That being said, it doesn’t mean it couldn’t use an upgrade, and we love how Tous Les Jours has managed to combine the convenience of a mechanical pencil with the feel of a traditional wooden ...

After all, the lifespan of a wooden pencil is pretty short, while the mechanical one can be used indefinitely. But the Lantern’s own middle-school experience suggests it’s unwise to count on a ...

But the apparent humility—or, perhaps, smug performance of humility—in my choice of penciling is counterbalanced by the fact that I eschew the humble wooden pencil. I must have a mechanical ...

this mechanical pencil epitomizes the Muji ethos of simple, pure, functional products. Designed to slot easily into notebooks, with a clip and eraser tip, the 0.5mm Hexagonal Wooden Pencil is timeless ...

It's hard to imagine anything much geekier than a mechanical pencil. Over the years, other iconic geek items such as the slide rule, RPN-based calculator, and pocket protector have disappeared ...

"Wood case pencils are trending up at a slightly higher rate than mechanical pencils in the marketplace," said Jason Shockley, communications director for Office Depot, an office supplier.

You might think of the mechanical pencil as a modern idea, pioneered by someone who got tired of sharpening and sharpening their wooden scribblers. In fact, pencil-makers have been making "lead ...

Happy 158th birthday to the pencil with attached eraser! It was on March 30, 1858, that Hymen L. Lipman received a patent for his remarkable invention — a tube of wood with graphite at one end ...