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From literature to carpentry, accounting to space travel, the wood-cased pencil and its ancestors have undeniably been at the center of creation and innovation for centuries. Join Johnny, Tim, and Andy on The Erasable Podcast as they discuss and pay homage to these seemingly simple tools of human expression.Hosted by Johnny Gamber, Tim Wasem, and Andy Welfle.
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- 2 days ago1h 14m
Episode 244: The Finest Italian Plastics
Today we have a big Fresh Points catch-up. Andy remembers Patrick Stewart, can't stop thinking about the Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything, and rips open a pack of Draplin's trippy Other Worlds "paper portals" on air. Tim declares the new matte Blackwing Eras his favorite Blackwing ever and gets recognized by a listener in Chicago, while Johnny stocks up on Musgrave's matte-black Blackout Ceres and Nahvalur's Fountain Pen Day pen. Plus fall Field Notes: Hunter's Moon and, for some reason, Pee-wee's Playhouse.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you're a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you're not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show notes and linksErasable episode 243 with Gabe BullardAgainst Convenience by Gabe BullardYou Can See EverythingPatrick StewartStar Trek: The Next GenerationA Wall Is Also a Road by Annalee NewitzField Notes Explore America: Northern CaliforniaOut of the Shadows by Jay StrattonTrue Violet by Rayland BaxterThe SopranosBlackwing Eras (2026)Uni KH-20 hand-crank sharpenerThe Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley HellerAgainst the Machine by Paul KingsnorthNahvalur Nautilus Ti ToffeeMirado Black WarriorBaron FigHobonichi Techo<a target
- 3 weeks ago1h 18m
Episode 243: A Sheen of Fakery (with special guest Gabe Bullard, author of "Against Convenience")
Journalist Gabe Bullard joins us to talk about his new book, Against Convenience: Embracing Friction in an Age of Endless Ease. We dig into what we trade away for ease: the Starbucks app, robotaxis, New Release Tuesdays, memories apps, and AI's "sheen of fakery" — plus Wendell Berry's rules for adopting a new tool and Gabe's chat with our friend Caroline Weaver. We’re missing Tim today because his hotel wi-fi is not working.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you’re a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you’re not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes and LinksAgainst Convenience: Embracing Friction in an Age of Endless Ease by Gabe BullardGabe Bullard1AThe Impossible ProjectWendell BerryThe Membership — Tim's Wendell Berry podcast“Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer” by Wendell Berry“Feminism, the Body, and the Machine” by Wendell BerryDieter Rams' ten principles for good designHalf-Told Tales by Arab StrapDon Hertzfeldt interview in SlateThe Influencing Machine by Brooke GladstoneCan Gen Z's Nostalgia Save Chain Restaurants? (New York Times)Yikes! pencilsThe Tin Drum by Günter GrassAI Fruit Love IslandMeta's Muse AI agent at Connect 2026Google's "Dear Sydney" Gemini adThe Locavore Variety Store<p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true
- Sep 20, 202653 min
Episode 242: Ren Faire LARPing (Pencil Primer, Part 3)
The Pencil Primer returns with part three: the other end of the pencil. We trace the eraser from stale bread crumbs to Goodyear's vulcanized rubber to Hymen Lipman's well-timed patent sale, then get into ferrules — wartime plastic ones, the Blackwing's famous clip, and why American pencils wear erasers while Japanese and German ones mostly don't. But first: Andy falls down a Carter Family rabbit hole, Johnny finds a forest green ink and an all-black Musgrave Ceres, and Tim awaits Blackwing's new Telecaster pencil.Show Notes & LinksShow notesErasable episode 237: Pencil Primer, Part 1Erasable episode 240: Pencil Primer, Part 2Lost Weekend by Phoebe BridgersTrio by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou HarrisTrio IIThe Johnny Cash ShowThe Carter FamilyCountry Music: A Film by Ken BurnsBirthplace of Country Music MuseumField Notes Explore America: Northern CaliforniaPenco Bullet Ballpoint Pen LightThe Gentlemen (series)The Gentlemen (film)GrantchesterThe Vicar of DibleyThe Art of the Fold by Hedi Kyle and Ulla WarcholAsvine C80Jacques Herbin Vert Forêt inkGeneral's Cedar PointePaper Mate EarthWriteJohn & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian LeslieOasis: Don't Look Back in AngerTiresPilot Metropolitan<a href="https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Plumix-Fountain-Pen-Black-Body-Medium-Ital
- Aug 27, 20261h 4m
Episode 241: Disney Meth
No Pencil Primer this time (part three is coming, promise) — instead, a Fresh Points extravaganza to say bye-bye to summer. Blackwing goes big with a Mickey and Friends collection and the gorgeous Frida Kahlo Volume 143, Andy's wristwatch rabbit hole deepens into designing the perfect podcaster's watch, Johnny hand-binds his kids' planners and stocks up on pastel Musgrave Ceres, and Tim shows off Sharpie Harpy art and a compendium of delightfully weird writing prompts. Plus: Hobonichi szn is upon us, the SF Pen Show, Ian Schon's new dip nib, and a tall stack of books. Patreon subscribers at any level can watch the video version.Show NotesSt. Denis Medical — season 1 on Netflix, season 2 on PeacockAgainst Convenience by Gabe Bullard — out September 15 from Hanover Square Press; preorder it! (More at gabebullard.com)Tom's Studio refillable fineliner penPaper Mate InkJoy multi-pen — surprisingly good company swagThe Land and Its People by David Sedaris — recorded live at his readingsRemarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt — the octopus book, now a Netflix moviethree six five: prompts, acts, divinations by Lucy Ives (Siglio Press) — Tim's beautiful, backordered book of writing exercises (three ribbons!)Field Notes: Is a River Alive? — Tim's favorite Field Notes ever, with art by Stanley Donwood for Robert Macfarlane's bookUni-ball Air Micro — Tim's pocket penMusgrave Ceres — America 250 blue for Johnny, pastels by the gross for back to schoolLevenger True Writer in Sea Glass with Levenger Empyrean bottled ink ("navy blue and teal had a very beautiful baby")Hamilton Khaki Field Murph — the Interstellar watch, plus Andy's musings on military field watch dials and podcaster's-watch designHobonichi Techo season — Weeks, Cousin, and the V&A collabs; see Yoseka Stationery's big walkthrough videoSan Francisco Pen Show — this weekend, bring your elbowsSchon DSGN — Ian Schon's new $68 titanium dip nib, debuting at the showBlackwing x Disney Mickey and Friends collection — soft graphite, $40 a dozenBlackwing Volume 143 — the Frida Kahlo edition: saturated florals, pink metallic ferrule, teal eraser, and the best QC in yearsBlackwin
- Aug 6, 202649 min
Episode 240: Synchronized Head Molts (Pencil Primer, Part 2)
The Pencil Primer returns with part two: the case of yonder pencil. We trace the wood itself — from Conté's badass eyepatch to eastern red cedar, California incense cedar, and the creeping basswood era — plus why pencils are yellow (blame a Siberian graphite strike and some questionable 19th-century marketing) and why triangular pencils are weird. But first, the summer releases: Blackwing's birding-themed Volume 458 and Field Notes' melty, paleta-inspired Paletas edition get the full review. Next time: ferrules and erasers. Patreon subscribers at any level can watch the video version.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you’re a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you’re not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes & LinksBlackwing Volume 458 — a tribute to birding: Clark's Grebe, Mallard, Green Jay, and Black Rail gradients (Behind the Design)How Blackwing Pencils Are Made — the making-of video we kept mentioning (also on YouTube)Field Notes Paletas — nine popsicle notebooks inspired by Paletería Los Magos in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhoodField Notes: The Founding DocumentsOutshine popsicles — the official popsicle-flavor icebreakerNahvalur Original Plus — new sparkly colors (plus mystery jewel-tone demonstrators spotted at the NYC stationery festival)Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-gaki ink — Andy's persimmon-orange favoriteStationery Day recaps from Brad Dowdy and friendsMusgrave Tennessee Red — eastern red cedar, clear lacquer, glorious smellMusgrave Single Barrel 106 — named for Erasable episode 106 with Henry Hulan of MusgravePencils Past and Present — the YouTube channel reviewing the Single Barrel 106 (and lots of vintage pencils)ForestChoice — the FSC-certified incense cedar standard-bearerGeneral's Cedar Pointe — naked cedar, as God intendedKoh-i-Noor Hardtmuth — where the yellow pencil (and its complicated marketing history) beganCaran d'Ache Swiss Wood 348 — reportedly discontinued; pour one out (Pen Addict review; <a href="https:/
- Jul 14, 202648 min
Episode 239: Mavis Beacon for President
The whole gang is back together to catch up. Andy recaps his Field Notes–filled wedding, starts a new job, and falls down a serious wristwatch rabbit hole — from Bluetooth-modded Casio F-91Ws to a Draplin x Timex Scout. Johnny's loving a $30 Asvine piston-filler, a possibly haunted Cedar Pointe, and a Rhodia Goalbook in Peacock, while Tim is deep in World Cup fever and cheap-but-good Pen+Gear black pencils. Plus: Blackwing's 250 drop, Nahvalur's Fireworks Nautilus, and a locked-in promise that next episode is a Pencil Primer all about wood. For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you’re a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you’re not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes & LinksMurchie's Tea (Victoria, BC) — Scottish breakfast blendForestChoice #2 pencil — still $5 a pack at Pencils.comField Notes Explore America: Northern California — Golden Gate National Recreation Area edition (with Big Sur and Muir Woods)Range Leather notebook coverBound to Be Beautiful by Bari Zaki — from Bari Zaki Studio in ChicagoNo Man's SkyAsvine P90 piston-fill fountain pen (~$30)Organics Studio Walt Whitman Leaves of Grass inkGeneral's Cedar Pointe #1Baron Fig x Caroline Weaver Archer pencilRhodia Goalbook in PeacockJames Corden's live after-match World Cup show on TubiThe Art of Simple Living by Shunmyo MasunoReplica J. Thoreau & Son pencil from The Shop at Walden PondMoleskine Cahier XL notebook — $9.99 at WalmartCasio F-91W and the Ollee Watch Bluetooth mod (~$60)<
- Jun 10, 202642 min
Episode 238: No Playing Lawyer Ball
Andy's out this week for the best possible reason — he got married! (Congratulations, Andy and Erica! 🎉) So Johnny and Tim keep it short and sweet with a catch-up and some fresh points: Tim falls down a Blaze Foley rabbit hole and digs into a new book on heartland rock, Johnny can't stop playing No Man's Sky, and both Henries pick up guitars. Plus: Field Notes' new Explore America memo books, Musgrave's America 250 collection, a pencil-powered fire-starting experiment, and a look at this year's (sadly slim) crop of Pride stationery. We'll be back next time, Andy in tow, with Pencil Primer, Part 2.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you’re a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you’re not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes & LinksErasable PatreonErasable Podcast Discord inviteBlaze Foley — Live at the Austin OuthouseBlaze (2018), Ethan Hawke's film about Blaze FoleyWon't Back Down: Heartland Rock and the Fight for America by Erin OsmonAndorKing of the HillNo Man's SkyA Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 by Bill BrysonA Perfect Circle — "Starless" (new single)Arab Strap — "You You You" (new single + video)Field Notes Explore America memo booksGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryPencil graphite lighter videoMusgrave America 250 collectionFisher Space Pen — America 250 AG7 Astronaut PenNahvalur Horizon Pride 2026 fountain penThe Trevor ProjectWar by Sebastian Junger<p data-rte-preserve-emp
- May 11, 202659 min
Episode 237: Pencil Primer, Part 1
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 clay-and-graphite breakthrough during the Napoleonic Wars, plus the Thoreau family's role in standardizing the American pencil grade scale and a tour through HB-to-9B. Plus, Tim's into a Bill Frisell biography, Johnny's writing with a sparkly Narwhal "raspberry cheesecake" pen that looks like, uh, something else, and Andy debuts booklet.lol — a vibe-coded book tracker. Patreon subscribers can watch the video version.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you’re a patron, head over to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you’re not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes & LinksErasableRead a transcript of this episode at Erasable ScribeErasable PatreonErasable Facebook groupErasable Discord inviteEpisode referencesEpisode 57: “The F Bomb”Podcasts / mediaDrug Storyr/pencilsLetterkennyBooksBill Frisell, Beautiful DreamerExcellent Advice for Living by Kevin KellyAutomatic Noodle by Annalee NewitzA Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersPencil / stationery / book artsCumberland Pencil MuseumNicolas-Jacques Conté (Britannica)Henry David Thoreau (Britannica)Guild of Book WorkersGeneral’s Layout Pencil<p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="w
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