Palomino HB Pencil Review

Palomino HB Pencil Review

The Palomino HB is a wooden pencil available in orange or blue. It costs about a dollar and is made in Japan. This pencil’s made from incense cedar, which is a good thing. It smells great and it sharpens well. Much like the Palomino Graphite Drawing Pencils, which I suspect are the same pencil only…

Bullet Pencil TT Review

Bullet Pencil TT Review

The Bullet Pencil TT is an aluminium pencil holder made by T. W. Grant & Sons. It’s available with a stylus tip (the ST model, costing $39) and without (this model, the TT, costing $35). It was originally a Kickstarter project which delivered on time. The TT comes in two parts. A short tip holds…

Staedtler 925 25-07 mechanical pencil review

Staedtler 925 25-07 mechanical pencil review

The Staedtler 925 25-07 is a metal barrelled mechanical pencil available in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9 or 2mm versions. They can be found for around £16 in the UK or $20 in the US. This is a very well constructed pencil. There is a slight wobble to the knock but other than that everything is…

General’s Cedar Pointe wooden pencil review

General’s Cedar Pointe wooden pencil review

The General’s Cedar Pointe is a wooden hex pencil available, as far as I can tell, just as a No. 2/HB. They’re available for $6 for a dozen. The natural finish looks and feels fantastic. Just one side is printed on, in simple black lettering. They are mercifully barcode free. The black ferrule is looks…

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