MECHANICAL PENCILS // REVIEWS

YStudio Classic Revolve 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil Review

Or… A review of a fine mechanical pencil that provides an experience that goes far beyond just using the pencil — including detailed pencil specifications.

The Pencil Design and Aesthetics

This is a beautiful pencil and comes in either brass or black. In the black, a piece of fine-grade sandpaper is included so that you can wear down the enamel paint in the way that you want. In the brass, the website explains how it will gain a natural patina over time and that this is part of how the pencil will age.

Both colour choices are a fantastic way to be able to personalise the pencil to you.

The packaging is sublime, with the entire process and instructions designed to be an exquisite thing.

The pencil is long, and has a large diameter, and is weighty, and you can feel the weight in your hands. This reflects the byline that comes with the pencil “The weight of words”. If the pencil is anything to go by, these will be weighty words indeed.

The cap end of the body is slightly tapered, showing small traces of the brass underneath, a very…