tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15148858.post8245911310271860940..comments2023-10-11T01:10:51.843-07:00Comments on Timberlines: Reviving the Blackwing: Lacquer Finish & ImprintWoodChuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17463614041405036323noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15148858.post-16227805561010197142010-09-16T04:23:40.051-07:002010-09-16T04:23:40.051-07:00I don't have any issues with the matte black y...I don't have any issues with the matte black you chose (I really like the texture), but I always assumed (!) that "Blackwing" referred to the black marks the pencil made? In that case, the current model is definitely named correctly -- the marks are DARK.<br /><br />Dixon puts some strange Microban semi-glass on the "Black" now, which is inferior to the old matte, IMO. I stashed a 2-dozen box of the US-produced models and promptly lost them. (doh)John G.http://www.pencilrevolution.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15148858.post-15801194211086692152010-09-16T01:29:27.666-07:002010-09-16T01:29:27.666-07:00I am surprised to read that reproducing the old fo...I am surprised to read that reproducing the old font is expensive and time consuming as long as there are no copyright issues. Keeping in mind that people create "open source fonts" as a hobby I would have imagined it cannot be much more difficult than say printing a logo on pencil.Matthiashttp://bleistift.memm.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15148858.post-6382811295185256332010-09-15T18:53:10.785-07:002010-09-15T18:53:10.785-07:00As someone who uses a matte black Ticonderoga ofte...As someone who uses a matte black Ticonderoga often, I appreciate a matte black finish. And you're right, it does make sense since it's called a "BLACKwing."<br /><br />Maybe you should do a rubberlized lacquer, like the Dixon <a href="http://woodclinched.com/2010/09/15/tri-conderoga/" rel="nofollow">Tri-Conderoga</a>. And I'm only half-joking. (-:Andy W.http://woodclinched.comnoreply@blogger.com