tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post114163154741252067..comments2024-03-04T04:00:56.272+13:00Comments on DMP - Dave's Mechanical Pencils: Caran d'Ache Varius Ivanhoe Mechanical Pencil ReviewKiwi-dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-50420451457554738682013-03-27T05:05:20.868+13:002013-03-27T05:05:20.868+13:00The tip sections also remind me of bodkin style ar...The tip sections also remind me of bodkin style arrow heads, which were invented to penetrate chain mail armour. A very attractive design.J Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590677959282938452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-19738603234702276542012-04-26T12:12:43.573+12:002012-04-26T12:12:43.573+12:00Thanks 2nd
Good things take time ;-)Thanks 2nd<br /><br />Good things take time ;-)Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-28258787552003101712012-04-26T09:33:04.425+12:002012-04-26T09:33:04.425+12:00I know the question is ooold (over 2 years), but I...I know the question is ooold (over 2 years), but I want to give my impression on CdA Ivanhoe vs. PD 3110 and 3130:<br />- all are quite heavy and substantial pencils<br />- all are not completely perfect for intensive use (grip section, I agree with Dave's observations in this point)<br />- the CdA is of course a design pencil as well as the PDs, but it is more decent than them. People will 2nd_astronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997869998425051043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-59567156385783339622011-01-01T06:28:21.584+13:002011-01-01T06:28:21.584+13:00My Ivanhoe
http://picasaweb.google.com/sidharthsk/...My Ivanhoe<br />http://picasaweb.google.com/sidharthsk/Ivanhoe?feat=directlinkSiddharthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-18194235409872898252010-07-27T06:15:55.917+12:002010-07-27T06:15:55.917+12:00Holding the Mechanical pencil is no problem. With ...Holding the Mechanical pencil is no problem. With the clip vertical, place the middle finger on the bottom hexagonal flat to support the pencil, the index finger tip falls naturally on the next-but-one flat, the thumb will naturally lie on the third alternative flat and the upper thumb will make contact with the Rhodium coated chain mail to steady the mechanical pencil for comfortable writing. AnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-52430807180397495172010-07-26T17:32:48.680+12:002010-07-26T17:32:48.680+12:00My prized Caran D'ache Ivanhoe looks terrific,...My prized Caran D'ache Ivanhoe looks terrific, handling the chain-mail exterior brings satisfaction and writing with it is even better - just about to start writing a longhand novel with it - get one while you can by a retired Chief Mechanical Engineer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-25539191841791723462009-12-23T18:34:18.053+13:002009-12-23T18:34:18.053+13:00i have a review of the tech flex
its interesting, ...i have a review of the tech flex<br />its interesting, and looks awesome<br />also you can change it into pen functionPenmaniacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213416127301962638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-13334338860064209132009-12-20T21:09:16.111+13:002009-12-20T21:09:16.111+13:00Ivanhoe Rhodium Rules - by an Engineer.Ivanhoe Rhodium Rules - by an Engineer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-54862677630126598562009-11-17T04:50:58.906+13:002009-11-17T04:50:58.906+13:00Contemplating to buy the ivanhoe or porsche design...Contemplating to buy the ivanhoe or porsche design tecflex (P3110)...<br />Guys can you advise me which one to go for....Lenscapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628252697941096673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-82169194843991597062009-07-04T17:05:57.595+12:002009-07-04T17:05:57.595+12:00No really. Once you get to the level of things lik...No really. Once you get to the level of things like the P205, anything after that you are just paying for brand name, fancy materials, etc i.e. jewellery value. Mechanism wise they are not really any better, and sometimes worse.Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-88928258956495780972009-07-04T13:26:05.448+12:002009-07-04T13:26:05.448+12:00is the ivanhoe mechanism better than a good old p2...is the ivanhoe mechanism better than a good old p205?Penmaniacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213416127301962638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-55965627998611807252009-06-27T14:04:51.601+12:002009-06-27T14:04:51.601+12:00This comment has been removed by the author.Penmaniacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213416127301962638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-57130138959738656742008-11-21T00:39:00.000+13:002008-11-21T00:39:00.000+13:00Weird coincidence - New Scientist magazine for 15 ...Weird coincidence - New Scientist magazine for 15 Nov. 2008, page 16, has a short item on the skin of shortfin mako sharks, where the roughness of their scaly skin forms micro-whirlpools that reduce drag! Pencils are safer, though :-))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-37526709806591801112008-11-20T20:38:00.000+13:002008-11-20T20:38:00.000+13:00Hmmmmm, well Killer Whales are go-forwards sort of...Hmmmmm, well Killer Whales are go-forwards sort of guys. They ain't got no reverse, so one-way skin is OK for them? :-)))Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-64042530042993908192008-11-18T23:45:00.000+13:002008-11-18T23:45:00.000+13:00Dave, why would a killer whale need a one-way skin...Dave, why would a killer whale need a one-way skin? Does it help them "grip" the water when swimming? Can we learn anything to make zero-way grips for pencils? :))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-1141968748423331642006-03-10T18:32:00.000+13:002006-03-10T18:32:00.000+13:00Yes indeed there is a connection. To quote from "T...Yes indeed there is a connection. To quote from "The Pencil" by Henry Petroski,"...the Moscow born Paris illustrator and caricaturist Emmanuel Poire took his pseudonym from the Russian word for pencil, karandash. In turn, the Swiss pencil-making firm of Caran d'Ache was named after the artist, and a stylised version of his signature is now used as a company logo."Kiwi-dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092604091185842213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21675608.post-1141922379853264742006-03-10T05:39:00.000+13:002006-03-10T05:39:00.000+13:00I seem to remember that the Russian word for penci...I seem to remember that the Russian word for pencil is "karandash". Is the name "Caran d'Ache" a faux-French spelling of the Russian word, or did Russian adopt the brand name for its generic word for pencil?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com