights activists may object to something that could in some manner (however thinly) be related to the oppression of people. Honestly, I prefer to keep my feet planted on something solid. You’re ready for any task as long as you have your Black Warrior handy.Īctually, for those who don’t know (and this was news to me), the Black Warrior was actually a Confederate schooner. Couple that with a cool sounding name like Black Warrior, and you would think that you have the equivalent of a ninja samurai for a pencil. So what do I get for a nickel more? At first glance I seem to get American manufacturing and pre-sharpened tips. That’s almost a nickel more per pencil than the Ticonderoga. ![]() At $1.77 (excluding local taxes), they come out to a whopping $0.18 per pencil when rounded up to the nearest cent. Like the Ticonderogas, they were purchased at the nearby Walmart. ![]()
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