The pencil “lead” is actually a mixture of graphite and clay. More clay in the mixture makes the lead harder. A harder lead has a higher number. Pencils are numbered from 1-3 but most people use a ...

Pencils, erasers, ballpoint pens - it was always fun to start a new term with a new brace of equipment in your pencil case. And have you ever thought about the history behind those school essentials?

There’s something magical about writing and drawing on an iPad with the Apple Pencil – that smooth glide across the glass, ...

Many suede brushes have a rubber side to them as well as a traditional soft brush, and having read that pencil erasers do a ...

Mitsubishi Pencil, known for its uni brand ballpoint pens, pencils and erasers, offers products mostly priced under 1,000 yen ($6.63). Lamy, established in 1930, mainly markets ballpoint and ...

Colour is a match! The Face Pencil appears to have gained a host of loyal users with one saying: "My third purchase. It’s like an eraser!" And another who penned: "I love this stuff! I have dark ...