Staedtler 925 25-07 mechanical pencil review

Staedtler 925 25-07 mechanical pencil review

The Staedtler 925 25-07 is a metal barrelled mechanical pencil available in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9 or 2mm versions. They can be found for around £16 in the UK or $20 in the US. This is a very well constructed pencil. There is a slight wobble to the knock but other than that everything is…

General’s Cedar Pointe wooden pencil review

General’s Cedar Pointe wooden pencil review

The General’s Cedar Pointe is a wooden hex pencil available, as far as I can tell, just as a No. 2/HB. They’re available for $6 for a dozen. The natural finish looks and feels fantastic. Just one side is printed on, in simple black lettering. They are mercifully barcode free. The black ferrule is looks…

Uni Jetstream 0.7 ballpoint review

Uni Jetstream 0.7 ballpoint review

The Uni Jetstream SX-217 is a hybrid ink ballpoint with a 0.7mmm tip. It’s available with black, blue, blue-black or red ink. It’s also available with a 1.0mm tip but that feels so different to use it might as well be a different pen. The Jetstream costs about £2.50 in the UK and $3 in…

Rotring 600 mechanical pencil review

Rotring 600 mechanical pencil review

The Rotring 600 perhaps needs no introduction. But just in case… it’s a mechanical pencil made from brass that’s available in black or silver. Different versions can take 0.35mm, 0.5mm and 0.7mm. There’s also a clutch pencil version that takes 2mm lead. It costs around £23 in the UK and $33 in the US. The…

Uni Kuru Toga mechanical pencil review

Uni Kuru Toga mechanical pencil review

The Uni Kuru Toga is a mechanical pencil that’s available in a range of styles and a range of lead sizes (0.3mm, 0.5mm or 0.7mm). This is the High Grade version which costs around £16 in the UK ($24-ish). You can however buy an all plastic version for less than half that. The unique feature…

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