Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Thu, 08/28/2008 - 13:12 By

BIC Matic Classic Mechanical Pencil Review

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Mon, 08/25/2008 - 21:38 By kiwi-d

A while ago I wrote about the Penol expedition that made its way halfway around the world and into my letterbox. Well, a follow up arrived a while ago.Shiploads of Viking Skjoldungen 400’s, numbers 1 through to 4.

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Wed, 08/20/2008 - 13:26 By

Lamy Spirit (Model 163) Mechanical Pencil ReviewHere we have another rather unusual offering from Lamy of Germany. The Spirit mechanical pencil comes in two variants – model 161 in high gloss stainless steel and model 163 in palladium.

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Fri, 08/15/2008 - 13:09 By kiwi-d

A month or two ago a reader left a comment on this blog about liking the Magic House automatic pencil. A quick Google search found Magic House and their website. Here’s a copy of the full text from the Magic House webpage Why Auto Pencils.

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Mon, 08/11/2008 - 15:26 By

For a little while now Germ of Pencils11 and I have been meaning to swap blog postings. A little variety never hurt anyone. Not surprisingly he’s completed his part of the swap before I’ve even started mine. So, here’s a little history from Germ on the Pentel S55 Classic Deluxe.(The hyperlink under each photo will take you to a high res version in Germs Photobucket)S55: A Pentel Timeline

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Thu, 08/07/2008 - 22:51 By

Mechanical Pencil clones - there’s lots of them about, but to me clone isn’t really the right terminology, since to my way of thinking they are either variants or copies. By variants I mean they are made by the same manufacturer with just some minor alterations, and by copies I mean made by a different manufacturer. Then of course there are outright counterfeits, but that’s another subject. But anyway, clones is a great word, so much better than boring old ‘copy’ or ‘variant’.

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Mon, 08/04/2008 - 12:00 By

Faber-Castell TK-Fine Executive Mechanical Pencil Review

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Tue, 07/29/2008 - 11:01 By

S.T. Dupont Olympio Mechanical Pencil / Ballpoint Pen ReviewWell the Olympics are nearly upon us, so time for me to join the Olympic theme with a review of the S.T. Dupont Olympio.

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Thu, 07/24/2008 - 13:16 By

Pentel Hi-Polymer ZES-08 Eraser Review Hmmmm, somethings gone wrong and some pictures won't display in this post. I'll hopefully fix this by tomorrow.I have always used the Staedtler Mars Plastic as my everyday eraser, and I don’t think there is any question that it is a very good eraser. However, since in my view Pentel dominate the world of mechanical pencils and mechanical pencil leads, it seems logical to give their erasers a try.

Dave's Mechanical Pencils - Mon, 07/21/2008 - 22:41 By

Thanks to those who helped with comments on the draft list of mechanical pencils with extendable erasers. I’m now publishing it properly, over here on my organiser blogsite. There is also a link in this blogs sidebar in the "General" section.