Blackwing Blog

The “Arrow Edition” is the latest in our series of special edition pencils that celebrates Blackwing’s unique heritage.

We teamed up with the folks at Makers Cabinet to create a truly unique sharpening experience. The Blackwing Høvel allows you to create custom pencil points tailored to your specific needs. It offers the benefits of a traditional...

Discoveries made by mathematicians and scientists during the Middle Ages helped pave the way for artists to utilize the Golden Ratio in future artistic movements. Read more here.

We designed this pencil using the Fibonacci sequence, a series of numbers that approximate the values of the Golden Ratio. As you'll see in this design, the width of each color block is the sum of the widths...

This quarter, Volume 55 celebrates the mathematical sequence established by Leonardo Fibonacci. For some, the name Fibonacci might conjure up memories of math class and learning the sequence 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8…and so on, with...

The Golden Ratio is a mathematical ratio, often found in nature, art and design. It gives the world around us composition and symmetry that, for reasons we don’t fully understand, we find beautiful. It appears in the spiral...

Drawing or just doodling not only helps you open up your creativity but can also help you manage stress and anxiety.

We worked closely with the team at Grovemade to bring together the best of form and function. From the expertly crafted American Black Walnut base and cork bottom to the carefully machined housings, each part of the Blackwing...