Designer Nicholas Hemingway has taken to Kickstarter for the 11th time to launch his new handmade 5.6 mm clutch pencil finished in reclaimed ebony. Offering a sustainable design for a green ...

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The whole point of a mechanical pencil is to have perfect sharpness forever. Yet without precise engineering and build quality, the standard slender leads are doomed to constant breakages. This ...

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People who write notes in ink must be very sure of their thoughts. I write notes in pencil: It seems more polite. Penciled notes are always provisional and erasable. But the apparent humility—or, ...