put pen to paper vs stencil

put pen to paper

verb
  • To write something (especially using pen and ink). 

  • To begin to write something. 

stencil

verb
  • To print with a stencil. 

noun
  • A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. 

  • A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet. 

  • A pattern produced using such a utensil. 

How often have the words put pen to paper and stencil occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )