The whole point of a mechanical pencil is to have perfect sharpness forever. Yet without precise engineering and build quality, the standard slender leads are doomed to constant breakages. This ...

Sketching is an expressive activity that enables people to manifest their emotions and artistic imagination. It is a talent that can be honed through practice, however, employing the right instruments ...

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If you want a quality writing implement, you can rely on people who use them in their line of work every day to know the best ones to use. So when Studio Ghibli puts their name to a mechanical pencil, ...

The most realistic pencil drawings, or hyperrealistic pencil drawings, can sometimes be hard to believe. But a skillful use of shading and the representation of extremely fine details in pencil really ...

A mechanical pencil drawing of a bust of a woman (a) and a frame (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The drawing shows the woman in 3/4 profile and is wearing a large hat and holding flowers. A copyright ...

Want a better way to feed solder, but want to do it on the quick and cheap? Well [ptkrf] has a solution for you in an old instructables post we stumbled upon recently. You might have, or can ...

Some mechanical pencils with a high level of writing comfort are seen in this photo provided by Mitsubishi Pencil Co. The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the ...