Accessories guides
Accessories guidesThe tools around your stationery: scissors, sharpeners, pen loops, stands, charms and other desk accessories.
Diamine Ancient Copper Ink: Shading, Bottle & Dry Time
Diamine Ancient Copper explained: a rusty red-brown dye ink with heavy shading, an 80 ml glass bottle 68 mm tall, about 20 s dry time, low water resistance.
Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo: Moonlit Blue Ink Explained
Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo explained: a dark moonlit blue dye ink in a 50 ml glass bottle, 15–30 s dry time, faint red sheen, low water resistance and origin.
Sailor Shikiori Yama-dori Ink: Teal, Sheen & Bottle
Sailor Shikiori Yama-dori explained: a dark teal dye ink with red sheen in a 20 ml square bottle 58 mm tall, fast dry on Rhodia, low water resistance, origin.
Kanmido Coco-Fusen Card: Film Sticky Notes in a Card
Kanmido Coco-Fusen Card explained: 105 writable film sticky notes, 32 × 11 mm, in an 84 × 53.5 mm case about 1.5 mm thin, M and S sizes, refills and origin.
KOKUYO Dot Liner: Dotted Tape Glue, Sizes & Refills
KOKUYO Dot Liner tape glue explained: 8.4 mm × 16 m dotted glue, three adhesive types, Ta-D400-08N refills, 94 mm body, 200 million sold, and where it's made.
uni Nano Dia Lead: Grades, Counts and Strength
uni Nano Dia mechanical pencil lead explained: nano-diamond blend, 40 leads of 60 mm per 0.5 mm case, ten grades from 4H to 4B, color versions and price.
Blackwing One-Step Long Point Sharpener Explained
Blackwing One-Step Long Point sharpener: how one hole makes a long concave point, its aluminium body and German blade, size, emptying it, and how it compares.
Pentel Ain Stein Lead: Sizes, Grades and Strength
Pentel Ain Stein pencil lead explained: 0.2 to 0.9 mm tubes and lead counts, grades, the ceramic cell structure, strength claims and the newer Pentel Ain.
J. Herbin Emerald of Chivor: Shimmer, Sheen & Care
J. Herbin 1670 Emerald of Chivor explained: a blue-green ink with red sheen and gold shimmer in a wax-sealed 50 ml bottle, dry time, pen safety and origin.
Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue: 62.5 ml Bottle & Dry Time
Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue explained: a washable, eradicable royal blue dye ink in a 62.5 ml bottle, 40 s dry time, low water resistance and German origin.
Waterman Serenity Blue Ink: Bottle, Dry Time & Safety
Waterman Serenity Blue fountain pen ink explained: a classic medium blue dye ink in a 50 ml faceted bottle, about 20 s dry time, pen safety and origin.
Diamine Oxblood Ink: Color, 80 ml Bottle & Dry Time
Diamine Oxblood fountain pen ink explained: a dark red-brown dye ink in 80 ml and 30 ml bottles, 30–35 s dry time, low water resistance, pens and origin.
Noodler's Black Ink: Bulletproof, Dry Time & Bottle
Noodler's Black bulletproof fountain pen ink explained: a 3 oz (88 ml) bottle filled to the brim, water resistance, 50 s dry time, cleaning, origin.
Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki: Color, Bottle & Dry Time
Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki ink explained: a deep cerulean dye ink in a 50 ml glass bottle, low water resistance, 20–25 s dry time, pens it suits, and origin.
Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent: Tape Runner Guide
Tombow MONO Adhesive Permanent tape runner explained: 1/3 in × 472 in tape, 62107 refills, acid-free and photo-safe, Dots and Air Touch versions, and origin.
TRAVELER'S COMPANY Brass Ruler: 15 cm Scale & Patina
TRAVELER'S COMPANY Brass Ruler explained: a 16 × 2 cm solid brass ruler with a 15 cm scale, a raised edge for ink pens, 27 g, how it ages, and origin.
Hobonichi Pencil Board: A6 & A5 Sizes, Uses & Fit
Hobonichi Pencil Board explained: what it does under a Techo page, A6 155 × 103 mm and A5 sizes, 0.4 mm Yupo, the mm scale and Today tab, price, and origin.
LAMY Z28 Converter: Fit, Capacity & How to Fill
LAMY Z28 converter explained: which LAMY pens it fits and why, about 0.8 ml of bottled ink, 72 mm long, how to fill and clean it, the Z27 and Z24, and origin.
Westcott Titanium Bonded Scissors: 8 in Straight
Westcott 8 in Straight Titanium Bonded scissors explained: 3.5 in cut, what titanium bonding does, 13529 vs the 13901 2-pack and non-stick, care, and origin.
Pentel Hi-Polymer Eraser ZEH10: Size, Sleeve & Uses
Pentel Hi-Polymer eraser ZEH10 explained: 65 × 24.5 × 12.5 mm, latex-free, AP nontoxic, the sleeve, packs, how it compares to Mars plastic, where it's made.
Tombow MONO Zero Eraser: 2.3 mm Round Tip & Refills
Tombow MONO Zero round eraser explained: the 2.3 mm tip, short-pitch click advance, ER-KUR refills, 120 mm pen size, round vs rectangular, and where it's made.
X-ACTO School Pro Sharpener: Six-Size Dial & Bin
X-ACTO School Pro 1670 electric pencil sharpener explained: the six-size dial, SafeStart, auto-stop cutter, 4 × 7.5 × 7.5 in size, 3.67 lb, and where it's made.
Elmer's Disappearing Purple Glue Stick: Sizes & Uses
Elmer's Disappearing Purple glue stick explained: goes on purple and dries clear, 0.21, 0.24 and 0.77 oz sticks, washable and acid-free, and where it's made.
Scotch Magic Tape 810: 3/4 in Rolls, Matte & Writable
Scotch Magic Tape 810 explained: 3/4 in × 1000 in rolls on a 1 in core, matte acetate you can write on, how it photocopies, sizes, and where it's made.
Staedtler Mars Plastic Eraser 526 50: Size & Uses
Staedtler Mars plastic eraser 526 50 explained: 65 × 23 × 13 mm, white PVC, phthalate- and latex-free, the blue sleeve, what it erases, and where it's made.
mt Washi Tape: 15 mm Rolls, Lengths & How to Use It
mt washi tape explained: Kamoi Kakoshi's 15 mm washi masking tape, 7 m and 10 m rolls, solids and patterns, hand-tearing, reuse, planner uses and origin.
MUJI Acrylic Pen Stand: Small, Standard & Large Sizes
MUJI acrylic pen stand explained: standard W5.5 × D4.5 × H9 cm, small and large sizes, inside sizes, Japan prices, what fits, other pen holders, and origin.
Post-it Flags 680: 1 in Page Flags, Counts & Uses
Post-it Flags 680 explained: 1 × 1.7 in flags with a clear end, 50 per dispenser, colors, Sign Here flags, narrow 683 flags vs Tabs, and where they're made.
Post-it Notes 654: 3 × 3 in Pads, Sheets & Stickiness
Post-it Notes 654 explained: the 3 × 3 in (76 mm) Canary Yellow pad, 100 sheets, Original vs Super Sticky, other sizes, recycling and where 3M makes it.
Westcott 12 in Acrylic Ruler: Scales, Markings & Uses
Westcott 12 in clear acrylic ruler (10562) explained: an inch scale in 1/16 in steps plus metric, how to read it, wood and steel options, and who makes it.
BIC Wite-Out EZ Correct: Tape Width, Length & Packs
BIC Wite-Out EZ Correct correction tape explained: 4.2 mm × 12 m (39.3 ft) dry film tape, how much it covers, multi-packs, Tombow MONO compared, and origin.
Swingline 747 Classic: Sheet Capacity, Staples & Size
Swingline 747 Classic stapler explained: 30 sheets of 20 lb paper, a 210-staple full strip, 1/4 in staples, its 7.25 in size, pinning and tacking, and origin.
Swingline Tot Mini Stapler: 12 Sheets & Staple Remover
Swingline Tot mini stapler (79171) explained: 12 sheets of 20 lb paper, 50-staple load, 1,000 staples included, built-in remover, size, weight and origin.
Carl Angel-5 Royal Sharpener: Point Settings & Size
CARL Angel-5 Royal 3 hand-crank pencil sharpener: the 0.5 and 0.9 mm point settings, auto-stop, 73 × 121 × 132 mm size, 484 g, colors and where it's made.
Fiskars Original Orange-handled Scissors: Size & Care
Fiskars Original Orange-handled Scissors explained: 8 in (203 mm) length, 3.5 in cut, stainless steel blades, the 1967 design story and where it's made.
KOKUYO Harinacs Compact Alpha: Staple-Free Stapler
KOKUYO Harinacs Compact Alpha explained: how it binds about 5 sheets without staples, its 27 × 87 × 53 mm size, materials, Harinacs Press vs Handy, and origin.
KUM Automatic Long Point Sharpener: Two-Step Sharpening
KUM Automatic Long Point sharpener (AS2): how the two holes and the brake work, which pencils fit, the AS2M and Masterpiece, blades, and where it's made.
Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop: Loop Sizes, XL & Which Pens Fit
Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop explained: 40 × 40 mm self-adhesive patch, 15 mm loop vs 20 mm XL, which pens fit, colors, how to stick it on, and where it's made.
Midori Clip Ruler: Bookmark, 10 cm Ruler & Stencil
Midori Clip Ruler explained: a 0.3 mm metal bookmark with a 10 cm ruler and stencil, 140.5 × 34 mm, in brass, copper or steel, pens to use, price and origin.