This is part 2 of a post on Ann Banks pencils.  The first part can be found here and I … More

Banks is a surname you really should know if you want to understand pencil making history, with Jacob, Joseph and … More

I’ve wanted to write this post for a while, but it was proving quite difficult because the pencils in question … More

When I think of pencil graphite a few key historic sources come to mind: Borrowdale in England or the Alibert … More

I was lucky enough to be invited to chat with Andy, Tim & Johnny on Episode 146 of the (excellent) … More

This post is simply a record of the current standard releases, in my collection, to-date. Cal Cedar appear to have … More

This post is a slight segue from my normal ‘pencil specific’ posts, towards a ‘pencil-adjacent’ post. I don’t intend on … More

From what I can gather, Blaisdell’s involvement in London around the turn of the century was short and not particularly … More

I’ve seen a selection of recurring markings on pencils, but one that always interested me was the ‘S [Crown] O‘ … More

I’ve always enjoyed collecting F Chambers pencils and in fact some of those pencils probably deserve a post of their … More