Comments on: Review of California Republic Palomino.

by: WoodChuck

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:19:26 +0000

The Palominos and balance of the California Republic line are now also available at our redesigned Pencils.com website.

Ride the Palomino!

by: Andrew

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:06:50 +0000

I haven’t tried these yet, but I ordered some!

by: PackDude

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:34:55 +0000

I just got my first pack of HB blue Palominos from PencilThings.Com today. I had discovered their wonderful online store this Sunday, and ordered a rather large assortment of woodcase pencils. This order included Tombow Mono HB, Golden Bear, Helix Oxford, Forest Choice, Lyra Osiris, Musgraves, and several colors of Mongol. I had no idea there were still so many varieties of woodcases being manufactured. I figured the mechanical pencil and/or pen had killed them off by now.

I had already switched to using mechanical pencils (instead of pens) at work two or three years ago. I have very recently become “re-interested” in the good ol’ woodcase pencil. You see, when I was 19 or 20, I used to by Dixon Ticonderoga #2’s by the gross at Costco, when they still sold them. I don’t know why I stopped using them, to tell the truth.

I was directed to Pencil Revolution from a link on the PencilThings website, and am very glad I found this blog. I also like the one at PencilTalk.Org a lot. Who would have thought there were so many fellow pencil nerds out there in the world!

After reading the PRev review of the Palomino, I was a bit skeptical that a pencil could be so good. Unfortunately, I’ve never had the fortune of using a Blackwing, so I have no way to compare them. I guess I’ve led a pencil quality deprived life up until now.

But I must say, I was very pleasantly surprised when I laid the Palomino’s freshly sharpened point to my Miquelrius notebook. It really does “glide on the paper like cake icing!” And the luxurious paint job and well-fitted ferrule are added bonuses.

I found Woodchuck’s eBay store and ordered a couple packs of Palomino 2B’s — cannot wait to try those out. I bet they are even smoother than these HB’s.

Excellent job on these Palominos, Woodchuck!!! And thanks a million Pencil Revolution!

by: barbie

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:24:30 +0000

Ii just ordered my first pack of Palomino’s after reading your review. i’m left-handed and am looking for a dark line w/out too much smudging. i’m so excited about these pencils and i absolutely ADORE this blog! i feel at home here…i can read about pencils and writing implements w/my head held high! thanks for the super reviews.

by: Richard

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:49:50 +0000

I remembered when I was in school we used pencils that were of a much finer grade than any “store-bought” pencil. They were “Mainco 57 pencils” produced outside of Boston, MA. Unfortunately, the company went out of business in the early 80’s. I am not a pencil conosseur, but I would like to hear from anybody able to objectively compare writing with a Palomino verses, let’s say a Dixon Ticonderoga.

by: Samuel

Thu, 17 May 2007 14:03:46 +0000

So. This may be similar KOH-I-NOOR pencil retro collector

by: Frank

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:07:41 +0000

Thanks for the review! I purchased 5 packs of the 2B Palominos.

(NOTE: I looked and looked for a 2B 6-Pack but noticed the darkest they had was the HB in that kind of pack. To others who are looking for the darker grades, scroll on down for the “Variety Pack”. There you can specify what grade you’d like.)

by: John

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:14:33 +0000

The palominos are nice writers and have a nice look for sure. My only negative and it is a strong oneis that they are not triangular. I don’t want the golden bear or another substitue. Is california republic thinking about making a TRAINGULAR palomino? Does anyone know.
John

by: Carl L. Williams

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:55:17 +0000

I love pencils and I’m constantly on the search for new additions.While I was shopping recently in a bookstore, I noticed the “red” Palomino on display. I had heard of that brand, and out of curiousity I purchased a pack of six.
I’m hooked on it, and will place an order for more. The lack of an eraser is a small drawback, but this pencil’s other stellar qualities more than compensates for this–”flaw” ?

by: Kevin

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:37:49 +0000

Just ordered my second batch from Pencil Things. I also use the Dixon pencil top erasers, which I think are better than erasers that are usually crimped onto pencil ends. The pencil top erasers are about $.08 each in quantities of 12.

Love the pencils!