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Choose from the wide selection of Dixon® pencils available at Staples® to find a pack of durable and reliable tools for writing and drawing. This brand's pencils come in different sizes, shapes, and colors. While Dixon is popular for its Ticonderoga® pencils, the company offers more pencil models under some of its other brands.
Pick the Right Dixon Pencils for Your Intended Usage
In addition to regular wood-cased graphite pencils, Dixon also makes colored, specialty, and erasable checking pencils. Regular graphite models are ideal for writing and drawing. Charcoal pencils are also popular among artists who use them to draw and sketch. Dixon offers erasable checking pencils in multiple colors. These soft-lead writing tools are ideal for tasks like coloring maps, leaving edits on documents, and marking blueprints. The brand also makes specialty writing instruments like golf and carpenter pencils. Dixon's carpenter pencils are flat with square cross-sections. This shape prevents them from rolling off desks or workspaces. Golf or library pencils are shorter than regular models and make excellent writing tools for taking quick notes when away from your desk or marking scores on the golf course.
Features to Consider When Shopping for Dixon Pencils
In addition to choosing the right type of pencil for the task at hand, you should also consider size and shape, as well as the grade of lead used. The length and diameter of a pencil determine its heft. The standard number 2 pencil is 7.5 inches long. Some prefer shorter models, especially for drawing and marking art and craft supplies. Most pencils have round or hexagonal shafts. A hexagonal model provides more grip. Triangular units are ideal for teaching correct pencil grip while flat ones stay in place on flat surfaces.
Lead, or technically a mixture of graphite and clay, is the core writing material found in pencils. It comes in varying degrees of hardness. Manufacturers use different grading scales for measuring the hardness and blackness of pencil graphite cores. The most popular one is HB grading. The HB scale extends from a middle position denoted by F to 9H and 9B at its extremes. To the right, it denotes the increasing blackness of the graphite core while the left side of the scale indicates increasing hardness. A 9H pencil has a very hard lead that writes faintly while the softest and darkest graphite core is in a 9B pencil.
What Do the Numbers on Dixon Pencils Mean?
The numbers describe the hardness of the graphite cores in the writing instruments. In the US, manufacturers use a numerical scale, rather than the HB scale, for grading pencil leads. The higher the number, the harder the graphite core and the lighter it writes. The most popular model is the number 2 pencil with soft lead. It is the same as an HB pencil.
Are There Mechanical Dixon Pencils?
Yes. Dixon makes mechanical pencils with automatic self-feed mechanisms. Compared to regular pencils, these need no sharpening and use lead refills. Since there is no need to sharpen them, mechanical models do not get shorter. This advantage helps them perform consistently.
Do All Dixon Pencils Have Erasers?
No. While most of them have integrated erasers, some do not. Dixon makes wedge cap erasers that fit over its pencils. You can install these on models without erasers or use them to replace worn erasers.
Pick the Right Dixon Pencils for Your Intended Usage
In addition to regular wood-cased graphite pencils, Dixon also makes colored, specialty, and erasable checking pencils. Regular graphite models are ideal for writing and drawing. Charcoal pencils are also popular among artists who use them to draw and sketch. Dixon offers erasable checking pencils in multiple colors. These soft-lead writing tools are ideal for tasks like coloring maps, leaving edits on documents, and marking blueprints. The brand also makes specialty writing instruments like golf and carpenter pencils. Dixon's carpenter pencils are flat with square cross-sections. This shape prevents them from rolling off desks or workspaces. Golf or library pencils are shorter than regular models and make excellent writing tools for taking quick notes when away from your desk or marking scores on the golf course.
Features to Consider When Shopping for Dixon Pencils
In addition to choosing the right type of pencil for the task at hand, you should also consider size and shape, as well as the grade of lead used. The length and diameter of a pencil determine its heft. The standard number 2 pencil is 7.5 inches long. Some prefer shorter models, especially for drawing and marking art and craft supplies. Most pencils have round or hexagonal shafts. A hexagonal model provides more grip. Triangular units are ideal for teaching correct pencil grip while flat ones stay in place on flat surfaces.
Lead, or technically a mixture of graphite and clay, is the core writing material found in pencils. It comes in varying degrees of hardness. Manufacturers use different grading scales for measuring the hardness and blackness of pencil graphite cores. The most popular one is HB grading. The HB scale extends from a middle position denoted by F to 9H and 9B at its extremes. To the right, it denotes the increasing blackness of the graphite core while the left side of the scale indicates increasing hardness. A 9H pencil has a very hard lead that writes faintly while the softest and darkest graphite core is in a 9B pencil.
What Do the Numbers on Dixon Pencils Mean?
The numbers describe the hardness of the graphite cores in the writing instruments. In the US, manufacturers use a numerical scale, rather than the HB scale, for grading pencil leads. The higher the number, the harder the graphite core and the lighter it writes. The most popular model is the number 2 pencil with soft lead. It is the same as an HB pencil.
Are There Mechanical Dixon Pencils?
Yes. Dixon makes mechanical pencils with automatic self-feed mechanisms. Compared to regular pencils, these need no sharpening and use lead refills. Since there is no need to sharpen them, mechanical models do not get shorter. This advantage helps them perform consistently.
Do All Dixon Pencils Have Erasers?
No. While most of them have integrated erasers, some do not. Dixon makes wedge cap erasers that fit over its pencils. You can install these on models without erasers or use them to replace worn erasers.