What Pencil Are You Using Today?

[NumberSix]

14 hours ago, Starguard said:

I am using my Karas Pen Co. mechanical pencil, just got it today. I am a huge fan, reasonable weight, just the right girth. It has a nice grip section and you can get it with either 0.5 or 0.7 lead. It came with an eraser. 

 

Whoa, where did you find that pencil? I can’t find it on their website.

[Starguard]

I am a member of the Karas Pen club it was a special offer and a limited run

[ISW_Kaputnik]

Three wood pencils for drawing, Berol 314 draughting pencil (vintage), modern Palomino Blackwing, Mitsubishi drawing pencil, 3H.  A little writing with this Parker mechanical pencil, which I take to be a small version of a 45.  Not really knowledgeable about their mechanical pencil models.  Twist action, 0.9 mm lead.

 

I'll probably be using mostly fountain pens the rest of the day.

[JakobS]

For Work:
Blackwing Natural

Apsara Absolute

or

Musgrave Harvest #2

Musgrave Tennessee Red 

 

For Home:

CdA Swiss Wood

CdA/CWPE Scots Pine

 

[Tas]

Staedtler Mars technico 2mm clutch, sharpened by its friend the rotory 502 🥰

[flatline]

I have maybe 2 dozen 2mm lead holders and the Staedtler continues to be my favorite. It's the holder I recommend to anyone interested in trying out 2mm clutch pencils.

[Tas]

10 minutes ago, flatline said:

I have maybe 2 dozen 2mm lead holders and the Staedtler continues to be my favorite. It's the holder I recommend to anyone interested in trying out 2mm clutch pencils.

I hear you. As far as 2mm clutches go, for me, the Staedtler is the “sketcher” and the equally tactile Caran d’Ache Fixpencil is the “writer”. 
 

The Staedtler’s knurling is sublime. Such a solid gripping experience. 
 

 

[Estycollector]

Okay, I am going to make my mark with a '27 Autopoint. 

[Misfit]

How do you learn the years of Autopoints?

[Gary1952]

Graf von Faber Castell perfect pencil.

[gweimer1]

I'm down a new rabbit hole.  It appears I have a growing pencil collection.  I keep an Autopoint Rocket in my small notebook, and I have had an orange Autopoint advertising pen in my pocket this week.  Pics to come eventually, since I am waiting on a nice old Autopoint in the mail.

[camjr]

I'll use a 30+ yr old Pentel P205 for detailed work, but these are my personal favorites.  Ticonderoga Black #2HB.

 

 

[flatline]

Can you tell a difference between the Ticonderoga Black and the Ticonderoga #2 Soft?

 

I have both sitting on my desk right now and they seem like they have the same lead in them, but I've heard people swear that they write different somehow.

 

--flatline

[camjr]

9 minutes ago, flatline said:

Can you tell a difference between the Ticonderoga Black and the Ticonderoga #2 Soft?

 

I have both sitting on my desk right now and they seem like they have the same lead in them, but I've heard people swear that they write different somehow.

 

--flatline

I can tell a bit of a difference in the feel on paper,  but it could just be my bias for the Black. 

[ParramattaPaul]

1 minute ago, camjr said:

I can tell a bit of a difference in the feel on paper,  but it could just be my bias for the Black. 

While not addressing Ticonderoga pencils directly, HB and No. 2 leads supposedly  have the same hardness/softness.  However, that may not be true.  I have Staedtler, Derwent, and Pentel HB mechanical pencil leads. Of the three, the Derwent leads are by far the softest.  My point is that Ticonderoga may actually use different composition for the two pencil's leads.

[Zookie]

Using a Pilot Opt 0.5 lately. I guess I have a thing for shaker pencils 😉

[spuriousgeorge]

I'm using a Tombow Mono Professional 2B. Sure, it requires frequent sharpening, but I love its softness and darkness.

 

I also love its adorable little dragonfly.

 

 

[ParramattaPaul]

A Derwent mechanical pencil and HB lead.

[flatline]

The Ohto "Sharp Pencil" 2mm incremental advance lead holder. Obviously, it's too fat to fit my rotary sharpener, so I've put soft lead in it (2B? B? don't remember) and I use it like a graphite version of a sharpie when I want to write bold.

 

--flatline

[Chthulhu]

Parker 45 GT, black barrel, Pentel Ain Stein 0.9mm lead. Unlike the majority of pens, it writes reliably on thermal receipt paper.