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All the sharpeners plus a few I'll be looking at in the future...

Guide to Small Handheld Pencil Sharpeners

Post author:Ian
Post published:18 February 2016
Post category:Accessory review guide pencil
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There are dozens of different sharpeners, in all shapes, sizes, materials and colours. Here I’m looking at small one-step handheld sharpeners. One-step just means you can get a finished point…

Guide to Pencils for Drawing

Post author:Ian
Post published:14 January 2016
Post category:guide pencil
Post comments:6 Comments

What makes a pencil good for drawing? While it’s possible to produce absolutely beautiful art with just a single pencil, for the purposes of this guide we’ll be looking only…

Guide to D1 Refills

Post author:Ian
Post published:20 November 2014
Post category:guide ink pen Pen review
Post comments:32 Comments

Many moons ago I did a comparison of six different D1 refills and called it 'part one'. I was fully intending to do a 'part two' soon after but it…