Korean office pencils: Dong-a and Hankook Sharp

The third in a series on Korean pencils.

Korean office pencils

The Dong-A Office Pencil with black matte finish is definitely sharp looking. What I can’t definitively confirm is how it compares to the Dong-A Hangdangmoo. At times the lead seems smoother, and at other times the same. It is certainly no worse. It may very well be an alternate finish of the same pencil.

Korean office pencils

The Hankook Sharp Office is marked “Korea”, unlike the regular Hankook Sharp.

Korean office pencils

It has distinctive blue stripes on white cap, a unique pencil finish. Unfortunately, it seems scratchier to me than its sibling.

Korean office pencils

Though I wouldn’t call these great pencils, it is good to see that Korean pencil users have some choices, and we’re not done with our series yet.

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