Loved my new 5340 so much I decided to get another Koh-i-noor lead holder. It's definitely smaller than I expected. It's great quality too, but I prefer the 5340 much better. I have large hands so the 53300 is a bit too small. Also since it's a round body it likes to roll a lot. I'm going to use 2B in the 53300 and 6B lead in the 5340.
An in-production leadholder, sometime mentioned as tool for construction.
It's hard to find a full metal leadholder nowadays, this pencil has metal clutch, clip and grip; the rest is plastic. The knurling on the grip on the smooth side, despite their rough look. The body is sticky plastic.
The color is nice though. Also, it's cool to see leadholder 2.0mm still relevant.
Made in Japan.
Many pencils / lead holders have around a 30mm knurled section or a third of the length. Here is one I tried with a much longer knurl …
Just got my first 5.6mm pencil today so I'm really excited. So far this pencil feels really well balanced and not overly heavy for a full metal pencil. Also ordered Koh-i-noor 2B and 6B lead for it. The lead that came with it seems like it might be 3B or 4B.
Just another day, I found out there is another style(*) of the Baignol et Farjon (French ancien leadholder, predescent of the Criterium) and some discontinued items. I thought it worth taking a picture of them.
I use all my tools, but sometime these lost pieces are too precious (spiritual values), they bring up hesitation and anxiety...
(*) There were actually 4 styles, from this post.
Does anyone here use them for writing or solving math/physics problems? I mostly see them being used for drawing, so I’m curious about other use cases.