Mar 19
Take out your No. 2 pencils, people. This isn’t a test, necessarily, but this jar will allow you to track exactly how much lead you’re using on a regular basis. Don’t worry: You will not be graded on your progress.
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Feb 11
Collect your pencil shavings in style with this sharpener jar by Craighton Berman Studio.
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Jan 28
When you’re working with wood, they say you should always measure twice and cut once. But there’s no mention of ensuring the pencil line you draw to make that single cut is as straight as possible. A company called Prazi believes you can actually create a straighter, truer line with a utility knife instead of a carpenter’s pencil, so it has created a replacement blade made of graphite that works like a pencil.
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Nov 14
What do you normally do when you’ve sharpened a pencil down to a nub—just throw it away? That’s the most likely outcome, but if you opt for these wonderful Spincils, you’re instead left with a spinning top to add to your collection of desktop distractions.
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Oct 13
The thing I appreciate about The Slingshot Channel is that it always brings projects two or three iterations past what I would ever think to pursue. The pencil shooter Joerg made last week was more of a curiosity. Not the most deadly thing we’ve seen by a long shot. See what I did there?
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Oct 06
I wouldn’t say using pencils as zombie-killing projectiles would be my first thought, but if you do enough slingshot-ing I guess it makes sense that you would eventually run up against office supplies as a source of inspiration. Joerg updates his pencil shooter to be crank operated and more efficient. It can shoot two pencils at a time for a total of 16 in one magazine. And Joerg sees potential for use with a power drill instead of "muscle operated action" aka humans. Leave the pencil shooter going while you run away from the zombies. Solid plan.
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Jul 19
As low-tech as it may be, the pencil has managed to still keep itself relevant—despite the endless graphite-free ways we can communicate these days. 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 writing instrument.
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Jun 24
Perfect for those of us lacking the confidence to write in pen the first time, this pencil features a miniature broom head eraser on the end so you can just sweep away incorrect crossword puzzle answers, and poorly solved Sudoku puzzles. At almost $9 for a single pencil you’re going to only want to sharpen this thing when it’s absolutely worn down to a nub, but with ten times as much eraser as a standard pencil, you’re free to make plenty of mistakes. [Artori Design via designboom]
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Feb 22
If you prefer the feel of writing or sketching with a freshly sharpened pencil and are fastidious about keeping hydrated, this clever piece of synergy is going to blow your mind. Designed for use on standard plastic water bottles, this pencil sharpening bottle cap is a brilliantly obvious way to deal with pencil shavings. More »
Jan 02
What if the pencil you were using to take an intelligence test was actually more challenging than any of the mind-bending questions? That’s seemingly what inspired the Varacil mechanical pencil that arrives completely disassembled in 22 obscurely-shaped parts. It’s not just some assembly required, it’s all up to you. More »
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