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Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil – 3

We’ve looked at the plastic and aluminum perfect pencils – today we’ll look at the silver-plate version. My sense is that Faber-Castell is withdrawing their silver-plate products, probably for some of the reasons that we’ll see in this article. First, let me acknowledge that I don’t have an anti-tarnish regime, and have not thought much [...]

Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil – 2

Next in our “Perfect Pencil” series, we are going to look at the Design Perfect Pencil, which features an aluminum pencil extender. It is typically sold in a paper and plastic box with the extender and three of the refill pencils. The product is interesting in itself, and also an intermediate step between the plastic [...]

Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil – 1

This article is the first in a series on Faber-Castell’s “Perfect Pencil” line. The Perfect Pencil is a pencil extender with a clip. Newer versions also have a built in sharpener. The mechanisms and materials vary through the product range. Today we’ll look at the basic model, the Castell Perfect Pencil. Sold loose or in [...]