Pencil Vs Pen

[Mr.Algoh]

Do you prefer the pencil(Both Mechanical and Regular Pencil Included) or the pen? Though I personally prefer using the pencil !

[Brian]

Love to use both and go through cycles where it's the pencil and the next the FP...sort of schizophrenic.

 

[Nokin]

I can write more quickly with a pencil, so I use my YOL Retro (and it's great) if I'm taking notes, otherwise I FP, which somehow seems more permanent.

[Ethereal Winter Wind]

As a collector of both mechanical pencils and fountain pens, it really depends on the situation when you're using one.

 

Maths is generally in pencil. Notes are in pen, unless annotating lecture slide, then it's in pencil.

[BillZ]

I use a pencil when there is a fairly good chance of a mistakethat will need to be erased and corrected---like my bank transaction register!

[Sasha Royale]

Fountain pen because I don't admitt mistXkes.

[USMCMom]

Unless it's something art related, I rarely use a pencil. When I do, though, it's a mechanical pencil. I used to use a No. 3 wood pencil, but they're not to be found where I live.

[xxloverxx]

I use pencil for quick notes or writing in books (I refuse to write in books (annotating literature) with an FP for a few reasons).

 

Also, if I'm not sure what kind of paper I'm working with, I'll just go with a pencil.

 

These problems only come up outside of home though, fortunately.

[ExcaliburZ]

Use the right tool for the job.

[guilhermejf]

To take notes of things that I would not erase, or that I would not write too small, fountain pen. To write small notes, details, or things that can be mistaken, pencil.

[CAG_1787]

Pens are generally the preferred tool for me, even when doing math or other accounting work. In fact, the only time I regularly use pencils is my architecture studies; I still like the shading and erasing combination.

[Bhavna]

Absolutely definately BOTH (yes sometimes at the same time in the same document - well alternating)!! I love both my FPs and MPs (mechanical pencils). At the moment I have a Waterman Carene MP :wub:, Waterman Expert MP, a Parket Urban MP and my beloved Sheaffer Prelude MP..... Well, I like choice. Sometimes its the 0.5, other times 0.7. I like the harder leads as the softies are too smudgy for me!

 

x Bhavna

Edited April 18, 2012 by Bhavna

[griffinhot]

I will switch between a mechanical pencil and FP when taking notes, drafting docs, or whatever.

The pencils I prefer are the Pentel PS535 and the Pilot Delful, which has the retractable point, which

is particularly good to carry in a shirt pocket. All with 0.5mm lead. I will use almost any of my FPs

to sign letter and such but if I have the time and opportunity (and think of it)I will grab a fine nib

without a river of ink, particularly if I am writing on a legal pad where the quality of the paper allows

for some bleeding, even though I only use Ampad Gold Fibre pads.

[inkstainedruth]

For artwork, at least the stuff I've been doing a lot of the last few years, I use a leadholder (Stadtler-Mars or Berol Turquoise, as opposed to a regular mechanical pencil) and then ink with a black Uniball roller pen (using a whiteout pen to correct any inking errors). I like the leadholders because with the right sharpener I can get a good sharp point without a lot of effort (although I do have to keep the sharpeners in ziploc bags because the graphite dust goes *everywhere*). I think the package of leads is for 2H and I've been working from the same package for at least a decade at this point.

I meant to start filling out the rest of the paperwork and signing with a FP, but old habits die hard, since I tend to have the Uniball in my hand anyway. :embarrassed_smile:

There have been times in the past when I used the Berol Turquoise for taking notes as well, but had kinda gotten out of the habit.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[rwilsonedn]

This is why I love vintage combo pens. You always have the best choice for the job right there in your hand. I use pencil for things like calendar entries that will probably get changed or for ink-phobic surfaces, and pen for pretty much everything else.

ron

[ashbridg]

Fountain pens are easier on the hand because they write under their own weight. Pencils require pressure to write. Nonetheless, a well balanced pencil with a nice satin-like lead is a pleasure to write with. I always carry a pencil to use in library archives and museum galleries where pens are not permitted.

[chomann]

Oh, this is such a hard question really, with no "right" answer. I love both. But I tend to write neater in pencil then in ink, which is odd given that I can't change the ink

 

Because I can be a bit OCD about this, :embarrassed_smile: I tend to fall back onto pencil. But I am also nuts about longevity and archival properties in work notebooks and personal journals. I've also send a full Pentel Kerry through the washer and dryer and its suffered no harm, great for the beating.

 

If its not in Noodler's BulletProoof ink it's going to be in Pencil. If I do break out one of my older water based inks (which I have many), I'm freaking out about the longevity and durability of the written work.

[LostInBrittany]

Slightly off-topic, but anyways... Anybody knows if there is an equivalent of FPN pour pencil ?

[Rique]

Also slightly off topic: has anyone ever heard of a "Pencil Society", or some name similar to this?

I remember reading, ages ago (either on Time or Newsweek) about a pencil society somewhere in the US (maybe NY?), which published a magazine where all the editorial work was done with pencils, and all the filings with shoe-boxes... That was more than 10 years ago, and I haven´t heard of it since. I´ve tried googling, but I only got some art societies which use pencils for sketching.

I´ve always wondered what became of this magazine... Anyone has any idea?

[PENitent]

Slightly off-topic, but anyways... Anybody knows if there is an equivalent of FPN pour pencil ?

 

 

There is http://www.penciltalk.org/, http://www.pencilrevolution.com/

Edited September 8, 2012 by wimg
removed broken link