What Pencil Are You Using Today?

[TeaHive]

Mmm, that Plum Parker..

[RyanM]

I have a Retro 51 Tornado Mechanical pencil. It carries a 1.5mm lead. Very nice.

[Cryptos]

Today I was mostly using a Cretacolor Monolith 4B - it's a wood-less pencil.

[Beechwood]

Not sure yet but as I am going to do some drawing later I had better decide.

 

Victorian pencil with an extender

2b/4b pencils

Techniclick

Staedtler Technico

Old scripto with red lead

Unknown 3.2 clutch pencil

Pentel 120 0.9

[thatotherguy1]

My journaling for today (or part of it) will be done with a Staedtler Norica. It'll have its work cut out for it- I missed a week of entries so I have twelve pages to write tonight...

[Cryptos]

Today I have been mostly playing with my Derwent Coloursoft pencils.

[aderoy]

Lamy CP1 White 0.5mm with F lead - 3x5 note cards

Sensa 0.5mm with H lead - TimeManager Planner

 

Wonder what the morning will bring...

Cross Apogee 1st year Chrome 0.5mm (not the 0.7mm refill replacement model) most likely, paired with the fountain pen loaded with Sailor Blue Ink

[WilsonCQB1911]

Generals Cedar Pointe 2HB. I think this may be my favorite pencil of all time.

 

I have been wanting a Montblanc mechanical though and may get one at some point.

[alarickc]

Rotring 600 .5mm with 2B Mitsubishi Hi-uni lead. Mmmmmm.

[calhoun tubbs]

General's Test Scoring 580

[a m a r g o]

Pentel Graph 1000 0.9mm and 0.4mm, both using 2B Uni Nano Dia leads, and Lyra Art Design 7B and 9B lead grades...

 

 

An absolute joy to use for any task!

 

I bought the Pentel because I read somewhere that it have completely brass body, but it isn't the case. It was kind of of a letdown in that regard, but the overall experience drafting and sketching with it are awesome. Since it's body is plastic, the weight leans towards the brass tip, making it lighter at the back, an ideal balance for drafting.

[Bookman]

Faber Castell 9000 2B

[Chthulhu]

Pentel GraphGear 1000 in 0.7 mm, 2B leads.

[Charles Rice]

Parker Duofold

[bernardo]

Schneider iD 0.9mm

http://www.overjoyed.com.sg/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/512x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/S/C/SCHNEIDER_1592_54_32677.jpg

[RMN]

Schneider iD 0.9mm

http://www.overjoyed.com.sg/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/512x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/S/C/SCHNEIDER_1592_54_32677.jpg

Nice pencil, Bernardo.

Are they expensive?

 

D.ick

[kaushla]

Autopoint Twinpoint; Usus 4-colour mechanical pencil

[dftr]

Hi,

 

It's crazy as I've compounded my fountain pen addiction w/ dip nibs, and now realize I need a good pencil for planning/sketching as well?

 

Is there an advantage to 5.6mm clutch holders vs 2mm? I was thinking of Koh-inoor 5.6 or Kaweko?

Staedler or Fabercastle seem to be very popular for 2mm...

 

I guess I need an eraser as well :)'

[Chthulhu]

The size of the lead determines the width of your strokes, especially when laid by the side of the point. The larger diameter also allows for more side pressure (i.e.: heavier strokes) against the paper without breaking the lead as easily. If you want big, bold strokes, go for the 5.6 mm, but you'll eventually want *all* the lead sizes from 5.6 down to 0.2 mm. Oh, and you'll want *all* the lead grades you can find; 2 mm is easiest in that area.

 

I speak from experience here. :-)

[TeaHive]

^Lol. Another collector of all the sizes. >_>

 

I was unable to find any really good pencils on my recent antique mall adventure. So I'm sticking with the Parker Duofold and Vacumatic pencils I got with pen counterparts recently.