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Celebrating Caran d’Ache’s 100th Anniversary

This year marks the 100th anniversary of one of our favorite pencil manufacturers, Caran d’Ache (for an in-depth look at those 100 years, check out the timeline on their site). The company was founded in Geneva in 1915, but didn’t begin…

How to Sharpen a Carpenter Pencil

My dad is very handy, and when I was growing up he had a workshop in the garage where he would fix things that had broken and make things from scratch. As you can probably imagine, there were not very many things on my dad's workbench that I…

Pencils.com 20 Year Celebration

Today is a very special day in Pencilnalia (If you get that reference, thank you. You're the reason we're here in the first place.). March 20, 2015 marks the start of Pencils.com's 20th year in existence and we're ready to celebrate. "How?"…

Alan Turing’s Lost Notebook (And Other Million Dollar Notebooks)

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Alan Turing, the mathematician that founded computer science and broke Germany’s “Enigma” code to help win WWII, was recently immortalized by the Oscar-winning film The Imitation Game.  His story, once unheard-of outside of the world…
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Types of Paper Prints and Their Uses

You may be familiar with different weights and textures of paper, but what about different paper prints? Each paper type has a different set strengths and weaknesses that makes it ideal for different purposes. Read on to learn more... College-Ruled…

The Best Wood for Pencils

We've talked before about the different materials used to make pencils, and how to identify the material your pencil is made from. But what makes a wood good for making pencils? Let's take a look at the two most popular woods used to make pencils:…

A Look Inside the New Blackwing Packaging

Today, Palomino began shipping Blackwing pencils in their redesigned packaging, and that means we get to start shipping the new boxes to you! The new design signals a departure from the folding, carton-style box that has been used since the…
General's Test Scoring 580 Pencil

Product Profile: General’s #580 Test Scoring Pencils

This week, we're excited to introduce the General Pencil Company's #580 Test Scoring pencil to our selection of tools. This pencil is dubbed "The Original" test scoring pencil by General's, so it has quite a bit to live up to.   The Verdict This…

How to Say “Pencil” In Ten Different Languages

Before you travel abroad to a country whose native language is different from your own, it's a good idea to have some helpful words and phrases in your back pocket to help you get around. Of course it's important to be able to order food, ask…

Handy Notebook Organization Tips

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I sincerely hope you’re still using a paper notebook.  No, really.  While services like Evernote turn paperless note-keeping into a tantalizing possibility, we’re champions of the tactile sensation you get from rifling through the pages…