They’ve arrived… – Handwriting Rocks!

And so has our first post!

I'm a bit jealous that Dan got to open the Volumes subscription, sharpen up one of these to use, and I couldn't be there to try one at the same time.

Blackwing 24 pencil on writing pad — The latest Blackwing Volumes Subscription

I'm eager to try one out. They have a new core that is extra-firm graphite "great for extended writing".

Dan confirms it smudges less than the others. That's a bonus in a household with two left-handed writers.

Thanks to the input of Thomas Steinbeck, John Steinbeck's son, we have a rather stealth looking pencil to learn the in's-and-out's of, with a new Blackwing core to tool around with. Nice.

Here are a few pics of the 4 Volumes pencils: 725, 211, 1138, 24, and the 602.

4 Blackwing Volumes pencils and a 602 pencil — The 4 Volumes pencils (as of March 2016) and a 602

Guess which ones are the favorites so far? 😉

And, below, ferrules and points.

Five blackwing pencils showing the ferrules — Ferrules of the Volumes pencils and the 602

5 sharpened blackwing pencils — 5 Sharpened Blackwings

What was in that first picture?:

Blackwing 602 - http://pencils.com/product/palomino-blackwing-602-pencils-12-pack/

Blackwing 24 - http://blackwing602.com/volumes-blackwing-vol-24/

Blackwings 725, 211, 1138 - http://blackwing602.com/product/archive/

Caran d' Ache Black Wood (not exactly visible in the darkest spot at the top of the pic) - http://cwpencils.com/collections/caran-dache/products/black-wood-jumbo-pencil

Field Notes Steno Pad - http://fieldnotesbrand.com/shop/steno/

Kum Masterpiece Sharpener - http://cwpencils.com/search?type=product&q=Kum+Masterpiece

Tombow Mono 100 HB - http://cwpencils.com/products/tombow-mono-100-hb

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