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by **Mage Tyler** » Feb 21st, '08, 17:04

abraxus wrote:i think i've tried them all, even the stage version by ed fowler, by far my favourite is the Lincoln...save your pennies, and spend £37.50 from lincoln's (best boon) site...

Aha! This was the set I saw some time ago, but couldn't remember the name to find it again.

Thanks!

by **TheWickedWitchOfTheWeb** » Feb 22nd, '08, 03:13

Have you considered a Super Sharpie? It's a bit overpriced but has the benefit of being ink rather than pencil which can be seen easier under various conditions and distance. Let's not mention the 'who uses pencil these days' debate though! :-)

by **seige** » Feb 22nd, '08, 08:51

TheWickedWitchOfTheWeb wrote:Have you considered a Super Sharpie? It's a bit overpriced but has the benefit of being ink rather than pencil which can be seen easier under various conditions and distance. Let's not mention the 'who uses pencil these days' debate though!

Horses for courses.

It's far easier to carry billets and some 'ikea' style pencils around than a Sharpie. Also, when billet/postit pad writing, a Sharpie bleeds through.

Pencils all the way for me

by **Shufton** » Feb 22nd, '08, 14:28

I've used both boon and vernet with much success. If you use a vernet, it must be handled appropriately (of course!). But, there are many things i like about it - it is probably the one I use most often.

by **Michael Jay** » Feb 22nd, '08, 14:41

seige wrote:
TheWickedWitchOfTheWeb wrote:Have you considered a Super Sharpie? It's a bit overpriced but has the benefit of being ink rather than pencil which can be seen easier under various conditions and distance. Let's not mention the 'who uses pencil these days' debate though!

Horses for courses.

It's far easier to carry billets and some 'ikea' style pencils around than a Sharpie. Also, when billet/postit pad writing, a Sharpie bleeds through.

Pencils all the way for me

Walk into a room, any room at all, anywhere in the world. Look around that room, then announce, at the top of your voice:

Everyone, please hold up your sharpy.

Look around. Everyone in the room that holds up a sharpy is a magician.

Mike.

by **bmat** » Feb 22nd, '08, 15:58

Michael Jay wrote:
seige wrote:
TheWickedWitchOfTheWeb wrote:Have you considered a Super Sharpie? It's a bit overpriced but has the benefit of being ink rather than pencil which can be seen easier under various conditions and distance. Let's not mention the 'who uses pencil these days' debate though!

Horses for courses.

It's far easier to carry billets and some 'ikea' style pencils around than a Sharpie. Also, when billet/postit pad writing, a Sharpie bleeds through.

Pencils all the way for me

Walk into a room, any room at all, anywhere in the world. Look around that room, then announce, at the top of your voice:

Everyone, please hold up your sharpy.

Look around. Everyone in the room that holds up a sharpy is a magician.

Mike.

LAUGHS

by **TheWickedWitchOfTheWeb** » Feb 25th, '08, 12:52

Walk into a room, any room at all, anywhere in the world. Look around that room, then announce, at the top of your voice:
Everyone, please hold up your sharpy.
Look around. Everyone in the room that holds up a sharpy is a magician.

Haha! Very true. BUT, You wouldn't do that would you, you'd walk into a room and ask to borrow a pen. Even if you asked to borrow a pen or a pencil, chances are you're more likely to be handed a pen.

Still, as Seige points out, it's horses for courses. Fair point on the bleed through and I guess if you don't draw attention to the fact that you're using a pencil no one will question it.

by **Craig Browning** » Feb 25th, '08, 13:56

Lord Freddie wrote:I have the Vernet writer and after experiencing the same problems as you, plus the difficulty in replacing the lead, I wholeheartedly recommend it.

Seconded!

by **mobileman** » Mar 4th, '12, 04:12

i am to try hands on approach with boon, as this is not avail with my area.

little confusion is abt the fixing of led.

could any share few image pls??

mentally
mobileman

by **Reverend Tristan** » Mar 4th, '12, 11:33

IAIN wrote:i think i've tried them all, even the stage version by ed fowler, by far my favourite is the Lincoln...save your pennies, and spend £37.50 from lincoln's (best boon) site...

you get:
nice shiny tin to keep it all in
two boons
replacement "parts"
sticky substances
automatic pencil that matches everything
booklet of routines

you'll genuinely never have to buy another one again...alot that claim are refillable, are kind of, but it takes ages of fiddling about...these are pretty easy to change...

i dont leave home without my shiny box

Iain cheers you have sold me on Lincoln best, looked at these before as I can't get on with Swamis at all and have used a boon for years.

by **ruben** » Apr 16th, '12, 18:19

use a band-aid people do cut their fingers. Good sly way.

by **Samba** » Apr 23rd, '12, 18:16

lol at the "ikea" pencils !! I used to collect those as a child, and now I still have a big bunch left. I personally use the TT writer. Other types never suited me.

http://www.spinejournal.gr/wp-content/u ... pencil.jpg

by **seamagu** » Nov 1st, '12, 11:24

Argos is also good for pencils ;-)

I had no problem using my swami, then it broke, the next one broke the same day, I have one left and I need to be careful with it. Any tips on handling it. I think it may have broken due to 'fitting' (bending wings etc) it in the cold?

thanks,
Sea.

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