Hi-Uni Wooden Pencil - 10B - Box of 12 (HU10B)

Compared the following pencils for daily writing, art and Asian Calligraphy (Kanji/Characters): - Staedtler Mars Lumograph 3B ($15) - Pepy Graphite Professional 3B ($10) - (936) Uni Wooden Pencil, 3B ($17) Uni is, by far, the clear winner. Absolute perfection! Writes smoothly, feels very, very smooth, consistent, more pressure sensitive since the first touch, feels softer, and erases much better. The paint coating is perfectly smooth. Comes with a high quality box you can keep pencils in, preventing them from marking up purses and backpacks, or other objects during transport. Pure pleasure! Ecstasy of a pencil! No effective difference between Pepy and Staedler in use (most won't feel any). Harder to erase, digging into paper, due to increased pressure requirements to get the 3B shades at since the first tip touchdown to paper. Better for writing, homework, underlining, drafting, etc. Had to use more pressure to go from super light to a a few shades darker. Staedler's blue paint coating looks much cheaper, thin, rough looking, the pencil wood not polished, like they saved on production. Staedler's wood is also cheaper. Pepy's coating is smooth and looks good, nit as good as Uni. Pepy's and Staedler's bodies feels thinner, and may be better for smaller hands. Uni feel juicier and thicker in the hand. Pepy has the least smell of wood/paint coating, and may be better if you are sensitive to smells. For best experience overall for artists and caligraphers, Uni is a clear winner by a long mile. Between Pepy and Staedler, Pepy is better and more affordable. I'll use Uni for most of my work, Pepy for daily menial work, and I won't be going back to Staedler, just keeping a few for when I simply feel like using a blue pencil. But if you like the smell of pencils, Uni is certainly the best. For writing a lot plus art, I'd go with Uni for sure. Less pressure to get the 3B shade for me is more control, more ergonomic with extended use. If you write Kanji, I'd go exclusively with Uni because your strokes will certainly rely on the pencil feel. And the strokes fall nice, as natural of a feel as possible for Kanji. Relative to fountain pens, comparing Uni pencils to the runner ups is akin to comparing a gold nib $150+ dollar pen to $25 -50 pen you can find at a regular office store. Uni is premium. Both Uni and Pepy make Staedler feel cheap when compared side-by-side.

I recently got into the world of pencils after being a pen-only writer for years. I like dark, bold lines (for pens, I use Pilot G2 1.0mm) and I bought this pencil in 10B because it was the darkest lead I could find for a decent price—after tax, this set was $1.71 per pencil). To compare the more well known pencils, I also purchased Palomino BlackWing pencils—a 12 set is $2.08 per pencil; Mitsubishi 9850 HB pencils—a set of 12 is $0.68 per pencil; and a rOtring 600 mechanical pencil 0.7 for $26.40. This set is BY FAR my favorite! The case it comes in is overly impressive case to simply house a set of pencils. The little black divider that keeps the pencils in place isn't connected to the housing, this did get on my nerves because the divider would come out whenever I removed a pencil so I cut some strips of tape and connected the divider to the housing and now it's perfect. This pencils do smudge a little when writing so it may not be the best option for left-handed writers (I'd recommend Mitsubishi 9850 HB for lefties). The lead is super soft so don't expect the tip to stay sharp; for me, the tip is already dulled when I start my second letter. This doesn't bother me because I prefer bold, thick lines. I bought a set of cheap white (not pink perils) erasers at Walmart and the lines erase very well. Is the set worth the price? With the insanely good carrying case that you can repurpose long after you use up the pencils, yes. The pencils are nice and dark and the best alternative to a Pilot G2 pen. My coworkers make fun of me because now, when I pick up a standard #2 pencil, I cringe and start looking around for my good pencil! The difference in quality is a lot more drastic than I would have ever guessed.

The 10B pencils I bought write very smoothly and get very dark, they cost a bit but with the high quality the price is low in comparison.

Mitsubishi unis are buttery soft. They glide like paint over paper it’s amazing. Beautiful, practical, thoughtful packaging, and sharpen well too. After buying 2mm led by the brand, it’s the only pencil I’ll buy. Compared quality specifically against prisma, stadtler, ebony and far exceeded them in quality. I’ve heard the H leds by this brand can be a bit tough though-I haven’t used them yet so I wouldn’t know, but jet pens did a bunch of consumer reports and tests on pencil grades and posted an article with the results on their page you can also look up. They cited these as being best for artists. They’re a really helpful resource for Japanese paper culture, office supplies, etc.

Had to wait a little to get them in the mail, they came from Japan, but the wait was well worth it! It's really difficult to find a pencil with a hardness level beyond 4H or 6H where I live and I was glad I went with these because they are VERY nice. They come in a hard plastic case with a flip open top, the case comes in a cardstock sheath. I have to say, It really felt like I was unboxing a fine Scotch whiskey... but they're pencils. Or maybe I should have had a bottle of Scotch around the accompany the unboxing of the pencils. Pretty fancy! The pencils themselves look incredibly nice and the 10H graphite is really hard and makes lines that are easy to erase from the page making it perfect for light marks that , for me, are meant as guides while drawing. As hard as the graphite is I could imagine these may last me a very long time. If I ever need another box I will not even hesitate to buy another of the same brand and kind if I can!

Possibly the best pencils on the market? Bought after an online recommendation, I first tried the 10B pencil, which has a beautiful, creamy feel to it. Very smooth :-) So I have now bought mu usual collection - 12 each of HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B and 24 10Bs! Please give these a try. You will NOT be disappointed!

Amazing item, nice dark finish and silky smooth to use.

Great pencils !

Possibly the best pencils on the market? Bought after an online recommendation, I first tried the 10B pencil, which has a beautiful, creamy feel to it. Very smooth :-) So I have now bought mu usual collection - 12 each of HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B and 24 10Bs! Please give these a try. You will NOT be disappointed!

I love these pencils... I'm happy you can find them on Amazon :) They fit the way I write. They are incredibly smooth like butter and are pleasantly dark. Some people might find they are too soft and need sharpening, but I rotate them as the lead wears down and I don't have to sharpen that often. I like them way more than the Palomino Blackening remakes. These are a better price but they still feel premium and are made in japan. The box they come in is very highly quality too!