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The Caran d'Ache Fixpencils (or Ecridor ) in 2mm are great lead holders - have a few with the Ecridor in my pocket right now. Also the Caran lead for 2mm are easy to purchase in a wide range of harness.

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I love pencils! I use a Graf von Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil for my diary and carry a second one (a PP Magnum) for my notes always with me. I use a third one for my organizer.

 

I love the scent of wood when I sharpen them. The sound of my handwriting is totally different than writing with a pen, too.

 

For many of us there can't be enough fountain pens. For me there is always a good reason (i.e. a mostly imagined purpose :-)) to buy another Perfect Pencil. I have one pen in permanent use, two or three just for the fun of having them (I really enjoy the perfect beauty of excellent pens). But for everyday use it is always a GvFC pencil that gives me the feeling of luxury when writing.

Cheers, Stefan

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I don't journal with pencils, but I do use my Berol Turquoise lead holder (and its Staedtler-Mars equivalent) for drawing.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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Just this morning I was looking at Caran D'Ache Fixpencils trying to decide which to get. 2mm or 3mm. Also have a Pentel 205 that I use for writing in book margins. Looking for something sturdier for occasional journaling. Having no experience with either I'm tending towards 2mm.

 

2mm is a good middle of the road. 3 is bordering on sketch pencil. Make sure you have a sharpener, though. lead holders beyond 0.9 tend to get ENORMOUS flat spots.

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Just this morning I was looking at Caran D'Ache Fixpencils trying to decide which to get. 2mm or 3mm. Also have a Pentel 205 that I use for writing in book margins. Looking for something sturdier for occasional journaling. Having no experience with either I'm tending towards 2mm.

 

 

my 2mm Fixpencil is great for writing, the extra benefit is the cap the covers the lead chamber is also a decent lead sharpener. I got the 884, which has a textured grip area, but otherwise is identical to the other models. Very sturdy...

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