What Pencil Are You Using Today?

[fountainpagan]

JIF - circa 1930

 

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[thatotherguy1]

Lately I've been using a Musgrave Testing 100 or two to do my crosswords and take my jottings...

It's a good thing I love them as much as I do. I dove in head first with my first purchase of them being 36 pencils, so I've got a nice stash already

They have somewhat wanting point retention, but they're beautifully soft and smooth and lay down a nice, legible line with fountain pen pressure, which is nice (I wouldn't want to bear down on them much with their full hex shape). For the price they're pretty fantastic in my estimation

[Feathers]

 

I must see if I can get them here in the Netherlands. Interested to try. Thanks for the mini review.

 

D.ick

My pleasure, I hope you can get a couple to try. If you do get some, do let me know what you think of them

[Beechwood]

Techniclik G, the lead is a bit thinner than I would like at 0.5mm, 1.1mm+ is prefered.

[Kuscer]

A black and gold Cross Century Classic, although it's too heavy for me.

[Beechwood]

Staedtler 780C Clutch pencil, 2mm

[Feathers]

Staedtler 780C Clutch pencil, 2mm

That's an interesting pencil. The lead looks quite thick on it. How do you like it?

[flatline]

Staedtler 780C Clutch pencil, 2mm

 

A classic. I don't use a 2mm lead holder every day, but when I do, that's the one I grab more often than not.

 

--flatline

[Beechwood]

That's an interesting pencil. The lead looks quite thick on it. How do you like it?

 

The pencil has a built in sharpener and I like to keep the 2mm lead sharp. Superbly made pencil.

[Sergio 46]

I have two Lamy Scribble, in 0.7mm and in 3.15 mm, and it's really a pleasure to use them for writing and for sketching, thanks to their ergonomic design.

[Feathers]

 

The pencil has a built in sharpener and I like to keep the 2mm lead sharp. Superbly made pencil.

Very cool! Thanks!

[Beechwood]

Very cool! Thanks!

 

 

I was going to send you this pencil, I guessed that it wasnt available in Canada. but it is on Amazon.ca

 

http://www.amazon.ca/Staedtler-Lead-Holder-Office-Product/product-reviews/B0006HXM8O/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

[flatline]

 

The pencil has a built in sharpener and I like to keep the 2mm lead sharp. Superbly made pencil.

 

Get yourself one of those rotary sharpeners and you'll never have to deal with graphite dust falling out of the end the pencil. The rotary sharpener will give you a longer point, too.

 

I ended up buying two, one for the office and one for home.

 

--flatline

[Feathers]

 

 

I was going to send you this pencil, I guessed that it wasnt available in Canada. but it is on Amazon.ca

 

http://www.amazon.ca/Staedtler-Lead-Holder-Office-Product/product-reviews/B0006HXM8O/ref=dpx_acr_txt?showViewpoints=1

 

Aww, thanks very much!! I will have to pick up one of these for sure

 

Get yourself one of those rotary sharpeners and you'll never have to deal with graphite dust falling out of the end the pencil. The rotary sharpener will give you a longer point, too.

 

I ended up buying two, one for the office and one for home.

 

--flatline

Good tip, thanks!!

[RMN]

Just took out my Faber Castell Emotion Wood. Perfect fit in the hand for writing or sketching. Less perfect for technical drawing, which I never do so phah...

 

 

 

D.ick

[LinearNib]

Right now in my bag I have a Rotring 800+, Rotring Rapid Pro, TWSBI Retractable Tip, and a Pentel GraphGear 1000. All in 0.5 Pentel Ain Stein lead.

[ac12]

A 40+ year old Scripto.

Still writes, but the old hardened eraser is useless. I have to use a slip on eraser.

[Beechwood]

A clutch pencil with a 3.2mm lead, big beefy pencil ideal for larger drawings.

[Visoflex]

1990 vintage Parker Duofold pencil (0.7mm lead)

[a m a r g o]

My favourite: Lamy 2000, .5 and .7 with Pentel Ain Stein B lead...