Pentel Twist-Erase Mechanical Pencil Review
A common complaint about mechanical pencils is the paltry size of the eraser most come with. The Pentel Twist Erase tries to solve this problem in a rather clever way.…
Now n Then Eco-Essential Pencil Review
When I was little my Grandad and I made a fishing rod from bamboo. We put a lot of work into it, straightening the bamboo, hand winding the loops for…
Staedtler Graphite 779 Mechanical Pencil Review
Staedtler make some of my favourite drawing products. The Mars Technico 780c, the 925 25, the 308 Pigment Liner, Tradition and the Mars Lumograph pencil are all fantastic products and…
Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth 5311 Clutch Pencil Review
The Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth 5311 is a 5.6mm clutch pencil. It costs about £13 in the UK. I picked this one up second-hand from eBay. It’s quite a heavy pencil. I…
Pentel P205 Mechanical Pencil Review
The Pentel P200 series are mechanical pencils available in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9mm lead sizes. The 0.3mm is called the P203, this 0.5mm version is called the P205, and…