Found on one of my many adventures thrifting/antiquing in Kansas City, this is the L.E.A.D.* 2.5 Word Processor plaque featuring the ever handy pencil. Under the current circumstances, sans power in many places in the KC area, they may be on to something. The plaque is dated 1984 from Hector Sanchez, San Diego, CA. For…
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3D Pen. No, seriously.
Have you heard about the pen that can create 3D drawings called the 3Doodler? For more videos and details, check out the article at the Smithsonian website or you can get more info from the company on Kickstarter.
A Well-Topped Pencil
Does your pencil need its own chapeau? Is it more of a fedora-wearer or a trillby? If you are scribing a term paper on Lincoln, than maybe you need the stovepipe tophat. All four eraser caps are available for $3.45. (via Neato Shop)
Ruled Paper
Found while trolling the internet: a post on Wikipedia on Ruled Paper. The post goes into detail about ruled paper specifications for the US and some European countries and Japan. I notice dot-grid and Doane paper is not mentioned. Is it time to submit an addendum to the article? Anyone ever actually seen Pittman Ruled…
Top 10 Household Uses for a Pencil
This Old House pulled together a list of ten uses for a pencil when tackling household projects. Have you tried any of these? I also stake houseplants that have started to lean with a pencil. But you suspected that, didn’t you? (shoutout to Skylab Letterpress for the tip)
Thanks and a Status Update
This past week was very challenging personally due to a sudden death in my family. I had to fly across the country. Under the circumstances, I just couldn’t blog last week. I hope to get back on schedule this week. Thanks to everyone who have left comments and kind words.
Pencil Week: Postponed
This week was planned to be my big Pencil Week with lots of links and reviews but, due to a family emergency, I will have to postpone it. It may be a little quiet around here for a few days but please visit some of the other wonderful blogs I’ve listed in the sidebar to…