#lead holder

This is a quick follow-up post on the Nespresso + Caran d’Ache fixpencil I got from Pen Heaven last year. A quick reminder: My fixpencil came with the less desirable mechanism from the fixpencil 884. This means it also didn’t come with a sharpener in the push button. Top to bottom: Fixpencil 884 (Junior), Nespresso + CdA, Fixpencil 22 As shown from the comments left by some of the readers,…

Nespresso + Caran d’Ache

Thanks to Pen Heaven I was able to get my hands on a Nespresso + Caran d’Ache fixpencil for the purpose of writing a review. Cooperations, like the one between Nespresso and Caran d’Ache, often use the letter “x” between the two company names, but Nespresso and Caran d’Ache have opted for the use of the “+” instead, so I will follow their approach. Before the Fixpencil arrived I expected to see…

The EGO.M Cento 3 – a graphene pencil

Lead holder and mechanical pencil (click to enlarge) A few weeks ago I received a surprise parcel from John Hall of Write Here fame. Inside the parcel were two rather unusual pens that I have been using regularly since then. It’s time to send them back soon, but before I do that I want to show you these very special pens and talk about their unusual design. Pens made from graphene on a notebook…

Wörther’s Shorty

If you follow my YouTube channel you might have spotted this video about Wörther’s lead holder ‘Shorty’.

I was lucky enough to get two of these over the years. One from fellow stationery blogger Scribble and one from Pen Heaven.

I think they must be the first lead holders I have added to my overview of mechanical pencils.

The…