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The Machine In the Wetland.
“The Machine in the Wetland: Re-imagining Thoreau’s Plumbago-Grinder.” We pencil aficionados are usually at least moderately aware that Henry David Thoreau contributed to American pencil manufacturing...
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Surveys From H. D. Thoreau.
This is only slightly pencil related, and I thought twice about posting it. Still: 1) Thoreau made pencils. 2) Some of these surveys still have pencil marks on them. And who doesn’t enjoy a good...
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Thoreau.
On this day in 1817, one of my heroes was born: Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry). Thoreau’s contributions to pencil making in America are well documented. He developed (whether by himself or via...
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Sitting in the Woods.
We are happy to share a project by Will Hudson in Illinois (300 or so miles North from original 2005-6 Pencil Revolution HQ in Carbondale). Mr. Hudson sent us a few paragraphs that speak for...
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Evolution of the Pencil.
Pencils of various ages. Mostly old. (This is something I contributed to Pencil Week on Pen Paper Ink Letter.) Stormy Night in Borrowdale The legend holds that in the early 1560s (1564?), a large tree...
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The Roost: A Blog at Thoreau Farm.
For some reason, I had no idea that this blog existed until tonight, when I renewed my Thoreau Society membership dues (which were late): The Roost. Check out the post about sleeping on hot and humid...
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Walden Pond Pencilcast.
Click to enlarge[n]. This is late because I had no data signal at the pond, which is just as well. Weird place to play with a smartphone.
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Review of Musgrave Bugle.
It’s been a long time since we’ve featured a plain-old-fashioned pencil review. Our first was published just over a decade ago, and tonight’s pencil boasts similar Woodgrain Goodness. We are checking...
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Happy 200th Birthday to Thoreau!
On this day in 1817, one of my heroes was born. He made his family’s pencils into the greatest in the land and wrote millions of words in his lifetime. Most of all, he lived. Today, we honor Pencil...
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Thoreau Pencil by Analog Supply Co.
Two weeks ago, I was looking at what do get for my next tattoo, and my search turned to Thoreau and pencils. Somehow, the existence of these has escaped me for what appears to be two years. Analog...
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