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This is the second post in a series on the pencils of Korea. Dong-a is Korea’s oldest pencil maker, established in 1946. The Hongdangmoo Office Pencil is a basic offering, and I am told that it is the most common office pencil in Korea. It is not clear to me if it is manufactured in [...] In March, we looked at the Lyra Mega Liner highlighting pencil. The offerings in this category are few, but there is at least one alternative. I just discovered that Staedtler Austria also manufacture highlighting pencils. The ones I found are packaged in a “blister pack” and are sold as “Bible Highlighters”. The pencils are round, [...] The Staedtler Pacific is a very distinctive looking pencil, round in shape with a gold finish, a gold with blue band ferrule, and white eraser. The pencil is marked: Steadtler Pacific Germany 132 80 HB Despite the great looks, it is unfortunately a scratchy office-grade pencil. Now wait a minute. In 2007, we looked at [...] How a lead gets in a pencil is one of life’s minor mysteries. Or is it? There are several online sites, books (some for children), and even DVDs detailing the process. But different people learn in different ways, and I think the “How a pencil is made” kit from General Pencil hits the mark for [...] Hankook Sharp is a relatively young Korean stationer, established in 1989. Their specialty is lead for mechanical pencils, but they also produce woodcase pencils. The Hankook Sharp and several other Korean pencils we’ll look at in the days ahead were very kindly provided to me by Kent. We’ll start with the regular office pencils, before [...] |
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