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Pencyclopedia

Pencyclopedia is the reference section of Cult Pens - where you can learn more about the products we sell, the history of some of the brands we stock and types of products we have, and find lots of ideas for how to use our pens, pencils, paper, paints and more. We've written some articles that we hope will help you choose from our huge range, and we have videos with interviews and workshops.

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Buying Guides

  • Guide to Mechanical Pencils

    Learn what makes them so popular, and how to find the perfect mechanical pencil for you.

  • Guide to Technical Drawing Pens

    Learn about technical drawing pens, and why they still exist in the age of CAD.

  • Guide to Multifunction Pens

    Multipens - with multiple pens, and often a pencil, all in one handy body, in many cases, no bigger than a standard pen.

  • Guide to Lead Hardness

    HB, 2B, or not 2B? Number 2? But what does it all mean?

How-to Guides

  • How to Clean a Fountain Pen

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  • How to Clear a Mechanical Pencil Lead Jam

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  • Journaling for Your Mental Health

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Reference

  • Why People Love Fountain Pens

  • Balls and Ball-tipped Pens

    ...and how China learned to make them.

  • Famous Writers and their Pens

  • Multipens - All You Need in One Pen

History

  • The History of the Fountain Pen

  • History of Calligraphy

  • 60 Years of the Pilot Capless

  • Sailor - a Brief History