Flying Tiger has a very fast turnover of products and different stores have different selections, so I like to pop in whenever I pass one. This is what was on offer yesterday. Flying Tiger is very ‘cheap and cheerful’ and… Read More ›
Pens
Pencil lead grading scale
There are two systems for grading lead hardness: European and American. The European system uses a combination of letters and numbers. B denotes soft leads, or leads with greater graphite content. The higher the corresponding number, the softer the lead… Read More ›
An inside look at one of America’s last pencil factories
A pencil is a little wonder-wand: a stick of wood that traces the tiniest motions of your hand as it moves across a surface. I am using one now, making weird little loops and slashes to write these words. As… Read More ›
Hobonichi Thank You All series by Sebastian Masuda
I have featured my Thank You All Hobonichi Cousin cover and pencil case several times. My style of notebook and handbag is usually basic black or brown leather. No frills, no patterns, no bright colours. So it took me a… Read More ›
Setup of A5 Wide Apple Pig Leather Art traveler’s notebook in 5mm vegetable tanned leather
This is an Apple Pig A5 Extra Wide 5mm vegetable tanned leather cover with superpockets, super pen loop and wallet insert. This design looks complicated but is pretty easy to order – you order the basic cover and then you… Read More ›
Planners for 2018
Planner – Hobonichi Cousin The four calendars in this is what drew me back to Hobonichi and I will be using it as follows annual calendar (reminders of birthday, local flea market dates, auction dates) monthly calendar (translation hours) weekly… Read More ›
Planner Heroes, 2017
Ring organiser – Van Der Spek pocket/junior Touch Me in black I used this until around the summer and it worked perfectly as a wallet and planner. It is brilliantly designed, so touchable (these planners are excellently named!), wears like… Read More ›
