The EDC (Everyday Carry) mechanical pencil is rapidly gaining popularity among engineers and professionals, establishing itself as a go-to tool where precision and reliability are paramount. With its ...

Milwaukee’s new mechanical pencil comes with a 10-piece pack of lead and a built-in sharpener in the sheath, with options for ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Intricate, calligraphic writing, mathematical equations and ...

The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

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 ...

If you want a quality writing implement, you can rely on people who use them in their line of work every day to know the best ones to use. So when Studio Ghibli puts their name to a mechanical pencil, ...

Sketching is an expressive activity that enables people to manifest their emotions and artistic imagination. It is a talent that can be honed through practice, however, employing the right instruments ...

On a series of flights to and from a distant mine, I read a great deal on the history and manufacture of the pencil. The book I read is called The Pencil and is by Henry Petroski a professor of civil ...