Comments on: Review of Dixon Tri-Conderoga. http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/ Pencil Philosophy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:14:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: John http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-197941 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:36:23 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-197941 As I am a long time fan of the yellow and green Dixon Ticonderoga standard pencil, it was a natural progression to try the black and gold triconderoga. What a revolution! Comfort, quality and excellent design. BUT the revolution needs a companion product like an battery powered electric self centering sharpener. For my Ticonderoga pencils I use a Radio Shack desk sharpener powered by four AA cells that sharpen them quickly and perfectly every time. The only sharpener I have found beside the barely-acceptable)manual sharpener included in the box, is the old standby adjustable round hole sharpeners that allow the pencil to be mis-alined even with the closest fitting sized hole on the selection wheel. Where is the good old fashioned engineering excellence that produced the Radio Shack unit. Someone should step up and fill the need for a Triconderoga electric desk sharpener. Respectfully. John As I am a long time fan of the yellow and green Dixon Ticonderoga standard pencil, it was a natural progression to try the black and gold triconderoga. What a revolution! Comfort, quality and excellent design. BUT the revolution needs a companion product like an battery powered electric self centering sharpener. For my Ticonderoga pencils I use a Radio Shack desk sharpener powered by four AA cells that sharpen them quickly and perfectly every time. The only sharpener I have found beside the barely-acceptable)manual sharpener included in the box, is the old standby adjustable round hole sharpeners that allow the pencil to be mis-alined even with the closest fitting sized hole on the selection wheel. Where is the good old fashioned engineering excellence that produced the Radio Shack unit. Someone should step up and fill the need for a Triconderoga electric desk sharpener. Respectfully. John

]]> by: Bob Imbs http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-150808 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:32:19 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-150808 There are some new innovative pencil products entering the market. If you like to see exciting, new pencils, look for some of these from Dixon Ticondergoa Co. 1.- TICONDEROGA NOIR - This pencil has a fascinating holographic finish that looks like crystal. It really draws your attention. The unusual thing is the NOIR (Black in French) part of it. As you sharpen it, the entire point of the pencil is black, the pencil is made of solid BLACK wood. It's totally wild. 2. TICONDEROGA with MICROBAN. The finish of this pencil contains Microban which inhibits the growth of antibacterial germs. Perfect for home, school and office. 2. Ticonderoga Breast Cancer Awareness Pencils. These pencils are pink and have wonderful designs promoting Breast Cancer Awareness. A portion of the profits of this pencil is donated to Breast Cancer Research. There are some new innovative pencil products entering the market. If you like to see exciting, new pencils, look for some of these from Dixon Ticondergoa Co. 1.- TICONDEROGA NOIR - This pencil has a fascinating holographic finish that looks like crystal. It really draws your attention. The unusual thing is the NOIR (Black in French) part of it. As you sharpen it, the entire point of the pencil is black, the pencil is made of solid BLACK wood. It’s totally wild. 2. TICONDEROGA with MICROBAN. The finish of this pencil contains Microban which inhibits the growth of antibacterial germs. Perfect for home, school and office. 2. Ticonderoga Breast Cancer Awareness Pencils. These pencils are pink and have wonderful designs promoting Breast Cancer Awareness. A portion of the profits of this pencil is donated to Breast Cancer Research.

]]> by: Bob Imbs http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-150802 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:29:46 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-150802 In the review of the Tri-Conderoga, they say that this pencil helps you to hold the pencil in the true Tri-Pod grip, which is the correct way to hold a pencil. People have said that this pencil has actually corrected the way they hold the pencil and they are more comfortable when writing and it has improved their handwriting. But to take it one step further, look at the Dixon Ticonderoga website, www.dixonticonderoga.com and see the brand new product called the Ticonderoga "My Hold Right Pencil" It is made with the three primary colors and comes with stickers to put on a childs finger nails. Then the teacher or parent reads the enclosed poem to the child which instructs the child to match the dots on their finger nails to the colors on each side of the pencil, and much to everyones surpise, the child is holding the pencil correctly. It was developed by an elementary school teacher, who was told by teachers in upper grades in their school that they were not happy becasuse the Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers weren't teaching the children the correct way to hold their pencils. This had a very negative effect on the childrens work in the upper grades as the teachers couldn't read the students work. She spent long hours developing this method, AND IT WORKS. It uses Red, Yellow and Green, the three colors that children are aware of and also the colors on the stop and go lights. It was developed so it works perfectly for right handed or left handed children. If this product had been around 30 years ago there would be a lot fewer people with bad hand writing. This teacher needs to be given a lot of credit to be able to help so many children. The way you hold your pencil also has an effect on how you hold your eating utinsels and other tools that you use in your every day life. Take a look at it. In the review of the Tri-Conderoga, they say that this pencil helps you to hold the pencil in the true Tri-Pod grip, which is the correct way to hold a pencil. People have said that this pencil has actually corrected the way they hold the pencil and they are more comfortable when writing and it has improved their handwriting. But to take it one step further, look at the Dixon Ticonderoga website, www.dixonticonderoga.com and see the brand new product called the Ticonderoga “My Hold Right Pencil” It is made with the three primary colors and comes with stickers to put on a childs finger nails. Then the teacher or parent reads the enclosed poem to the child which instructs the child to match the dots on their finger nails to the colors on each side of the pencil, and much to everyones surpise, the child is holding the pencil correctly. It was developed by an elementary school teacher, who was told by teachers in upper grades in their school that they were not happy becasuse the Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers weren’t teaching the children the correct way to hold their pencils. This had a very negative effect on the childrens work in the upper grades as the teachers couldn’t read the students work. She spent long hours developing this method, AND IT WORKS. It uses Red, Yellow and Green, the three colors that children are aware of and also the colors on the stop and go lights. It was developed so it works perfectly for right handed or left handed children. If this product had been around 30 years ago there would be a lot fewer people with bad hand writing. This teacher needs to be given a lot of credit to be able to help so many children. The way you hold your pencil also has an effect on how you hold your eating utinsels and other tools that you use in your every day life. Take a look at it.

]]> by: Joan http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-55244 Tue, 26 Dec 2006 19:00:04 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-55244 A Tri-Conderoga was given to me just today by a lovely gentleman in my office. I ran to the drugstore and purchased the standard, 2-hole plastic pencil sharpener, and it worked out fine!! I am already in love with this pencil. It will, indeed, replace my beloved Tri-Write! The black against green is beautiful and the smell is delicious. Ohhhh, this pencil is the absolute best. A Tri-Conderoga was given to me just today by a lovely gentleman in my office. I ran to the drugstore and purchased the standard, 2-hole plastic pencil sharpener, and it worked out fine!!

I am already in love with this pencil. It will, indeed, replace my beloved Tri-Write! The black against green is beautiful and the smell is delicious.

Ohhhh, this pencil is the absolute best.

]]> by: Mary http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-22760 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:09:40 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-22760 They don't sharpen! That is my only issue with these beautiful pencils. The included black plastic sharpener leaves a wedge of wood along one side which interferes with writing. I wrote to Dixon, but was told to purchase a sharpener with "multiple holes," but I am not really comfortable buying a special sharpener just for these pencils, when I can't be sure they will center correctly. They don’t sharpen! That is my only issue with these beautiful pencils. The included black plastic sharpener leaves a wedge of wood along one side which interferes with writing. I wrote to Dixon, but was told to purchase a sharpener with “multiple holes,” but I am not really comfortable buying a special sharpener just for these pencils, when I can’t be sure they will center correctly.

]]> by: We Saw a Chicken … » Blog Archive » try conderoga http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-2478 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 11:26:19 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-2478 [...] Yep, another one about pencils. I do like the Dixon Tri-Conderoga, but I don’t think I could quite gush about it as much as Pencil Revolution did. It’s a nice writer, but the first one I tried was a bit gristly for sharpening with a knife. They do smell good. There’s a freshly sharpened one nearby, and it’s doing an excellent “walk through cedar woods” impression. Just as well the six pack comes with a sharpener. Tri-Conderogas don’t fit a regular one. [...] […] Yep, another one about pencils. I do like the Dixon Tri-Conderoga, but I don’t think I could quite gush about it as much as Pencil Revolution did. It’s a nice writer, but the first one I tried was a bit gristly for sharpening with a knife. They do smell good. There’s a freshly sharpened one nearby, and it’s doing an excellent “walk through cedar woods” impression. Just as well the six pack comes with a sharpener. Tri-Conderogas don’t fit a regular one. […]

]]> by: Al http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-2240 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 03:22:38 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-2240 The Tri-conderoga is a very good pencil but it does take some getting used to because of its bulk and girth, especially when new and unsharpened. This is a big pencil, no doubt about it. However, it becomes more manageable as it shortens after some sharpenings, the handling reaching its peak at middle-length; it becomes a great pencil at half-length! Sharpening IS a problem. Only the black sharpener included with the pencils worked for me. Other sharpeners destroyed the rubbery coating (leaving an unpleasant rubber dust on my fingers)or gave me uneven points. The artistic designers of this pencil ought to be congratulated: The green of the ferrule is beautiful against the black barrel as is the neat triangle that encloses the graphite-grade. Triangular pencils are indeed not new. The Richard Best Pencil Company was a pioneer in the 1950's with their Tri-Rex line, which included the elegant and wonderful "Royal Scot" pencil and the "Futura." (What we'd give to have pencils like that again!)The company was bought by J.R. Moon products, who kept the Tri-Rex name on some of their pencils---these can still be found at teacher supply stores. The Tri-conderoga is a very good pencil but it does take some getting used to because of its bulk and girth, especially when new and unsharpened. This is a big pencil, no doubt about it. However, it becomes more manageable as it shortens after some sharpenings, the handling reaching its peak at middle-length; it becomes a great pencil at half-length! Sharpening IS a problem. Only the black sharpener included with the pencils worked for me. Other sharpeners destroyed the rubbery coating (leaving an unpleasant rubber dust on my fingers)or gave me uneven points. The artistic designers of this pencil ought to be congratulated: The green of the ferrule is beautiful against the black barrel as is the neat triangle that encloses the graphite-grade. Triangular pencils are indeed not new. The Richard Best Pencil Company was a pioneer in the 1950’s with their Tri-Rex line, which included the elegant and wonderful “Royal Scot” pencil and the “Futura.” (What we’d give to have pencils like that again!)The company was bought by J.R. Moon products, who kept the Tri-Rex name on some of their pencils—these can still be found at teacher supply stores.

]]> by: Pencil Revolution http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-1405 Fri, 14 Apr 2006 03:24:38 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-1405 I find that the one it came with is longer than a KUM 2-holer and that a knife works best:) I find that the one it came with is longer than a KUM 2-holer and that a knife works best:)

]]> by: Alex http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-1397 Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:39:54 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-1397 Can anyone recommend a good sharpener for this pencil? I'd prefer a longer point than the included sharpener provides. Can anyone recommend a good sharpener for this pencil? I’d prefer a longer point than the included sharpener provides.

]]> by: Pencil Revolution http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-702 Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:56:46 +0000 http://www.pencilrevolution.com/2005/10/review-of-dixon-tri-conderoga/#comment-702 [...] Ten minutes. It’s all I had to wait to fall in love with this pencil: Staedtler Triplus. Actually, Staedtler has a whole range of items labeled “Triplus”, and most of them aren’t even pencils; there are mechanical pencils, pens, markers — all sharing the very same attribute: their cross section. Just like the well known Dixon Tri-Conderoga, the Triplus section is triangular with very comfortable rounded edges allowing a good grip without effort. Writing with it cannot be tiring or annoying; it’s a pleasure to hold it for long stretches of time. It’s good to have one for technical drawing as well, because its firm grip helps in tracing sharp straight lines. The Staedtler Triplus is 10 mm wide and 170mm long, showing a 4 mm lead which is of an unknown hardness. In fact, there isn’t any visible label to show it. To be honest, on the Staedtler homepage the Triplus pencil doesn’t even exist…but the pencil is labeled as art.nr.119, so that they *must* have classified it! The feeling is that of a B lead, pretty black and soft enough, but I wouldn’t swear it, as it could be a harder lead as well and have a softer feeling just because of its dimensions. [...] […] Ten minutes. It’s all I had to wait to fall in love with this pencil: Staedtler Triplus. Actually, Staedtler has a whole range of items labeled “Triplus”, and most of them aren’t even pencils; there are mechanical pencils, pens, markers — all sharing the very same attribute: their cross section. Just like the well known Dixon Tri-Conderoga, the Triplus section is triangular with very comfortable rounded edges allowing a good grip without effort. Writing with it cannot be tiring or annoying; it’s a pleasure to hold it for long stretches of time. It’s good to have one for technical drawing as well, because its firm grip helps in tracing sharp straight lines. The Staedtler Triplus is 10 mm wide and 170mm long, showing a 4 mm lead which is of an unknown hardness. In fact, there isn’t any visible label to show it. To be honest, on the Staedtler homepage the Triplus pencil doesn’t even exist…but the pencil is labeled as art.nr.119, so that they *must* have classified it! The feeling is that of a B lead, pretty black and soft enough, but I wouldn’t swear it, as it could be a harder lead as well and have a softer feeling just because of its dimensions. […]

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