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The whole point of a mechanical pencil is to have perfect sharpness forever. Yet without precise engineering and build quality, the standard slender leads are doomed to constant breakages. This ...

Second cousin of the famous writer Ernest Hemingway, Nicholas Hemingway has unveiled his latest creation in the form of the 2 mm Ebony clutch pencil. “A bespoke pencil made from reclaimed Ebony.

Technical drawing required sturdy writing implements rather than, for instance, the sharpened quills that were frequently used as pens for correspondence and record-keeping until the 20th century.

People who write notes in ink must be very sure of their thoughts. I write notes in pencil: It seems more polite. Penciled notes are always provisional and erasable. But the apparent humility—or, ...