there's not a single person in the world who could make this pencil the wood from which it's made for all i know comes from a tree that was cut down on the state of washington to cut down that tree it took a song to make the song it took steel to make the steel it took iron-ore this black center we call it lads but it's really graphite compressed graphite i'm not sure where it comes from but i think it comes from some mines in south america this red top appear the eraser bitter rubber probably comes from the land literally thousands of people cooperated to make this pencil people who don't speak the same language to practice different religions who might hate one another if they ever met when you go down the store and buy this pen