Author Topic: Pencil fetish (Read 71897 times)

Kim · « **Reply #201 on:** 10 November, 2014, 11:39:07 am »

They missed a trick by not using a carbon arc lamp...

Polar Bear · « **Reply #202 on:** 10 November, 2014, 11:57:31 am »

They look like Tom Rossau pencil table lamps. Pricey ...

Perhaps you could do the much better value Nikki Pugh design Nikki?

Riggers · « **Reply #203 on:** 21 November, 2014, 01:09:23 pm »

Smug face. Look at these …

Charlotte · « **Reply #204 on:** 21 November, 2014, 11:41:14 pm »

Wonderful

Oaky · « **Reply #205 on:** 01 December, 2014, 02:01:46 pm »

Quote from: Charlotte on 02 December, 2013, 04:01:06 pm

http://www.cultpens.com/acatalog/Mitsubishi-KH-20-Desk-Sharpener.html

I now have a shiny RED one of those which turned up from Japan this morning.

I have been scouring the house for pencils that need sharpening ever since.

ETA: bought through Amazon from "Deputi Japan", cost: £16.48 inc delivery.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #206 on:** 01 December, 2014, 02:08:53 pm »

"Dalek-inspired"? Where's the plunger, then? And does it do this?

Charlotte · « **Reply #207 on:** 01 December, 2014, 05:46:57 pm »

Quote from: Oaky on 01 December, 2014, 02:01:46 pm

I now have a shiny RED one of those which turned up from Japan this morning.

I have been scouring the house for pencils that need sharpening ever since.

Heh. I did that

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 01 December, 2014, 02:08:53 pm

And does it do this?

Oh noes!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #208 on:** 01 December, 2014, 07:26:32 pm »

These pencils are currently in Bristol Central Library.

Here's a link in English!
http://www.thefixmagazine.com/penvolution-bristol-central-library/

They are Faber-Castell 9000 in various grades.

Charlotte · « **Reply #209 on:** 01 December, 2014, 10:12:09 pm »

*swoon*

Vince · « **Reply #210 on:** 01 December, 2014, 11:31:40 pm »

Pentel P20n mechanical pencils

When I did engineering drawing A level, I had a pair: 0.3 with a 3h lead for drawing near invisible construction lines or cutting through the paper and a 0.7 with a 2B lead to produce the final drawing. No sharpening of leads with sandpaper to get a fine point and a more ergonomic shape to grip.
Currently have a Pentel P205 (0.5 mm) for general use.

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I do miss the smell of freshly sharpened cedar pencil though.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #211 on:** 22 January, 2015, 01:52:25 pm »

I probably shouldn't post a link to this site, but, this pencil sharpener . . .

http://toolguyd.com/mobius-ruppert-brass-pencil-sharpener/

perpetual dan · « **Reply #212 on:** 12 April, 2015, 09:05:39 pm »

One of Mrs Dan's pencils...

Built in magnets for holding onto a music stand, at least a B for visible writing that doesn't break the paper.

Charlotte · « **Reply #213 on:** 20 May, 2015, 11:20:04 pm »

Artisanal pencil shop opens in Lower Manhattan:

http://boingboing.net/2015/05/20/artisanal-pencil-shop-opens-in.html

http://cwpencils.com/

Jakob W · « **Reply #214 on:** 21 May, 2015, 06:40:16 am »

Late capitalist hipster consumerism and all that, but nonetheless - *little moment*.

Asterix, the former Gaul. · « **Reply #215 on:** 21 May, 2015, 10:43:28 am »

Proletariat pencils and sharpening equipment:

The green one on the right is well 'ard.

Efrogwr · « **Reply #216 on:** 21 May, 2015, 04:30:05 pm »

Quote from: Charlotte on 20 May, 2015, 11:20:04 pm

Artisanal pencil shop opens in Lower Manhattan:

http://boingboing.net/2015/05/20/artisanal-pencil-shop-opens-in.html

http://cwpencils.com/

Is there a Pencil Technician to implement sharpness solutions?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #217 on:** 21 May, 2015, 04:48:10 pm »

I think you'll find it's a Senior Vice-President for Graphite-Based Glyph Implementation Solutions Technology Maintenance. At the very least.

woollypigs · « **Reply #218 on:** 22 May, 2015, 01:06:15 pm »

Quote from: asterix on 21 May, 2015, 10:43:28 am

Proletariat pencils and sharpening equipment:

The green one on the right is well 'ard.

Next time you post this do put a warning. Ones diggy ticker can't handle two fetishes at once

nikki · « **Reply #219 on:** 05 July, 2015, 10:06:14 pm »

Just spotted on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/kerry_truman/status/617800185587085312

jsabine · « **Reply #220 on:** 05 July, 2015, 10:47:35 pm »

I like that. Don't have a lathe, mind.

Vince · « **Reply #221 on:** 06 July, 2015, 10:46:31 pm »

My sister shared this on FB...
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/07/delicate-pencil-lead-carvings-by-salavat-fidai/

Ham · « **Reply #222 on:** 27 August, 2015, 12:44:57 am »

http://welldonestuff.com/cool-pencil-display/

Torslanda · « **Reply #223 on:** 04 January, 2016, 06:54:48 pm »

For those seeking a 'quick fix' the new series of 'Great British Railway Journeys' includes a visit to a Lake District pencil manufacturer, I'm sorry, I missed the name . . .

Should be available on i-player very shortly.

Arellcat · « **Reply #224 on:** 04 January, 2016, 08:02:04 pm »

I was watching too.

Michael Portillo visited the Derwent Cumberland Pencil Co. factory and museum in Keswick.

I still have my Cumberland clutch pencil from a visit to the museum in about 1988.