Comments on: Newellization. http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/09/newellization/ Pencil Philosophy: Wooden Wisdom, Product Reviews & Ephemera, etc. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:40:33 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Michelle http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/09/newellization/#comment-323556 Michelle Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:28:03 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/?p=50#comment-323556 I had no idea there were so many people who missed good pencil engineering. I am fanatical about my writing and drawing tools, and I had just come upon an Eberhard Faber American Naturals pencil, which I love - and which seems to have been taken up by someone else, perhaps in the same way I came upon it. I am devastated to learn I cannot get them anymore. I had a boss who loved the Black Warriors, but I bought a box and they weren't for me. I would happily send them to your colleague if I come upon them in my drawer. I had no idea there were so many people who missed good pencil engineering. I am fanatical about my writing and drawing tools, and I had just come upon an Eberhard Faber American Naturals pencil, which I love – and which seems to have been taken up by someone else, perhaps in the same way I came upon it. I am devastated to learn I cannot get them anymore.

I had a boss who loved the Black Warriors, but I bought a box and they weren’t for me. I would happily send them to your colleague if I come upon them in my drawer.

]]> By: Steve http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/09/newellization/#comment-14538 Steve Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:02:13 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/?p=50#comment-14538 I recently bought a box of 72 Mirado Classics, but I have found that they are a mere shadow of their former selves. Cost reductions have taken their toll. Although the graphite is smooth and consistent, the wood is incense cedar and the erasers are good, the other things that make a good pencil a pleasure to use are cheapened to the point of annoyance. The paint is a single thin coat when it used to be several coats, and it chips off really easily. The ferrule, although it looks like brass, is aluminum. I cringe to think what will be cheapened next. They just ain't what they used to be. I recently bought a box of 72 Mirado Classics, but I have found that they are a mere shadow of their former selves. Cost reductions have taken their toll. Although the graphite is smooth and consistent, the wood is incense cedar and the erasers are good, the other things that make a good pencil a pleasure to use are cheapened to the point of annoyance. The paint is a single thin coat when it used to be several coats, and it chips off really easily. The ferrule, although it looks like brass, is aluminum. I cringe to think what will be cheapened next. They just ain’t what they used to be.

]]> By: Alia http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/09/newellization/#comment-212 Alia Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/?p=50#comment-212 Steer clear of those "Foohy" erasers. I bought one (it was cheap and an amusing color), and threw it out the same afternoon because it was a hard lump of plastic rather than an implement for erasing pencil marks. In contrast, I'm really enjoying the "Foohy" pencil sharpener that looks like a miniature lava lamp. I'm not sharpening anything with it, but it's a great desk toy. (Is it wrong that I think people are silly for caring if their pencils have hearts on them or not? Probably. I have my own writing utensil hang-ups, after all.) Steer clear of those “Foohy” erasers. I bought one (it was cheap and an amusing color), and threw it out the same afternoon because it was a hard lump of plastic rather than an implement for erasing pencil marks.

In contrast, I’m really enjoying the “Foohy” pencil sharpener that looks like a miniature lava lamp. I’m not sharpening anything with it, but it’s a great desk toy.

(Is it wrong that I think people are silly for caring if their pencils have hearts on them or not? Probably. I have my own writing utensil hang-ups, after all.)

]]> By: Ben http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/09/newellization/#comment-211 Ben Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/?p=50#comment-211 I dislike the hearts on the Black Warriors too. Also, they used to have the words "Chemi-Sealed" stamped into them, not anymore. I just don't like them as much as I used to. I dislike the hearts on the Black Warriors too. Also, they used to have the words “Chemi-Sealed” stamped into them, not anymore. I just don’t like them as much as I used to.

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