From literature to carpentry, accounting to space travel, the wooden pencil and its ancestors have undeniably been at the center of creation and innovation for ...
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
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Episode 217: Posh Blond English Protagonist (with author Roland Allen)
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
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Episode 216: Roll On the Wrap On
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
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Episode 215: I Got Spinners on my Xacto (with special guest Leslie Herger)
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
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Episode 214: Original Poison Core
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
From literature to carpentry, accounting to space travel, the wooden pencil and its ancestors have undeniably been at the center of creation and innovation for centuries. Join Johnny, Tim and Andy on the Erasable Podcast as they discuss and pay homage to these seemingly simple tools of human expression. Hosted by Johnny Gamber, Tim Wasem and Andy Welfle.