Episode 237: Pencil Primer, Part 1

The Erasable Podcast

May 11, 202600:59:10Games & Hobbies

We kick off the Pencil Primer — a new series for anyone who wants to start at the beginning of pencildom. This installment traces graphite from the legendary Borrowdale lightning strike of 1564 to Nicolas-Jacques Conté's...

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