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May is upon is, and we're here with a short one, discussing our tools of the trade, and some fun fresh points — Johnny talked about his sugar cane notebooks for Earth Day, and Andy introduced some new spring Erasable swag for 2025 (Stay tuned!)For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you're a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you're not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonThe Birthday Massacre's Sleep TonightWhere the Crawdads SingDamnedPusciferNahvalur Nautilus Ti Herbin Sapphire Bullet Journal 2.0 2023 Artist EditionChiikawaWhen We Were RealWhere the Axe is BuriedLed Zeppelin by Bob SpitzBad Monkey SoundtrackEverybody's Live with John MulaneySugar Cane paper notebooks at Pencil Revolution PressMakers CabinetElipso KickstarterIRIS Large FormatTimberlines on Substack (Blog of Charles Berolzheimer, CEO of Blackwing)Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil RevolutionAndy Welfleandy.wtfTim Wasem

To celebrate our podcast turning 11 last month, we're traveling back in time to channel our 11 year-old selves, and examine what stationery meant to us as Little Guys.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you're a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you're not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonErasable Podcast Discord inviteBon Iver Field Notes“The Chicago Look” Field NotesNahvalur Original PlusNahvalur Nautilus Ti BlackAndy's Yikes blog postYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil RevolutionAndy Welfleandy.wtfTim Wasem

Today's episode is a short one — Tim's out, and Johnny and Andy talk about some of their new pencil hauls (including a Pentel Black Polymer 999 that Andy's particularly excited about). Johnny gets civilly disobedient (more so than usual, that is) in his reading from his zilbaldoni.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you're a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you're not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Erasable Podcast DiscordAndy's new blog, AsterismsThe War on CarsThe BookmakersKiridashi KnifeKamikokuenPencil GroceryThe Hardest Working Font in ManhattanYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil RevolutionAndy Welfleandy.wtfTim Wasem

Welcome to the first installment of Re-rasable, a new series where we resurface some of our most memorable episodes and interviews from the past ten years.For this inaugural edition, we're rewinding to Episode 106 and our conversation with Henry Hulan, Chairman of the Musgrave Pencil Company. This interview was a true highlight, giving us a rare inside look at the history and craftsmanship of American pencil-making. Even more exciting, it led to the creation of the Musgrave Single Barrel 106—a pencil made from vintage red cedar and numbered after this very episode!Join us as we revisit this special moment in Erasable history.Links & Resources The Erasable Podcast – erasable.us Musgrave Pencil Company – musgravepencil.com Musgrave on Instagram – @musgravepencil Musgrave on Facebook – facebook.com/musgravepencilIf you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a fellow pencil nerd! Thanks for listening, and stay tuned for more Re-rasable episodes to come.

We're back for the New Year, with a ton of Fresh Points and Tools of Our Trade -- and the first sections from our Zibaldoni!For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you're a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you're not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonErasable Podcast Discord inviteAli Serra's Blackwing extenderADHD is awesomeStaying Alive by Neil AstleyPort Protection TV seriesVintage Field NotesDraplin's “Turquoise Tribute” Field Notes

For our last episode of 2024, we came together to talk about some of our favorite Tools of the Trade from the last year. Andy recounts his trip to Hawaii and Tim talks about a new segment we're starting next year. For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you're a patron, head over to Patreon to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you're not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonLong After Dark Tom Petty notebook and PenField Notes: VintageNahvalur Christmas 2024 penBlackwing Lab 11.19.24More Adam Savage pencil huntingHow to ADHDNahvalur Nautilus fountain pensDiamine OnyxMusgrave Harvest ProBest American Food/travel writingMoonboundThree Body Problem TrilogyStories are WeaponsiA Writer NotebookYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@andy.wtf on BlueskyTim Wasem@TimWasem

Today on the show, we have a much needed catch up, with a freewheeling discussion around Tools of the Trade and Fresh Points. We cover the new Blackwing 574, the Field Notes Dream Journals, Bluesky, and even talk about something Andy's only dreamed of — Star Trek wine.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you're a patron, head over to Patreon to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you're not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes & LinksArab Strap bandGangs of London TV seriesStardew ValleyIt. Goes. So. Fast. : The Year of No Do-Overs by Mary Louise KellyThe Terraformers by Annalee NewitzPsalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersI Cheerfully Refuse by Leif EngerField Notes Dream Journal Gift SetMade in BaltimoreBlackwing 574Find us on Bluesky!@andy.wtf@timwasem@bsky.social@johnnygamber@bsky.socialThe Stationery Folk Starter PackEberhard Faber Permapoint 182Star Trek wine advent calendar!Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@andy.wtf on BlueskyTim Wasem@TimWasem

For this shorter episode, we're fighting our pre-US election anxiety by talking about handwriting in digital notebooks. Johnny had a few questions about it that we didn't have time to ask Roland in the last episode, so instead he turned to Andy and Tim, both who have some experience writing on a tablet with a stylus, to learn the ins and outs of digital writing.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Light PhonereMarkable tabletGoodnotes appKindle ScribeThe Far Side by Gary LarsonYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, for our special Erasable Book Club episode, we discuss the new book The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. And who else better to discuss it with, than the book's author himself, Roland Allen! Roland joins us from the UK to talk about how he researched the book, how the structure of it came to be, and especially to geek out about his favorite notebook and writing utensils.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Notebook: A History of Thinking on PaperUniball Micro UB150Stalogy notebooks at JetpensOur GuestRoland AllenRoland-Allen.com@notebook_historian on InstagramYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight we catch up on some Tools of the Trade, from watching too much British TV, to the Allman Brothers. We look at the latest Blackwing release, compare ADHD to stationery, and Andy recaps his trip to Europe. And finally, we reveal our next book club book, which we'll talk about in the next episode!If you want to follow along in our book club discussion, pick up a copy of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen. We'll be discussing it for episode 217, coming out the week of October 7, 2024.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonOur book club selection: The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland AllenBlackwing Vol. 71The Library ThiefFahrenheit 451The MarchThe AcolyteCalexit: The comicDrunk On All Your Strange New WordsThe Power Broker

During our Decade of Pencilcasting celebration, a few folks mentioned that we should talk more about art pencils, and our good friend Leslie Herger from the RSVP Podcast and Comfortable Shoes Studio joined us to do just that!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonXOXO 2024 Field NotesGentleman Stationer ShopNahvalur Aqua Regia and Terra FirmaUni-Ball ZentoPilot Precise: HarmonyComfortable Shoes StudioLess is More HealthyLess's KofiLess's YouTube recommendations:DrewscapeDanny GregoryKoosje KoeneToby SketchlooseAlfonzo DunnOur GuestLess HergerComfortable Shoes StudioLess is More HealthyYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

In this episode, we;re taking a break from rooting for Team USA to check in with a midsummer episode about some fun new Blackwings, the latest Field Notes release, and a rousing round of Tools of the Trade to see what we've been listening to, reading, and writing with.Show notes and linksErasable PatreonSturgill Simpson GQ ProfileJohnny Blue Skies - Passage Du DesirJason Hardy SongsJason Isbell Field NotesStephen Wilson Jr. - Son of DadMicrotomic Blackwing ErasRobert Brighton BlackwingsField Notes Index editionNarwhal Original Plus in Lovina GraphiteDiamine Midnight HourHitide DTLA

On this episode of Erasable, the guys are trying to muster as much patriotic spirit as they can and talk about some of their favorite American-made stationery brands. From JR Moon to Write Notepads, there are still some good quality products made between American shores. Plus: Updates from Blackwing, Andy's trip to Seattle, and more!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonBorn in the USAJ. R. Moon General Pencil CompanyMusgrave Pencil CompanyBlackwing 746 CollectionJason Isbell Field NotesQuintessence: The Quality of Having ItYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

After a few weeks of different mixes of hosts and guests, we're back as The Terrific Trio tonight, talking about the latest Tools of the Trade and Fresh Points.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonStar Trek DiscoveryNuclear War: A ScenarioWriters Playing Video GamesSuitsDaisy Jones and the SixBlake Mills "If I'm Unworthy"Navel GazingUnder the BridgeGuild of Bookworkers Newsletter ArchivePlaylist to win a custom journal from JohnnyXOXO Fest 2024Stephen Sondheim Auction:OLD old BlackwingsOld and new BlackwingsPocket Bullet JournalNew Narwhal pens” Spring Nautilus and Pride EditionsYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, Andy and Johnny are chatting, sans Tim, about some of the recent spring releases from Field Notes and Blackwing, recap Andy's trip to The Happiest Place on Earth™ (hint: it involves many many pressed pennies) and they even talk about $75 minimalist notebooks. Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonLevenger True Writer OriginsThree Body Problem on NetflixThree Body Problem Trilogy by Cixin LiuThe Core of an Onion by Mark KurlanskyDisney pressed pennies Jerry Garcia necktiesFancy iA Writer NotebookField Notes Flora EditionBlackwing Volume 710Independent Bookstore Day 2024 BlackwingsDeadest Prints Field NotesYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

This is a fun episode, folks. We're joined by Carol Beggy, a longtime listener, group member, newspaper journalist, and author of “Pencil”, one of the latest books in the Bloomsbury Object Lessons book series, joins us to talk about her book and the object of all of our affections. We chat about the wonders of the newspaper supply cabinet of the 1900s, Thoreau, collecting pencils, and much, much more.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonPencil (Object Lessons, by Carol Beggy)Object Lessons seriesJohn C. BurkePortage Reporter NotebooksChina markersThe Transcendentalists and Their WorldOur GuestCarol BeggyYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

It's been ten years, folks. In this episode, we talk to some of our favorite recurring guests — Brad Dowdy, Caitlin Elgin, Les Herger, and Caroline Weaver — and reminisce about the last decade. We even have a cool swag bag that you can buy to help us celebrate! Plus, way more potato content than you probably wanted.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonAll About The Musette BagPen AddictComfortable Shoe StudioCaitlin ElginThe Locavore (Caroline's latest venture)Potato Pencil Lovin' (a song about making a potato pencil written by AI, prompted by Tim)Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Today's episode is a short one — as we prepare for a bigger 10-year anniversary episode, we spent some time talking about our tools of the trade, and really focusing on the pencils and paper we're using lately. A quick note: We're getting ready to produce a gift for our Nubbin Stage Patreon supporters! We can't reveal it yet, but it's so cool. If you're a current supporter at that level, please update your shipping address! And if you want to get in on it, please sign up for an annual plan at our Patreon before March 11, 2024!Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Andy is back from the other side of the globe, where he visited Japan looking for adventures —and stationery! Tonight, Johnny and Tim team up to grill Andy about his trip, and best yet — they're in the same room! If you're a Patreon member at any level, you can watch video of this episode at patreon.com/erasable.Show Notes and LinksPhotos from Andy's tripErasable PatreonPencil, by Carol BeggyShift Happens by Marchin WicharyBlue LightsHow to ADHDYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Happy 2024, friends! We're starting off with the first episode of the new year with a Fresh Points episode, talking about some of the cool new stuff to hit the market since we last recorded — Draplin's Tactile Turn pen collab, Blackwing Volume 2, Studio Neat's Keepbook, and more.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonJames, Be Opened by the Wonderful Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your LifeFeel Something, Make SomethingDr. Who Xmas SpecialA History of Wild ThingsNight After Night by Daniel Tashian Nahvalur NautilusBlackwing Volume 2Draplin pen! Zines! (andy.supply!) Star Trek playing cards! Keepbook by Studio NeatStuff That Works Journal Musgrave Songwriter SetYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

As we wrap up 2023, Johny, Tim and Andy talked about tools that they used unexpectedly more than overs over the year. From Very Old Ticonderoga's to dinosaur tape dispensers, there are some old reliables and some newcomers on this list. Happy holidays!This episode is available with video for active patrons supporting the show at any level over on Patreon. Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonMusgrave SongwriterDoctor Who SpecialsThree Body ProblemAndy's zine shopWhiskey Advent CalendarJeff Tweedy World Within a SongCrossing To SafetyBodies (TV Series)How Not to Kill YourselfYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

It's been a while, and a lot of stuff has come out since we last podcasted as our True Selves. We're rectifying that tonight, as we check out the latest releases from Field Notes and Blackwing. Join us and find out what we've been up to!Show Notes and LinksErasable Patreon BIRCH BARKVolume 17, the Gardening PencilHEARTLANDBlackwing “Buy Our Trash” LabsBlackwing/Moleskine CollabTheory11 playing cardsThe Importance of Not Being Ernest by Mark KurlanskyYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Presenting Part 3 of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! If you'd like to see a video of this adventure, episodes 200 201, 202, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon.Join our band of travelers — Ralph, Sam, and Andrøs — as they worm their way out of the wormling fight in the (literal) dungeon for the third and final installment of our D&D campaign! Who are the metal dragons? How do they defeat them? Will they save Graphia and their (quite literally) erasable world?Your Dungeon MasterMonica CorwinWebsite | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rexas portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stonebackas portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbearas portrayed by Andy Welfle

Presenting the second part of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! If you'd like to see a video of this adventure, episodes 200 and 201, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon.Our intrepid heroes are back! Ralph Rex, Samik Stoneback, and Andrøs Goldenbear officially enter the mysterious forests of Graphia, and try to solve puzzles, fight golems, and understand which dice to roll, under the fearless tutelage of Dungeon Master Monica Corwin! Tune in for the second part of The Erasable Spellcast, our celebration of 200 episodes and more than 9 years of podcasting.Your Dungeon MasterMonica CorwinWebsite | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rexas portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stonebackas portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbearas portrayed by Andy Welfle

The first part of our Dungeons & Dragons campaign with Dungeon Master Monica Corwin gets underway! If you'd like to see a video of this adventure, episode 200, and our other D&D episodes, support us at any level on Patreon. Embark on an epic journey in the enshrouded realm of Graphia, a land veiled in ancient curses and enigma. As darkness threatens to engulf this mystic plane, a brave band of adventurers rallies together, fueled by an unbreakable bond of friendship and a collective intellect that defies all odds. In a race against time, they forge ahead, relying on synergy and wit to navigate through veils of mystery and danger. Their ultimate quest: to unearth the legendary Eternal Quill and salvage not only the doomed land but their own fates as well. Will their camaraderie and ingenuity prevail, or will the shadows of Graphia consume all? Step into this thrilling saga and find out.And coffee. Your Dungeon MasterMonica CorwinWebsite | Amazon | InstagramOur AdventurersRalph Rexas portrayed by Johnny GamberSamik Stonebackas portrayed by Tim WasemAndrøs Goldenbearas portrayed by Andy Welfle

In this episode, the penultimate of the first 200, we're excited to have the impending Guiness World Record holder for the largest pencil collection, Aaron Bartholmey. Aaron is also the Secretary-Treasurer of one of our favorite organizations, the American Pencil Collector Society. He talks with us about his collection, counting it for the record, and of course, getting involved with the APCS.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonAmerican Pencil Collectors SocietyInterview with Aaron in the Associated PressInterview with Aaron in the Washington PostGuinness World RecordsCurrent Record Holder for Largest Collection of PencilsOur GuestAaron BartholmeyPencilCollector.orgYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Much as with our retrospective on Blackwings Volumes editions last episode, today we're taking a look back at the Field Notes releases we've gotten since around the beginning of the pandemic.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonLe Voyageur from Write Notepads & Co.Mitsubishi Uni “hahatoco” cat themed pencils! Pencil penrose (aka our tattoos) pins from Tim Belonax VignetteHeavy DutyUnited States of LetterpressSnowy Evening Fifty TrailheadHarvest Ignition Signs of Spring Great Lakes HatchKraft PlusStreetscapesYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

We always offer hot takes on each Blackwing Volumes release. But how do things look when we step back a little and look again with some more context and perspective? Tune in as we talk about the last few years of Blackwing Volumes, give our spicy and mild takes, and give each volume a grade.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonBlackwing Pencil Release GuideBasquiat on American MastersAdam Savage's Indiana Jones notebook replicaVolume 840: Surfer Dude and the CoastVolume 3: Ravi ShankarVolume XIX: The 19th AmendmentVolume 6: Independent BusinessesVolume 223: Woodie Guthrie Volume 64: ComicsVolume 651: Bruce LeeVolume 93: Corita KentVolume 200: CoffeehousesVolume 55: The Golden RatioVolume 7: AnimationVolume 192: The Lennon and McCartneyVolume 20: Tabletop GamesVolume 57: The Basquiat PencilYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Today, we have a full episode of just the Tools of the Trade. Skip this if you don't want to hear about the 16 different albums Tim is listening too, what gritty British crime dramas Johnny's watching, or what books Andy says he's reading. Plus: the greatest concert film ever made, starring Seth Rogan.Show Notes and LinksBoygeniusNew Jason Isbell album next week!Theo Katzman Be the WheelCocaine and RhinestonesGeorge Michael BushSteven Universe Ted LassoBarryGuardians of the Galaxy 3The DiplomatTransatlanticA Small LightThe Eyes and the Impossible by Dave EggersHidden Systems by Dan NottPromises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane AndersDon't Tell Anyone the Secrets I Told You by Lucinda WilliamsThis Wheel's On Fire by Levon HelmOtherwise: New & Selected Poems by Jane KenyonBeach Badge zineThe OverstoryKeith Smith booksBellroy tech Dopp kit Tom Bihn Side HustlePlatinum PlaisirBlackwing Eras 2022Musgrave Pencil Knot notebookLevenger True Writer KyotoOfficial LT1917 penThat Field Notes dad thingYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

We're celebrating National Poetry Month a month too late, but we think it's always time to celebrate poetry. To that end, we've invited Jay Newton, long-time listener and Erasable Poet Laureate, onto the show to talk about his new chapbook, Effigies, and how he thinks about and creates poetry. We also celebrate silly little limericks by pitting Jay against ChatGPT to write extremely specific pencil limericks.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonNew Zelda GameField Notes CityscapesMusgrave's The Party BugleNew Musgrave Shorthand Notebook in BLUEMagic Ink markersBig ol' pressed penny notebookBaronfig Venture Backpack 3.0PennyCollector.orgLimerick ShowdownHere are the poems that we asked Jay and ChatGPT to write. Read them and judge them!Limerick about the struggle of using a pencil with an off-center core (from Donny Pearce)ChatGPT:With graphite askew, pencil's no fun,Off-center core makes writing undone.The lines dance in strife,Disrupting the life,Of precision, alas, it's all gone.Jay: If there's one thing I simply abhor,It's a stick with an off-center core.It may write as smoothly as Lapis LazuliBut some things I just can't ignore.Limerick about how the Field Notes pencils should be better than they are (from Donny Pearce)Jay:The pencil from Draplin is lacking.Does he not have financial backing?It scratches the pageLike a one-million HWhile Musgrave is counter-attacking.ChatGPT: Field Notes pencils, touted with cheer,But their performance fails, I do fear.Smoothness they lack,Graphite too slack,In need of improvement, that's clear.Limerick about how there are only so many words that actually rhyme with “pencil” (from Kathy Rogers)ChatGPT:"Pencil," a word we oft rhyme,Yet choices are limited, no time.Stenciled, essentials,Potential, credentials,Options are scarce, yet sublime.Jay: A brooding baboon with a pencil,Could trace, with his tail, a stencil.He found it intriguingThat he was a BeingBoth prehensile and existential.Our GuestJay NewtonYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

We're here, smack in the middle of National Poetry Month, to read and discuss a few of our favorite poems. We also rap about the latest Field Notes and Blackwing releases, and more!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonMagic Wand PencilsBaron Fig Squire OracleBaron Fig Squire DraftBlackwing Volume 20Field Notes StreetscapesPoems of HealingAlmost Cha-Cha (Brett Elizabeth Jenkins)The Changing Light (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)“The Cinnamon Peeler's Wife” (Michael Ondaatje)“Having It Out with Melancholy” (Jane Kenyon)Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Every once in a while, we like to update one of the most popular features on our website: Our personal Top Five Pencils list. As we stare down nine years on the airwaves, see how much — or how little — has changed.The Guys' Top 5 Pencils Spring 2023AndyPalomino Golden BearHi-Class Golden Sword 2BForest ChoiceBlackwing 602Musgrave Pencil KingTim Blackwing NaturalBlackwing MMXMusgrave Tennessee RoundMitsubishi 9852EWPalomino HBJohnnyMusgrave Tennessee RedGeneral Pencil Co. Cedar Pointe California Republic Palomino (capped version)Eberhard Faber / FaberCastell American / American NaturalsWhatever pencil I'm usingShow Notes and LinksErasable PatreonShift Happens Palomino Golden BearHi-Class Golden Sword 2BForest ChoiceBlackwing 602Musgrave Pencil KingBlackwing NaturalBlackwing MMXMusgrave Tennessee RoundMitsubishi 9852EW/9852Palomino HBMusgrave Tennessee RedGeneral Pencil Co. Cedar PointeCalifornia Republic Palomino (capped version)Eberhard Faber / FaberCastell American/American NaturalsTop Dozen Pencils ZineYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Join us as we discuss some truly cool things from Musgrave, a delightful weird two-color pen, Jimmy Smits's rise to galactic political fame, and why the Bic Cristal doesn't deserve the hate it's been getting on the internet.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Creative ActFragments: Time Out of Mind SessionsMcCartney 3,2,1All Creatures Great and SmallThe Handmade Book ClubMinecraftKiki's Delivery ServicePencil KingMusgrave Cloth Gift BagBig Musgrave NotebookMusgrave Duet PensYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, we're recapping 2022 on a positive note. We'll be talking about our favorite things about the year, both in the Pencil World and out. Show Notes & LinksVenture BrothersThe Orville: New Horizons)The Mountain in the Sea by Ray NaylorIrvine Welsh's CrimeRoaring Spring composition notebook33 1/3 John PrimeSolid State: The Story of Abbey RoadPencil King by MusgraveMusgrave metal pencil sharpenerBlackwing Eras 2022Iroshuzuku "Fuyu-gaki" inkDraplin's Instagram post that mentions the Erasable SquireDiamine Wild StrawberryUniball OneRobert Oster Lake of FireField Notes Kraft Plus notebooksField Notes quarterly subscriptionsPencil Revolution Press notebooksLeuchtturm hardback notebooksTom Bihn medium Café bagDeep Space NinetiesUSPS stampsKeychron keyboardsFellow Stagg pour over coffeeTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle ZevinMr. Jiu's chili crispBlueyYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

At the end of Autumn, Andy and Johnny gather to give thanks and to chat about some recent news and developments in the stationery world, including the latest from Field Notes and Blackwing.Show notes and linksErasable PatreonOrder Your Private Editions!BittersweetRe-BoundOur Good Friend LeslieMagpie Murders Best American Food Writing, 2022Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2022The Good PlacePluto TVField Notes “Kraft Plus”Blackwing Labs 11.25.22Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, we're joined by special guest Joey Cofone, co-founder of Baronfig and author of The Laws of Creativity: Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius which comes out on October 18, 2022. Joey talks to us about how he turned his belief that creativity is not magic, it's a skill that needs to be practiced. We discuss some universal truths — or laws — to creative work, and how he pulled them together into a book.Show notes and linksErasable PatreonBaronfigPre-Order The Laws of CreativityJoey on Erasable, Ep. 62 and Ep. 74Our GuestJoey CofoneJoeyCofone.comBaronfig.comYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

This week, we kick off a multi-episode discussion about creativity, and in particular, books about creativity and the creative process. Today, we're discussing what we look for in such books: Do we want practical tips? Do we want to be inspired? Maybe a little of both?Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonBright (Kiki Petrosino)What do Do When Someone DiesPetty: The BiographyThe WayWatchhouse (Duo)Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowMachines Like MeLaws of Creativity by Joey CofoneMake Good ArtRon Carlson Writes a StoryThe Messy MiddleYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Join Johnny, Tim, and Andy as we invite a long-time friend of the show Harry Marks on, to talk about his new novel, The Library at the Center of the Earth, and his new job as a staff writer for Grim and Mild, a historical storytelling podcast network. We talk about creative writing, the importance of routines, and of course, frequent screaming on social media.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonHarry Marks onlineThe Library at the Center of the EarthThe ProphetGrim & MildShelf Life: A Sitcom PodcastOur GuestHarry MarksLinktreeYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

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Being ecologically-minded citizens of the world, we don't like the idea of just throwing away perfectly good paper and pencils. This is especially salient this time of year, when kids are bringing home piles of stuff from their desks and lockers. Tune in this week for a discussion of what to do with all that material.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonDr. Strange and the Multiverse of MadnessDreams Bigger Than HeartbreakDon't Go Without Me James Patterson is a F---ing A$$holePetty: The Biography, American HeartbreakTalk Easy PodcastVan der ValkThe Paris LibraryBig Ole' PencilSketch Kits on Pencil RevolutionNo More Pencils, No More Books: The School's Out Issue of Pencil RevolutionYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

It's the unofficial start to summer in the United States, and we're here with white pants and pencils to check in before school is out and everyone starts going on vacations. We cover lots of summer goodness, from Baronfig's latest journal to cross-country hitchhiking. Show Notes and LinksPatreonThe President Is MissingCruel Country by WilcoGrace and FrankieCarsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across AmericaThe ResponderThe Interrupters Atlanta Season 3Gentleman Jack Season 2The Cartographers (a novel)Baronfig DraftAlsoBlackwing ObeyHarry Marks' The Library at the Center of the UniversePencil Revolution Press ShopYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Before our upcoming book club, Caroline Weaver was kind enough to join us for an invigorating discussion about contemporary book clubs, and updates us on what's going on in her world. Don't forget to read up on Matthew Battles' Palimpsest before the next episode in mid-May!Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonCaroline WeaverThe Orchard Street Reading SocietyBobos in ParadisePalimpsestGoogle Form for Author QuestionsOlga Dies DreamingOur GuestCaroline WeaverWebsiteInstagramYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

We're getting ready to launch into a few episodes discussing our book club book, Palimpsest, but before we do that, let's have a short little episode to talk about Fresh Points and some cool stuff we're reading, seeing and hearing. Plus, a poem for Johnny by Erasable Poet Laureate Jay Newton.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonStar Trek PicardPalimpsestSNL with LizzoDonkey ThoughtsStory ClubStarship CasualA Man Called OveUploadValentine by Bill FrisellBefore We DieKathy Abbott's book on bookbindingEndless StationeryCodex Book FaireOver-engineered pencilsDylan Eakin on TikTokKiki Petrosino's Bright pre-orderYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Happy International Pencil Day, folks! It's officially spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and we have some fun spring releases to discuss in all of their copper and yellow glory. Tune in for our quarterly look at the seasonal releases from some of our favorite brands.Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonPost OfficeFree GuyBorn into ThisDrew Holcomb and the NeighborsVeraPalimpsest Graphite DiariesEve of Destruction coversStar Trek PicardField Notes “Signs of Spring”Blackwing 200Baron Fig Earth Day SquireNew Musgrave stickersMusgrave Duet PensBaron Fig Play Stream SquirePencil Pusher zine project by Andrew MecumNational Pencil Day Extravaganza! Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, the guys are joined by Ashleigh Coaxum, the proprietor of Baltimore's newest stationery shop, The Paper Herald. Ashleigh talks about her stationery origin story, what it's like to open a shop during the pandemic, and some of the cool stuff she stocks. Plus: new Field Notes, a book club announcement, and — don't worry — plenty of bad puns.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Paper HeraldThe Birthday of the WorldStar Trek PicardStoryteller Mumford and SonsThis Day (Wendell Berry)Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of InstructionVera Field Notes Leap of FaithTrue Writer HistoryField Notes X USPS Title IX Glass Nib Pen that Andy boughtOur GuestAshleigh CoaxumThe Paper HeraldInstagramYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, we are talking about the morning — morning pages, to be precise. We take a deep dive into Julia Cameron's prescription for an enhanced creative life and talk about our own experiences with this practice.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonJulie CameronThe Artist's WayKimiThe Ministry for the FutureHow to Do NothingThe Art and Craft of Handmade BooksAround the World in 80 DaysStephen Dunn's WhereasThe AlchemistReacherBIG THIEF BIG WARM MOUNTAIN I BELIEVE IN YOUBlackwing Labs 2.22.22The Miracle of Morning PagesThe War of ArtJulia Cameron in The New York Times“This column will change your life: Morning Pages” in The GuardianYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

We're well into 2022, so we would be remiss if we didn't talk about planners! We discuss how we keep track of appointment and to-dos, and whether or not we can avoid digital calendars (answer: no). Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonAll Creatures Great and SmallThe Book of Boba FettVienna BloodPower of the DogJason Bourne filmsRetro51 “Susan”Somebody, SomewhereA Lush and Seething HellPencil Revolution SubscriptionsThe Pen Post SubscriptionsPencil Revolution #25Your HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

It's been a few weeks since you heard our voices, but we're back for a fun new year of pencil podcasting! We go through some fresh points, like Johnny's bookbinding supplies, Andy's new desk, and Tim's Try-Rex. Thanks for all of your support through 2021!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe MissingAll Creatures Great and SmallHarlem ShuffleWrite Notepads Dot BooksEscape to the ChateauDon't Look UpThe EveryProject Hail MaryThe Tender BarBig ThiefTry-RexEmilio Braga booksLetterpress + Pencil Revolution Zine2021 Wordy AwardsJarvis Standing DeskMakers Cabinet FerruleKabamaru | Hajime OkamotoDremel 4300Plumbago MagazineYour HostsJohnny GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem