The future is not paperless
The future is not paperless. Here is proof:
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2018
Raw
Nice to see the Kaweco AL Sport Raw on Hobonichi’s web site. In the past they used Staedtlers and Stabilos.
I have never held a real AL Sport Raw in my hands, but during our Kaweco factory visit last year Sebastian Gutberlet told me that the moment you touch and use the pen your fingers will start to scratch the surface.
The Raw seems to take the concept of ‘beauty through use’ to a whole new level and seems to be a good fit for Hobonichi.
You can read more about the concept of ‘beauty through use’ on Lexikaliker’s blog (Google Translation of the German blog post into English).
Smelly and Burger Colouring Pencils
Here are the smelly pencils
Here are the burger colouring pencils (yellow for cheese, brown for burger, …). If you open the image in a new tab you’ll see them between the Alternative Uses Pencils and the Pick Up Line Pencils.
Seen in Fred Aldous (shown in a previous blog post).
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Miniature Mascots – Stationery Toy Capsule Fun
Toy capsule vending machines can be quite fun.
In Japan there is a series of toy capsules, called ‘Miniature Mascots’. They are released with specific themes, e.g. sewing machines, camping gear, etc., as well as season.
Toy Capsules X Stationery cross-over = fun.
You can now get the first season of the stationery with products from Carl, Mitsubishi-Uni, Nichiban, King Jim and Max.
Have a look at this Carl Angel 5 Royal: You can even turn the handle.
https://gph.is/2vMci5Y
(This should display as an animated GIF in most browsers, if it is static you might have to click on it first.)
Here’s my little collection.
Carl’s Angel 5
The star of the collection (because it’s pencil related and the handle can be turned).
There’s also a blue version.
Nichiban’s tape dispenser and refill
Also available in yellow.
Max’s HD-10D stapler
Max’s HD-10D stapler, with refill 10-1M
Uni’s Posca markers
Uni’s Posca markers, also officially available in the West.
King Jim’s Label Printer PRO SR970
I’d like to thank Yumiko for these Miniature Mascots.
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It takes a Pencil to create a Fountain Pen
It takes a pencil to create a fountain pen.
It’s nice to know that the humble pencil always seems to find its place and that even the big boys (highly priced fountain pens) can’t be without the pencil.
(..but I don’t think this specific pencil has seen a lot of use. If you open the image link in a new tab you will see that the pencil is still factory sharpened.)
The image in this blog post has been taken from the Parker website, specifically http://www.parkerpen.com/en-GB/world-of-parker-the-art-of-pen-making. I believe that the use of the image shown in this blog post falls under “fair dealing” as described by the UK Copyright service.
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