What Is Your Favorite Wooden Pencil?

[Emperor]

What is your favorite wooden pencil? There will be two answers (unless they coincide): The favorite over all, and the favorite but most practical (thus price, build, and just everything is involved). What is the best/most liked pencil in all of your possessions, and what is the pencil you like AND use the most?

 

And indicate if you use them for writing, art work, both, or others :3

 

Favorite over all, so far: UNI 4B Hexagonal penmanship pencil~

 

Favorite practical: Ticonderoga Noir #2; dark and smooth~ beats all other kinds of Ticonderoga out there, not to mention its great quality that may even set it equal to those that were made-in-the-USA. The black ones from Mexico simply cannot compete in any category except the wood (noir has black wood and is most likely treated basswood, compared to ceder in black ticonderoga)

[macaddicted]

Palomino Blackwing 602.

 

But I usually use a good 2B lead in a Rotring click advance lead holder.

[Emperor]

Ah blackwing! I have heard about the fables about it~ how is the point retention? Usually that is the heaviest concern of a very dark pencil, though I feel this legend maybe different from the rest~

[NedC]

It used to the Tombow MONO 100 series but now it's probably the Caran d'Ache Grafwood series, the Grafwoods are just slightly oversized but still hexagonal and it really makes a difference in handling. I really only ever use wood case pencils for drawing and marking things and never for writing unless for same strange reason it's the only thing available.

[MartinCB]

Faber Castell 9000....everything from about 4H up to 9B. I also use the Derwent range (made by the company that invented the graphite pencil) in similar grades.

[WriterProspect]

Ticonderoga

[IvoryParker]

Staedtler HB

[keo]

Favorite overall: Blackfeet Indian Pencil - I have half of one left, that I haven't used for years because I don't want it to go away. Yes, they can still be found on the 'Bay, but...

 

Favorite practical: Ticonderoga Black

[migo984]

Mitsubishi Hi-Uni for sketching & drawing. Widest range of grades available, beautiful wood casing, perfectly centred core, well-balanced size & the smooth glossy exterior paint finish is perfection. Can you tell I love them? ;-)

 

Close second Caran D'Ache Grafwood. I like the graduated grey tone of the exterior finish that varies according to the grade of pencil; makes it easier to select correct pencil. Only in 2nd place because they don't do the widest range & don't keep their point quite as well.

 

For writing I use a mechanical pencil, not wood case.

[migo984]

Ah blackwing! I have heard about the fables about it~ how is the point retention? Usually that is the heaviest concern of a very dark pencil, though I feel this legend maybe different from the rest~

Point retention varies between the 3 types - Blackwing, Pearl or 602. Each has a slightly different hardness/feel. In my view the Palomino Blackwing is not as good as the original.

[macaddicted]

Point retention varies between the 3 types - Blackwing, Pearl or 602. Each has a slightly different hardness/feel. In my view the Palomino Blackwing is not as good as the original.

It is, however, a great deal cheaper.

[migo984]

It is, however, a great deal cheaper.

Well of course it is now, when you compare a current production model with highly limited-availability originals. I was only commenting on quality comparisons between the two manufacturers & my view isn't invalidated by the cost issue.

Original Blackwing contemporary prices were cheaper back in the days of production.

[Sasha Royale]

DIXON No, 2 / HB .

 

I inherited half a gross. I think I am on my third pencil.

[sciumbasci]

Tombow "Recycled"

 

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0948/4910/products/Tombow-Recycled-Wood-Pencils-One_1024x1024.jpg

 

I used to write only with pencils, before moving onto fountain pens. Natural finish, these wrote like a dream on par with the Lumograph, at a much more reasonable price (1,10/each)

[dojocho]

Staedtler 2H and 3H

 

regards,

Hugo

[vinper]

My favorite for all around use is the Faber Castell 9000 in B hardness. I use the full sized pencil daily and the shorter 5" size with the Perfect Pencil holder when away from home. The pencil is feather light in the hand, has wonderful point retention, and is a joy to use. I got mine from CW Pencil Enterprise in NYC (no affiliation). vinper

[setriode]

I use pencils for writing.

 

My absolute favourite is the Tombow Mono 100 in grade 2B.

 

The pactical favourite is the Mitsubishi Mark Sheet pencil.

 

However the one I like and use most is probably a Faber Castell 9000 4B made in Germany.

Edited June 6, 2016 by setriode

[TitoThePencilPimp]

Hmm, this is a hard question to answer.

 

Of the ones that can be easily purchased, I like the Tombow 9000, Tombow Mono 100, General's Kimberly (older style).

 

Ones that I use sparingly, are the Black Feet Natural Wooden pencils and Monotonic (beats the Blacking).

[furious]

Vintage Eagle Turquoise are excellent as are Dixon Eldorado.

[Mike-S]

Staedtler Traditional HB or Staedtler Norris HB. Both for writing. Staedtler Lumograph various for drawing.

Edited August 9, 2016 by Mike-S