Paw Prints — pencils

Peter Piper picked a perfect pencil in a pickle

Posted by Scribble Monboddo on Aug 19, 2020

Don't get me wrong; the reborn Blackwing is a lovely thing to behold, and to use. But they're jolly expensive, getting harder to obtain, and usually come only in bulk, all of which are good reasons to look further.

Tags: pencils

Pencil parade...

Posted by Amanda Fleet on Jul 17, 2019

I love a good pencil, me. Emphasis is on good though. Scratchy pencils - you know, those ones that seem to have a grain of sand in them as you write - well, they can take a running jump, frankly. But a pencil that writes smoothly, has a decent darkness to the line yet holds its point over many lines of writing...? Well, that's every pencil-lover's dream, isn't it?

Let me give you a flavour of 9 different pencils and what they're good for. Some of them are definitely writing pencils. Some of them are softer and at a push, could be used for sketching or doodling.

Tags: Amanda Fleet, Musgrave, Pebble Stationery, Pencil, pencils, Review, Tombow, Viarco, Viking

Blackwings of victory

Posted by Scribble Monboddo on Jul 18, 2018

Whether it was the international pedigree or the adoption by various artists that did it, the Blackwing pencil evidently won itself a loyal following. Apparently, during the decade or so that no Blackwing was produced, online auction prices for 'new old stock' rose a hundred-fold. That's crazy, of course, but it showed there was a market waiting for someone else to tap...

Tags: Blackwing, pencils, Review