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How to Choose a Pencil – Ultimate Guide

By Midnight Indigo Leave a Comment | Last Updated March 29, 2022

How to Choose a Pencil

There are hundreds of different pencils available to buy in 24 different graphite grades. The reason there are 24 grades is that pencils can not only be used to write with but for many other things.

In this guide, we will show you what makes a good pencil and how to choose the best pencils for drawing, journaling, marking wood, note-taking, sketching, technical drawing, and writing.

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Can You Get Lead Poisoning From A Pencil?

By Midnight Indigo 2 Comments | Last Updated March 11, 2022

Can You Get Lead Poisoning From a Pencil

We get a fair number of people coming to the blog asking if pencil lead is harmful? And wanting to know if you can really get lead poisoning from a pencil. so we thought we’d address it briefly.

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What to do With Small Pencils

By Tony Bridges 3 Comments | Last Updated February 10, 2021

Stubby Pencils

Anyone who has ever used a wooden pencil will know that over time as you use the pencil it becomes smaller and smaller. You then have to decide what to do with this small stubby pencil?

For many years I have been a fan of standard No. 2 (or HB in the UK) pencil as they always felt comfortable to hold and when you need a few moments of contemplation, spend some time with a sharpener. I have love of quality pencils like Faber-Castell and Rhodia but I am equally at home with the office version from Staples.

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