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After many years of only doing drawing and illustration over a computer o portable device, I finally got back to using charcoal and graphite to create drawings. As such, I've been playing with many pencils, mechanical pencils and lead holders. My current working tools are:

 

Uni Kuru Toga Roulette 0.5 with 4B Ain Stein lead

Cross Century 0.9 with Sheaffer F15 2H leads

Kita-Boshi Wood Lead Pencil with 2.0mm Kita-Boshi B lead

Steadtler Mars Technico 780C with Streadtler Mars Carbon 2.0mm HB lead

Caran d'Ache Fixpencil 3 with Caran Tecnograph 3B lead

Kaweco Sketch Up Brass 5.6 with Koh-I-Noor 2B lead

Keuffel + Esser 5320 with Koh-I-Noor Metallic lead

And last but not least a Steadtler allXwrite HB graphite pencil

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I do the daily crossword with a Rotring 600 Lava finish MP.

 

If i carry a pencil it will usually be a Pentel with .05 lead.

When the pupil is ready, the teacher will come.

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I've been thinking about buying an S20. Would you recommend it? I like heavier pencils, and I really like the look of the S20. The wooden barrel is very attractive, and different from any other pencils I have.

 

If you like heavier pencils, you should consider the s10. The s20 is only moderately heavy.

 

That said, yes, the s20 is definitely a quality pencil. I have no qualms about recommending it if you happen to find it attractive looking.

 

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If you like heavier pencils, you should consider the s10. The s20 is only moderately heavy.

 

That said, yes, the s20 is definitely a quality pencil. I have no qualms about recommending it if you happen to find it attractive looking.

 

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Thank you. I'll look into the S10 as well...

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Palomino Blackwing 74 - the raised cartography lines on the pencil make it a tactile joy to use.

 

It is rather soft, so I'm sharpening for every paragraph - but it is a nice experience.

 

I promised myself no more pens, so now I have a collection of pencils too. Not very clever.

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Today, am trying to put a new lead in a silver vintage Eversharp chevron pencil, we got at a car boot! I've been using the original 1930s' lead - but it finally ran out!

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Shahson's Goldfish Autocrat 5000, a surprising good pencil, and an Apsara Steno, another quality pencil for the price, both possess smooth graphite cores that have been a joy to use.

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That's a gorgeous Montblanc. :wub:

 

I was looking for an excuse to pick up a 0.3 pencil & a Pentel Graphgear 500 in some size. Did some digging around & settled on a JDM Graphgear 500 0.3. Been playing around with it since yesterday.

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I've had good luck with the Papermate Mirado Classic in 2.5 lead.

I'm also experimenting with the Prismacolor Ebony sketch pencil #14420.

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For the last couple of weeks I've been using a Uni Mitsubishi 2mm lead holder that I got from JetPens with Uni B lead in it.

 

Very nice.

 

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WHSmiths 2B pencil. For 69p, it is a rather nice pencil If you haven't tried Smith's individual pencils, their B and 2B pencils are certainly worth a try.

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