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Surrounded by Dixons.
There are packs [and pencils] from recent Dixon purchases all over my table. I need to write about the contemporary (i.e., non-USA) Dixons. Definitely. Stayed tuned in the next week or two for a...
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Iowa Farmers’ Gear Collectors.
This was in my bookmarks (for, ahem, lunchtime reading) on my office computer. As my contract is up at the end of the month, I’m cleaning it all out. This is an interesting article, though I can’t...
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Interview with Mr. Aaron Draplin, Draplin Design Co. and Field Notes Brand...
Mr. Aaron Draplin, of Field Notes and design fame, was kind enough to do an interview with Pencil Revolution. Below is Part 1 (of 2) of his answers to some very pencil-specific questions. 1) Pencils...
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Review of Rite in the Rain Notebook No. 373.
The good folks at Rite in the Rain were kind enough to send us a notebook and pen[cil] holder to review. After the “super storm”, we are finally ready to get our review out there. My better half...
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Review of Write Dudes USA Gold Pencil.
The USA Gold pencil from Write Dudes. Comrades have probably seen this now ubiquitous yellow pencil around big-box stores and schools. To my knowledge, this is the most widely-available USA-made...
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New Largest US Library.
This is pretty cool and seems to warrant a trip to the Lone Star State, where I haven’t been in 11 years. “There are thousands of abandoned big box stores sitting empty all over America, including...
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Review of Scout Books Mega DIY Notebooks.
Taryn at Scout Books sent over some of their newest offerings recently. I love Scout Books (see our review from last year). Their proportions make them feel roomier than they are, and the covers have...
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Review of Scout Books Artist Notebooks.
Scout Books makes some gorgeous blank books with covers by contemporary artist. I saw the Meg Hunt edition of this book, which I meant to order (and still haven’t, for no good reason) next time I got...
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USA Silver/Gold — A Frankenpencil.
I know that we write about the USA series from Write Dudes a lot. We reviewed the Golds and even reviewed the USA Silver. I love these pencils, and they keep getting better all of the time. I found a...
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Review of Musgrave Bugle.
It’s been a long time since we’ve featured a plain-old-fashioned pencil review. Our first was published just over a decade ago, and tonight’s pencil boasts similar Woodgrain Goodness. We are checking...
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