Staedtler Tradition Pencil Rubber-Tip – Review

Staedtler Tradition Pencil Rubber Tip

In today’s world, it seems some people think that nothing is worth doing manually, armed with their smartphones & the like that perform with speed, electronic gadgets are their preference. Where creativity & brainstorming are required however there will always be those that turn to a pen or pencil.
There is also the case for looking after the environment, when it comes to the many gizmos we hold dear that are upgraded at a rate of notts, what about all that plastic that has to be disposed of? This leads some to conclude “a wooden pencil has to be much more eco-friendly” doesn’t it?

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Uni Shalaku M5-228 0.5mm – Review

Uni Shalaku Pencil Black

Although Uniball don’t have a wide range of mechanical pencils they do have something a little different in the Shalaku which has a clickable button on the side to advance the lead.

The Uni Shalaku M5-228 Mechanical Pencil is available in 3 colours, it has a 0.5mm Nano Dia lead & an eraser. The lead contains carbon based nano particles that Uni call “nano-diamonds” this gives it strength & enables smooth writing.

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