Not metal, not wood: FUMI from Tombow as my new daily drivr
This will get a get more love from this sub once it gets a bit more widely distributed. I was just in "collecting" mode and was curious about the material (mostly the look).
Turn out the ergonomic is the most exceptional thing about it. Very balance, weighty but not heavy. The material adds a little bit of interesting touch in terms of heat dissipation (you first touch it’s cool, then it warms toward your hand temperature). That’s interesting because its weight gives it a place among the metal ones, but this make it more pleasant to use, especially in colder setting. For context, this come from someone who likes (metal) rotring 600, steadtler 925 as well as the wooden s30. Never knew I would *need* a “rock” pencil.
It’s something that I would like to use day in and day out. I didnt get that feeling for a while now, despite been keeping to amass my pencil count to near 3 digits.
In short, if you have a chance flying into JP (currently only released there), get it. Too interesting AND usable for anyone to regret.
P.S.: Very recently a fellow in this sub puts a thread w very detailed pictures
w disassembling and such (look it up!). Just adding some personal notes here for future seekers of this beauty.
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Caveats:
- Very hard to photograph. Probably a video works better as the shiny parts are rather subtle. Great for an understated piece to use at work/in public. IYKYK kinda thing.
- Probably different feel in visual for each color. You can see in the picture the front is Sea Blue, while Stone Black is more subtle in texture (does show in bright/day light).
- Early owners did complain about potential un-continuity of texture between 2 parts of the sections. I dont notice much, but it depends on each pens I think. Do keep this in mind to manage expectation if you get it online (or just fly to JP…and choose it in person, I did not).
- Most of the owners just got it (it got released in March), so a bit early to tell how durable it is. But given the clutch is brass and the feel of each components, I hope this one can go a long time.