The Graf von Faber-Castell Magnum Perfect Pencil. Top: Sharpened with a Caran d’Ache Sharpening Machine. Middle: Sharpened with an El Casco M-430. Bottom: Factory sharpening. The pencils rest on a Doane Paper moon camera journal.
The Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil line has a new edition. While I’m a big fan of Faber-Castell’s various premium pencils and extenders, the prices, like many consumer goods, have increased considerably over the years. Since only this specific refill would fully utilize the extender’s capabilities, I decided to first try some refills to see how this pencil works.
The challenge of jumbo pencils is that the volume of wood required quadruples as the radius doubles – so manufacturer shortcuts to save money seem inevitable. Fortunately, this pencil is an exception – a creamy dark 4B 4mm core is encased in straight grained cedar, with the signature fluted finish. I have already ordered the extender!
It’s so so lovely! I’ve been waiting to see for myself too. Very tempted!
Thanks, Sola. A black pencil and black extender have also been announced.
Speaking of which I as wondering if you might have ordered the black extender. I’ve read that it will be available November 1st.
Please let us know if you come across a vendor who has the replacement erasers (but as you’ll see, they’ve received the magnum treatment too and are much hardier than their smaller cousins).
PS: The new look is excellent!
Hi Sean, No, I’ve just seen it advertised as “coming soon”, which doesn’t completely appeal to me.
I see the replacement erasers here: https://www.fahrneyspens.com/Item–i-188659
Great, thanks!