![]() Also, it feels as though Musgrave has softened the edges of their hex shape on this pencil. While some people have had issues with off-centered graphite cores, I’ve gone through two dozen Tennessee Reds and only had 1 or 2 pencils that I would consider hard to sharpen. The only pencil I know of that’s made from red cedar (the wood traditionally used to make pencils), the unique smell, dark core, and attractive price point propelled the Tennessee Red onto this list. The glossy dark burgundy barrel MAY have been the tipping point for me here…. Similar to the Tombow 2558 and Palomino HB, this Japanese office pencil writes a smooth, dark line, and the cedar wood sharpens well. Uni Mitsubishi 9850 HB “Smooth Writing Pencil for Office Use”. The eraser is also ridiculously good, and the ferrule firmly attaches to the barrel to the point where I’ve never had one come loose, much less fall off. Even Tombow’s “H” graphite maintains legibility without sacrificing point retention. 2 on here, right? Over the years, I’ve used this pencil in B, HB, and H grades, and frankly, they’re all excellent. Though they’re not as inexpensive as they used to be (come on, did you really think Palomino could continue to sell these at $2.95 per dozen?!), the FSC-certified ForestChoice #2 is an uncoated, incense cedar pencil that is also available by the gross (i.e., a box of 144 pencils). My one knock on the Palomino is that the erasers and ferrules tend to come loose over time, but since I like to use a stand-alone eraser like a Pink Pearl or Pentel Hi-Polymer, it’s a minor issue for me. Featuring an incense cedar barrel with dark HB graphite and an insanely comfortable smooth coating, you can’t do much better as an all-around everyday writer. The first pencil for which I ever paid more than $10 per dozen, and it remains my favorite workhorse of all time. ![]() ![]() With that said, I give you the 2021 Top Five: For example, because pencils are consumable products, you can churn through a lot of them if you write a lot, and the rising price of high-end pencils like Blackwings make them difficult to recommend for general office supply or student use, especially where there are exceptionally good offerings from the same maker at lower cost. While I continue to use all of the pencils in the original “Top Five”, and most remain favorites, I have removed some or relegated them to “Honorable Mention”. You will see that I’ve reworked this list a bit. ![]()
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