H1305 Black

This is a beautiful drawing/drafting pencil that I use for sketching. It’s well made, very easy to use and comes with a built in sharpener at the top and one lead loaded and ready to use. Dispensing the lead is extremely easy w/little prongs that grabs the lead for the length you want and prevents it from falling out when doing so. Pencil glides smoothly and can control lighter or darker shades with a light hand or more pressure. Great for shading quick sketches. It comes in 4 lovely colors, red being my favorite:) and has a silver band where the pocket clip is attached w/ a little movable “window” that lets you see the hardness and size of lead you are using. As for comfort I would compare it to using a traditional #2 school pencil but with better balance. To be fair I have a mangled hand and wrist and wear a special brace. It’s easy to rest this pencil in my brace and can control drawing with the side of my index finger and tip of my thumb and the pad of my ring finger. This pencil is easy to control and my hand never gets tired after extended drawing. This really is a nice drawing/drafting pencil and has improved my drawings and is fun to use. It makes a very nice and affordable gift too.

A great balanced mechanical pencil. I own several of these pencils and they are fail proof and very durable.

This is not a mechanical pencil with lead advancement in increments by "knocking" the pencil; this is a gravity-fed clutch lead holder. If you release the clutch by depressing the end, the lead will simply fall out if you don't hold it close to your paper or over your hand. Likewise, when ready to put away, turn it upright, tip facing up, depress the end and the lead will slide back into the holder without having to push it back in or break the tip pushing it against your paper/table. Those who write a lot with these may not like that and prefer a mechanical pencil. Drawing or wood working where continual writing isn't what it's used for, may prefer this to knocking a mechanical. It appears to be a sturdy holder. The clutch is metal (shouldn't break or bend in a pocket or toolbox), the colored casing is plastic, but feels substantial, the knurled metal grip texture isn't too rough making fingertips sore with prolonged use, the clip is long enough to hold onto a shirt pocket or paper tablet and is also removable if it's in your way (drawing), the knurled band at the top end features a hardness indicator easily adjusted by rotating, and has a lead sharpener in the plunger cap. The cap isn't overly snug, so it may pull out if you grab it to remove the holder from a case or pocket (the one I received, anyway). Otherwise for the price, it's a decent lead holder that won't break the bank if lost. The hardness indicator offers 4H, 2H, H, F, HB, B, 2B (with room to write one more if needed....I use a white fine point Gelly Roll pen to do this.) It's lightweight, but still feels like something is in your hand unlike some fully plastic options. It's fairly evenly/center balanced. Lastly, for those of you who may have this holder in your hand in writing position for extended periods or for drawing, the corners are rounded where the faceted colored casing and the knurled metal grip meet.... saving your fingers from being "poked"; not all manufacturers do this as they should!

Well made and a good feel when using.

I use this to markup architectural drawings every day. Red lead is pretty fragile, so I purchased this pencil to improve the durability. The lead is still pretty easy to break, but it works much better than .09 lead. You'll need to purchase a special sharpener for this pencil. Big Rudy

I draw all the time and love 2mm lead holders. I wanted a red lead holder for my red lead work. It is great! Just know. There is no point sharpener in cP like other PA lead holders.

These are very nice lead holders, light enough to be easily held and heavy enough to do the work without feeling "plastic-y". Their "lead indicators" have four settings: 2H, HB, B, and 2B; these may be "dialed in" to indicate the lead present in the holder.

Decades ago, I purchased one of these from my local art store. I was a kid at the time, but a drawing enthusiast and a professional artist in the store saw me looking at pencils. They recommended I give this pencil a try because it's sturdy, and comfortable to hold. This style also allows you to sharpen it to a point finer than any mechanical pencil could over. I followed that professional's advice and was SO glad I did. It helped me improve drastically! Sadly, I lost that pencil in a move and have been missing it. The local art store closed, and I couldn't find this at any of the big-box craft stores in my town. When I found this on Amazon, I was thrilled! It's just as good as my original one, and feels like reconnecting with an old friend!