Confession time: I’ve never liked mechanical pencils. The lead breaks as soon as it touches paper, ... It has the air of a fancy fountain pen, with a thick, shiny barrel and metal accents.

Besides being easier to hold when you're gloved up, it is worth noting that, given that carpenter's pencils are often used to mark-up hard, coarse surfaces, the thicker lead also makes them more ...

Besides being easier to hold when you're gloved up, it is worth noting that, given that carpenter's pencils are often used to mark-up hard, coarse surfaces, the thicker lead also makes them more ...

Thicker lead: clutch pencils typically hold 2mm lead, which is far thicker than other mechanical pencils. This makes them better suited to technical draughtsmen who prefer to draw and sketch with ...