Pencils and Moleskines 04

    Another view of one of my favorite pencils from Japan. This one's made by the Mitsubishi Pencil Co. and it's part of a set they launched a few years ago. The novelty here is that, besides being a great pencil, the barrels are made exclusively from wood from the oak kegs used by the Suntory distillery. That silver ring halfway up the shaft is engraved "Pure Malt". I'm showing it here on a Moleskine plain cahier and my Moleskine ruled notebook.

    www.mpuni.co.jp/newsrelease/bn/press200110-2.html

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      Christine Lebrasseur, Vicky's log, zhiaa79, Lilia♥, and 74 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Samie Harding (90 months ago | reply)

      I have a few pencils from Japan. They do make really fun and functional pens and pencils over there, don't they?

    3. Paul Worthington (90 months ago | reply)

      The Japanese really make fun and functional everything, it seems, not just pens and pencils. But these were such a pleasant surprise, and I'm liking them more the more I use them.

    4. agkamerer (65 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for making this CC. I used it in this blog post:

      joychaser.com/2008/01/04/how-to-make-an-inspi rational-pic...

      -Adam Kamerer
      JoyChaser.com

    5. Paul Worthington (65 months ago | reply)

      You're welcome. All my photos are CC.

    6. seanwilliamyee (60 months ago | reply)

      I love Japanese stationary, it's so cool! Thanks for licensing this pic under CC. I've used it in my blog post here: www.keyofgrey.com/?p=25

      Thanks much!
      Sean

    7. jetpens [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)

      We just got in the regular Pure Malt series. But I like the premium Oak series very much, they just came out w/ a new multi-pen for this high end line in Japan too..

    8. jetpens [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)

      Would you be interested in joining our JetPens flickr pool? We'd love to have you! ;) flickr.com/groups/689868@N22/

    9. Abby Lanes (55 months ago | reply)

      This would make a nice gift.

    10. blogcars (54 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful image.

    11. inspirewithhope (53 months ago | reply)

      I love this image.

      I'm looking for CC images at the moment; will probably end up selecting something of yours. Will let you know if/when I do & what for.

      Thank you,
      Kx

    12. Paul Worthington (53 months ago | reply)

      Thanks, everyone, for your comments.

    13. Wedding Thrift (52 months ago | reply)

      This is a beautiful photo. I also used in it on my blog: here. Thank you for sharing it. I credited you with a link-back to this page. Lovely macro work, your photos are very subtle and moving.

    14. blog*bittersweet*blog (52 months ago | reply)

      This photo has been uploaded with attribution to blogbittersweetblog.blogspot.com/

      Thank you

    15. Eric Chua Yanshan Maynas (51 months ago | reply)

      Hi Paul :)
      Great shot and thanks for the commons.

      I've put it at maynaseric.com/the-choice-of-success-rap-meth od/ and attributed at the end of the post.

      Btw, can I use this photo to be published too?
      I'll let you know if it does.

      Much appreciated.
      Eric

    16. Paul Worthington (51 months ago | reply)

      Hi Eric. Thanks for your comment. I like how you used my photo. As for publishing, I usually prefer not to allow it if the published work is to be sold for profit, but I handle each request individually. If you're seriously planning to publish, send me FlickrMail and we can discuss details.

    17. Eric Chua Yanshan Maynas (51 months ago | reply)

      Hi Paul :) Appreciate your kind comments.
      No problem, I'll let you know again *smiles*

      Btw, I would think that your photos and the subjects on them are very interesting and well diversed :) Thanks for putting them up!

      Eric

    18. conspiranator (47 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic! I was looking for CC photos for a writing website... happened to see this nice one and stopped to look because I love moleskin AND a good writing implement... oddly, I also happen to live in Japan. Someone got the Brand and Make of the pens and pencils???

    19. nashworld (46 months ago | reply)

      Thanks os much for sharing such amazing work via a Creative Commons license. I used this image tonight to help illustrate a blog post on the topic of education (fully attributed of course). I sincerely hope you approve if its use.

      Thanks again for helping the the Internet today to become a forum for sharing and synthesis. The blog post your image appears in is here: nashworld.edublogs.org/2009/07/27/a-good-meme -causes-refl...

      Cheers!
      ;)

      Sean
      nashworld.edublogs.org

    20. Think Out Loud (44 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for this thoughtful photo. We used in on a Think Out Loud to illustrate our conversation about funding public higher education. Check it out here: www.opb.org/thinkoutloud/shows/future-public- higher-ed/
      Thanks again!
      Allison Frost
      Senior Producer, Think Out Loud

    21. Paul Worthington (44 months ago | reply)

      Awesome, Allison!

    22. roberthuffstutter (42 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WORLDZBESTFOTOZ, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

      excellent......perfect tag for academic excellence.........Rob

    23. roberthuffstutter (42 months ago | reply)

      Paul Worthington's photo has inspired me to create another gallery. Only those photos that stir my academic side will be posted here; excellence in academic subjects will be a challenge.

      Hopefully, you will approve of my selection. Thank you, Robert

    24. Peter Kofler (35 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for this great picture (and thank you for licensing this CC). I used it in a presentation (non commercial) about knowledge management tools used in software development to students of the Fachhochschule Wien. It was the perfect motivation picture for the topic "Taking Notes". Thanks again.

    25. Paul Worthington (35 months ago | reply)

      Peter, that's awesome. I happen to be working on a project about knowledge management in IT operations right now. Thanks for sharing your presentation slides.

    26. eBohemimom (31 months ago | reply)

      I also appreciate this image, it's very classic and clean. Thank you for sharing it. I also used it.
      ecclesiasticbohemian.blogspot.com/2010/05/jou rnal-entry-w...

    27. Paul Worthington (31 months ago | reply)

      That's great. Thanks!

    28. joquettajohnson (29 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for sharing this beautiful photo. I will be including this photo in a presentation for teachers. Here is the link to the conference reformsymposium.com/

      Thanks again

    29. Paul Worthington (29 months ago | reply)

      That's terrific, Joquetta! I'm interested in seeing your presentation. Good luck!

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