Sponsor Shout-Out: Pencils.com

I use Palomino Blackwing 602 pencils every day. The graphite is perfect for me - dark, but not greasy. And it lives up to its motto: "Half the Pressure, Twice the Speed," which is printed on each pencil. I'm delighted that Pencils.com is sponsoring Boing Boing this week and offering a special eraser deal for our readers. Thanks for sponsoring Boing Boing!

• [Mark Estes]

  Do you let your daughter see you sharpen them?  

  • [Mark_Frauenfelder]

    No, but I let her watch me use the pencil to stab a bunny.

    • [SamSam]

      Good Sport Mark.

      :)

    • [Jambe]

      heh! I was critical of you over there, but you’re good people.

      • [Mark_Frauenfelder]

        I feel good because I posted my “kick me” post for the month!

    • [welcomeabored]

      I’ll wager 200 quatloos on the newcomer, Mark_Frauenfelder, for this month’s Driest Wit.

• [Tribune]

  I don’t always use a pencil, but when i do, I prefer…

• [mtdna]

  For best performance, I recommend getting your Blackwings sharpened professionally by David Rees, who has fairly reasonable rates: http://www.artisanalpencilsharpening.com

  He provides a video of his elegant, artisanal process here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spMaP-_Cq_8

• [oasisob1]

  Mark just can’t get a break today.

  I’m a huge fan of Tombow pencils. Even their ‘general writing’ pencils are a joy to behold and use:
  http://www.pencils.jp/product/331

• [tyger11]

  Pencil hipsters. They really need to cover this phenomenon on Portlandia. I hope these pencils are free-range and cruelty-free.

  • [Andy Welfle]

    They’re not, but you can very clearly see its carbon footprint — it rubs off on a piece of paper!

• [Manel]

  Nevermind the haters, Mark.  These pencils rule.