What Pencil Are You Using Today?

[VanRocket]

Pilot S20. Relatively new to me and I am really liking it.

[VanRocket]

Someone needs to start a MPN (Mechanical Pencil Network).

[fluctuations]

Someone needs to start a MPN (Mechanical Pencil Network).

 

Nice idea.

 

[fluctuations]

Today

Bilt Matrix Cedar HB2 wood case pencil.

[lovemy51]

yesterday: autopoint color combo, .9mm

 

 

http://autopointinc.com/autopoint-specials/color-mismatch-specials/all-american-ivory-colored-round-barrel-with-0-9mm-brown-tip.html

http://autopointinc.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_19_4.jpg

[beatles1]

Zebra Drafix, 0.5 mm, with Pentel HB lead. Light, cheap, reliable.

 

completely same as mine .

[KrazyIvan]

I used to hate wood pencils and so I have several mechanical and multis. I started doodling again and found that a wood pencil is pretty good for that. I bought a couple of packs of "The New Black" pencils for very little compared to the designer wood pencils I have seen. I like the sayings stamped on them.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6810433823_0ee7c27256_z.jpg

Analog is the new black. by IvanRomero, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6810417095_713288986c_z.jpg

The new black...pencil? by IvanRomero, on Flickr

[fluctuations]

I used to hate wood pencils and so I have several mechanical and multis. I started doodling again and found that a wood pencil is pretty good for that. I bought a couple of packs of "The New Black" pencils for very little compared to the designer wood pencils I have seen. I like the sayings stamped on them.

 

Beautiful pencils.

 

 

Besides, just hating one thing or other is not quite a good idea; we tend to like what we had hated yesterday ... just saying ...

 

 

Edited March 25, 2012 by kolakhan

[KrazyIvan]

I used to hate wood pencils and so I have several mechanical and multis. I started doodling again and found that a wood pencil is pretty good for that. I bought a couple of packs of "The New Black" pencils for very little compared to the designer wood pencils I have seen. I like the sayings stamped on them.

 

Beautiful pencils.

 

 

Besides, just hating one thing or other is not quite a good idea; we tend to like what we had hated yesterday ... just saying ...

 

I still hate wood pencils for writing though. Maybe hate is too strong of a word. More like strongly dislike, all in caps.

[nitnop]

I'm waiting for my Lamy .7mm Scribble to arrive. I liked the looks of a lot of the thicker lead mechanicals, but it seems all the lead available

is softer than I like. I can get my H2 in .7mm, plus its a cool looking pencil.

[fluctuations]

I used to hate wood pencils and so I have several mechanical and multis. I started doodling again and found that a wood pencil is pretty good for that. I bought a couple of packs of "The New Black" pencils for very little compared to the designer wood pencils I have seen. I like the sayings stamped on them.

 

Beautiful pencils.

 

 

Besides, just hating one thing or other is not quite a good idea; we tend to like what we had hated yesterday ... just saying ...

 

I still hate wood pencils for writing though. Maybe hate is too strong of a word. More like strongly dislike, all in caps.

..................................

 

 

[jaqcp]

A gray Parker 45 .7mm. I got it cheap with a bundle as its clip was bent out at bit. It is still functionally sound and stays well in the coffee cup at my desk, ready at a moment's notice!

[lovemy51]

today i used my vintage green celluloid Duofold, 1.1mm -don't know the year, possibly 30's.

 

edited: wait! i also had my Autopoint, Jumbo All American, 1.1mm.

Edited March 28, 2012 by lovemy51

[NJP]

Pilot H1005 and a Rotring Rapid 0.5 are in use today. Tomorrow will probably be very different.

[gentlyom]

I got my Rotring 600 0.5mm in black a month ago, it's my best pencil yet. I like its nice balance and weight. It has the sturdy, technical but simple look. It's quite neat.

 

Also, I use Uni-ball KURU TOGA 0.5mm 1st gen in black. Despite it's a lot lighter (I prefer pens with a bit weight), I love its sharpness and its auto-rotate engine.

[benazeer]

.3mm Alvin Draftmatic. I bought it several years ago when my hyaku-en store (equivalent of a dollar store) .3mm pencil my home-stay host gave me (for practicing Kanji, nothing beats a .3mm lead!) finally gave out. It's nice and heavy and bottom weighted, with a nice grip, making it pretty much the only pencil I ever use.

[fluctuations]

I got my Rotring 600 0.5mm in black a month ago, it's my best pencil yet. I like its nice balance and weight. It has the sturdy, technical but simple look. It's quite neat.

 

Also, I use Uni-ball KURU TOGA 0.5mm 1st gen in black. Despite it's a lot lighter (I prefer pens with a bit weight), I love its sharpness and its auto-rotate engine.

 

Rotring pencil you mentioned is actually quite good-looking, I have never seen it before.

 

Kurutoga is too light, in my opinion.

[fluctuations]

...for practicing Kanji, nothing beats a .3mm lead!...

What is a Kanji? An example, if possible.

[fluctuations]

today i used my vintage green celluloid Duofold, 1.1mm -don't know the year, possibly 30's.

 

[benazeer]

...for practicing Kanji, nothing beats a .3mm lead!...

What is a Kanji? An example, if possible.

 

Kanji is one of the three writing systems in Japan. Each character can be anywhaere from 3 to 20 penstrokes. You can see kanji at www.kanjisite.com