What Pencil Are You Using Today?

[fluctuations]

I am indeed very surprised, and happy, to find that this topic is still alive on FPN. Only 4 days left to complete a full year.

To Eduardo , Tom Aquinas and, of course, lovemy51: love your happy-about-my-obsessive-love-for-pencils attitude.

[lovemy51]

I am indeed very surprised, and happy, to find that this topic is still alive on FPN. Only 4 days left to complete a full year.

To Eduardo , Tom Aquinas and, of course, lovemy51: love your happy-about-my-obsessive-love-for-pencils attitude.

i thank u for starting the thread! we share your love for pencils as well

[lovemy51]

today: Pentel Side FX, 0.7mm

[orangejuiceguy]

although i dont use pencils unless i absolutely have to, i see this to be a good pencil: http://www.jetpens.com/Uni-Kuru-Toga-Roulette-Model-Auto-Lead-Rotation-Mechanical-Pencil-0.5-mm-Gun-Metallic-Body/pd/6547

not sure what your aspects on the pencil are though

[lovemy51]

although i dont use pencils unless i absolutely have to, i see this to be a good pencil: http://www.jetpens.com/Uni-Kuru-Toga-Roulette-Model-Auto-Lead-Rotation-Mechanical-Pencil-0.5-mm-Gun-Metallic-Body/pd/6547

not sure what your aspects on the pencil are though

absolutely, one of my favs!

 

today: Bullet Pencil (Prairie Valley Hybrids, Quality Farm Feeds :embarrassed_smile: )

[pencils+pens]

Today's pencil is a Pentel Quick Dock 0.7.

 

The tip is retractable and pocket safe. The eraser is large and also retractable. You can buy erasers without buying a new lead cassette. I bought this pencil to see who the cassette system worked. I think Pentel is missing a marketing opportunity with these pencils. Only regular lead is available in the cassettes. I think they could really have something of interest is they also made colored lead available in the cassettes.

[lovemy51]

i got one of my bullet pencils in my pocket for a few days now...

[Judybug]

A tiny vintage ringtop pencil that appears to be brass. It uses fat lead and has the embossed letters "Pal" near the top.

 

Judybug

[Bookman]

I use Utrecht Drawing wooden pencils at home. Today I'm using an 8B. On the road I carry a Pentel P205 0.5mm mechanical pencil with 4B graphite.

[gwilliams]

I enjoy using a sheaffer model 350 mechanical pencil with a .09 lead

[Prvt. Toter]

From my college days... and still using these today...

 

the 600 set cost me around $7 each back then... should have bought a truck load of them....

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o318/Huntbuck/2-1_zps94a240ed.jpg

 

and a couple of early Zebra pencils that I like to draw with...

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o318/Huntbuck/3_zpsd78980ce.jpg

[white_feather]

I am using Mirado Black Warriors HB2's. I don't like mechanicals because the leads are too thin but I need to try some. I need a dark lead. Dark leads are soft. Soft and thin? Don't know of any. I also like the stuff I'm writing to jump out of the paper to me.

[orfew]

My Montblanc Meisterstuck 0.5.

[Terry Brack]

I have been using this oversize Sheaffer pencil with its matching pen most days since November.

http://imageshack.us/a/img856/8931/jacksbalanceset.jpg

[Chalcis]

Mitsubishi Hi-Uni F as well as my trusty P205, and the 2000 on occasion. The 2000 is actually pretty nice, and I haven't experienced more than 2 lead breaks through probably 20-25 pages of writing. I use Staedtler 0.5mm leads only because of the availability here. I wish I had the money for some nicer pencils, but those get me through the bulk of my writing with no problems.

[fluctuations]

I have been using this oversize Sheaffer pencil with its matching pen most days since November.

http://imageshack.us/a/img856/8931/jacksbalanceset.jpg

nice pencil and pen set!

[jacksterp]

Pentel Sharp Kerry .7 and Papermate Comfortmate .7

 

The latter I use almost exclusively for sketching and taking notes for wood working projects - and of course for marking the cut lines.

 

Very happy with both.

[Opooh]

A Faber Castell TK 9400 50 Year Commemorative Edition with 2 mm leads Hb and BB.

[TomJKT]

I bought every last package of Mitsubishi Hi-Uni wooden pencils I could find in this 12 million inhabitants city I live in, Jakarta. Now the only wooden pencils available are from Staedtler, Faber-Castell, and numerous Chinese manufacturers. The German pencil companies run factories here, so their products are all over the places, which makes it boring to use. How many Hi-Uni could I find? 5 dozens.

[Vendome]

Over the years I stuck to using Jotter pencils and had the blue Staedtler Mars Micro 0.5 pencil as a spare for work.

 

Last year, I got a couple of fancier Parker pencils; a 45 flighter which was part of a set, and my favourite which is a black Parker Arrow with GT. The Arrow, although being a slim-line pencil is all metal, so it has a good weight and lovely balance when using it.