The wood, usually cedar, which is easily sharpened, is sawed into slats ​ — planed and grooved pieces of wood — ​ half a pencil thick.
ही कांडी वाळवून, पेन्सिलीच्या लांबीएवढे तुकडे कापले जातात व भट्टीत भाजले जातात.