Comments on: Pentel woodcase pencils

By: penciladmin

penciladmin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:14:28 +0000

Thank you very much. I also just read the suggestion “a pencil for calligraphy”.

As well, my apologies if you have had trouble leaving a reply. The website may be having a technical issue. I am investigating.

By: Griffith

Griffith — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:55:03 +0000

Nice review:D
The logo on the Pentel Black Polymer 999 “かきかたえんぴつ (kakikata ennpitsu)” stands for “Pencil for writing” A solid pencil, I mean, opposes against a japanese brush. “書写(shosha)” literally means copying.

I wish that could help:)

By: Gunther

Gunther — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:32:35 +0000

Excellent overview – thanks!

I would like to add that (as far as I know) the Hiragana lettering on the turquoise 999 – かきかたえんぴつ – means “learn to write pencil” (or something similar) which implies that it is a pencil for pupils. Besides that, I found the lettering on that pencil exceptional resistant to abrasion. A closer look gave me the impression that it isn’t printed as usual but made with some kind of lacquer. The fact that it doesn’t have a bar code or a corresponding number make that pencil even more appealing to me.

By: Alberto

Alberto — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:31:29 +0000

Excellent overview of Pentel wooden pencil offerings. So far I’ve had the chance to try the Black Polymer 999 HB and the Tuff (no designation that came bundled in an Aquash crayon set). The former failed to wow me, but the Tuff was quite smooth and produced nice dark marks. Maybe I’ll try a Polymer 999 3B or 4B in the future if I can’t get my hands on Hi-Unis.