Q&A: Mechanical Pencil Leads

Sailor did it! But did they really? Brad and Myke discuss Fudefan’s first look at Sailor’s new erasable gel ink pen, and are left whelmed. Brad also breaks down a few build-a-pen options arriving on the scene, and talks way too much about retractable pens

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