![]() I only know about one single specialty stationary shop in entire Norway, in Oslo, they carry a vide range of different brands including Japanese and American, but also a few European like Caran d’Ache. Some have colour pencils from Caran d’Ache, but not writing pencils. Staedtler and Faber Castell is very available here in Norway and most bookshops and office equipment stores will have it. I sure do miss the old Mirado Black Warrior (the Original ones, before they became Pentel - ah, the stuff of legend!).ĭepends where in Europe you are as selection vary between countries. Practical premium pencils for everyday use (and for the money) are pretty much anything in the Mitsubishi stable, or Tombow, or the Staedtlers (economy). ![]() My hard earned $ goes to well crafted quality pencils that are a good value, not so much legend. The Palominos haven't created their own legend yet (imo), and I am not willing to pay for the EH legend and get the Palomino reality. The Palominos are very good pencils, quality materials and workmaship, but I sometimes feel that the QC on them doesn't always reflect the price. Does that mean that the EH's had no defect or blemish? Did their QC catch them all before they left the factory? Is the old process better, craftsmanship and such? Well, there aren't many people around that used the EH's with enough frequency to truly know, or remember. The thing is that I consume a lot more of the Palominos (any version) than the EF's, and I have encountered off centered cores, poor affixing of ferrule, stamping especially and coating blemishes, etc. How do people feel about the quality of those products today as compared to the past? I consume far more of the Palomino BW's than I would ever get a chance to consume the EF BW's, but over the years with the Palominos, I have yes, noticed some QC issues on occasion. the people who wrote with them, it all becomes part of the cache, the legend. The legendary quality of the Moleskine, the Blackwing, the Mont Blanc. But this is exactly how things become legend. Was their quality control that much better? Who knows, but i would think so, the legendary pride in craftsmanship and such. But were they ALL that good? I would assume that they produced as many if not more than they do today because the pencil was a much more ubiquitous tool back in the day, more writers wrote drafts in pencil and manuscripts on a typewriter. The core centering, quality of the wood grain. ![]() However, in my very limited experience with the EF BW's, the materials and craftsmanship were superb, from the ferrule pressing to the casing, the eraser and the clip, the thick, even coat of lacquer and the stamping/inlay. I would not pay a premium price for New Old Stock on the EF's, much less the Palominos. The difference, imho, is between the Eberhard Faber Blackwings and the Palomino Blackwings, and the difference is. Pretty much with anything or product these days. Well, I may have a different way of looking at the debate about the good old days and how things used to be.
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