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I'm a pencil user.
I'm a design engineer by trade, always drawing.
Pencil is permanently behind my right ear (although I'm the only one in my office that does that).
Yet the pencils I have at work are just the cheapest we can buy. I usually have a couple on the go, chewed ends and usually shattered leads.
My wife did buy me a really nice Faber Castell (sp) chubby pencil a few years ago. Was really nice to use but as it was triangular it didn't sit behind my ear too well.
I have a few carpenters pencils kicking around at home in the shed and garage with knife sharpened points (naturally) and my boy gets a kick out of watching me use a knife to sharpen a pencil just as I did watching my dad do it.
And a few Ikea stubbies around the house. I usually come away with a pocket full.
So, now I think I need to move up in the world of pencils. Do I get a few more Faber and look a bit poncey in the office?
Or do I go mechanical. If so I need recommendations. Retro / vintage suggestions are more than welcome.
The pen is mightier than the sword.... but what about the pencil?
I'm a design engineer by trade, always drawing.
Pencil is permanently behind my right ear (although I'm the only one in my office that does that).
Yet the pencils I have at work are just the cheapest we can buy. I usually have a couple on the go, chewed ends and usually shattered leads.
My wife did buy me a really nice Faber Castell (sp) chubby pencil a few years ago. Was really nice to use but as it was triangular it didn't sit behind my ear too well.
I have a few carpenters pencils kicking around at home in the shed and garage with knife sharpened points (naturally) and my boy gets a kick out of watching me use a knife to sharpen a pencil just as I did watching my dad do it.
And a few Ikea stubbies around the house. I usually come away with a pocket full.
So, now I think I need to move up in the world of pencils. Do I get a few more Faber and look a bit poncey in the office?
Or do I go mechanical. If so I need recommendations. Retro / vintage suggestions are more than welcome.
The pen is mightier than the sword.... but what about the pencil?