What is your favorite pencil?

[jpc]

I like writing implements too.
I'm a big fan of the Ticonderoga and other good wood pencils. A good sharpener makes a big difference. I also like the Koh-I-Noor Rapidomatic drafting pencils, but they always seem to land on the tip and get destroyed when dropped.

YES!!!! Those things are farking AWESOME!!!

I, like the OP, once had an office supply fetish. As an engineer (well, student, back when it was in its full, gripping phase), I loved the fact that I could make small, intricate sketches with the 0.3mm pencil for my Engineering Mechanics classes. I couldn't make it across campus without stopping into the bookstore at least twice a week, just to see if there was anything new (well, that, and my GF worked there). I started off with the Pentel ones, but once I found the Koh-I-Noor, I was in love!!!

Then a funny thing happened. I decided not to go Mechanical, but instead pursued a degree in Microelectronic Engineering. The biggest issue was that the "lab" wasn't a lab, but a cleanroom. Due to the dust issues, pencils were verboten. Ouch!!! I had to learn how to use a pen...

A few years back, when searching through my stuff packed away since college (15 years or so), I found my trusted Koh-I-Noor. I think I asked my GF to leave the room to give us a few moments together. Seriously.

 

[motobrewer]

these are identical to the Draftmatic pencils by Alvin. Identical.

 

[BlackDogBrewing]

My favorite mechanical pencil has been the Pentel P205 0.5mm for over 20 years now. I took my SATs, NTEs and Praxis exams with them, and did well (coincidence I know)

 

[uglygoat]

i like the wooden old school ones. i always ended up with three thousand broken lead bits on those mechanical contraptions, making it too frustrating to write with. i'm guessing i push too hard.

 

[FullDraw]

I've been using a Staedtler 925 05. It's my second of the same, the first one grew feet. It is slimmer than most others. I won't hesitate to get another.

I only wish it had a retractable tip. I had a pencil years back that had a fully retractable tip. Can't find it anywhere, and I've spent time looking. Can't remember the name of that one at all. So if you know, please...

 

[Brew-Happy]

This has been my pencil of choice for years. Had to retire my old one because it kept cracking the lead. Durable for field work and handy at the desk.

Pen of choice now: Pentel RSVP Fine tip. Great on pretty much any surface and low cost, so losing them isn't as painful.

 

[Homercidal]

I have to go with a Dixon Ticonderoga Black #2. The best pencil on the market.

+1 I always search these out for just about all writing. I hate the ones that aren't real wood. For whatever reason, the writing feels wrong and looks worse.

 

[tspilker]

I went out and bought an Alvin Draf/Tec-Retrac to replace my Pentel that I lost.

It has the same slim tipped end, but is retractable so I stop getting poked in the leg by a sharp pencil tip.

The art supply store in town actually has a decent supply of drafting pencils, so I bought a 0.9mm and a 0.3mm too.

I love geeking out over my office supplies

 

[Lmuggs]

I used to love my Shaker from Pilot: