Umm, dumb question here. What about buying a box of #2 wood pencils (5-10 cents each) and cutting them short? For a more robust implement, use "contractors pencils" (10-60 cents each)from the hardware store.

If you have to have a neato toy, buy one of these.
http://www.penagain.com/index.html
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