The gold standard for graphite erasers is the Steadtler Mars Plastic. I’m not sure if its filled with unicorn horn powder or what but I’ve never found a better eraser. So I was wondering if I could figure out a way to make a replacement eraser for my Palomino Blackwings. It turns out, I can. You’ll need:…
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Link Love: Overdue Again
Pencil acquisitions from Kinokuniya (via Paper Pastries) Inks: Iroshizuku Yu-Yake (via Fountain Pen Quest) Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki (via East West Everywhere) De Atramentis Plum (via Ed Jelley) Rohrer & Klingner Scabiosa Review (via The Pen Addict) Pens and Pencils: Kaweco Art Sport Fountain Pen (via The Pen Addict) — really JEALOUS! Hero 359 Summer Safari (via…
Review: Staedtler Triplus Mobile Office Set
I must confess I am a sucker for a good packaged set so when I spied the limited edition Staedtler Triplus Mobile Office Set ($11.50 per set), I clicked “buy it now” before I knew what happened. I also love triangular shaped tools like the Faber-Castell Grip 2001 so again, “buy. it. now.” The set came…
Link Love: I HAVE ALL THE LINKS!
Hot News: Penmanship Workshop (on Thursday in Chicago!) (via Behind The Curtain) Nock Co. Reviews and Previews: The Nock Co. Hightower 3+1 (via The Clicky Post) The Nock Co. Sassafras (via From The Pen Cup) The Nock Co. Lookout Pen Case (via Ed Jelley) Postal Enthusiasm: William H. Gross Stamp Gallery Opening (via Smithsonian Postal…
Lifehacker Gets Me
This morning, Lifehacker featured a great post asking readers to contribute their favorite pencils in the comments and, boy howdy, are there some great pencils featured. Is your favorite pencil listed? But, lo and behold, they had a related link for their Five Best Notebooks. While I don’t agree on all accounts, its a great…
Pencil Badges
Handmade plastic Pencil Badges (and paper too!) by Joely Brammer/Good Empire are available from the Zombie Collective for £12 each. Would definitely make a point, right?
Link Love: Pencil-centric
Pencils: Rainbow Pencils (via Kickstarter, found the link by way of Woodclinched) Flat Cedar Pencils (via Pencil Talk by way of Palimpsest) Faber Castell Grip Sparkle (via Pencil Talk) –insert squee of joy here, this is one of my favorite pencils! Staedtler Riptide & Polo Mechanical Pencils (via A Penchant for Paper) Staedtler Factory Footage…