STAEDTLER 110-HBBK3D Tradition Graphite Pencil for Drawing & Sketching - HB (Pack of 3)

Ok, so I made the terrible mistake of buying 10 pencils for £1 recently at a £1 shop. Never again. These Staedtler beauties are on the other side the quality spectrum. The lead doesn't break when you sharpen the pencil, the quality of the wood used is such that it sharpens smoothly and cleanly, and with a lovely cedar aroma! These are superb pencils. Thoroughly recommended. Other reviewers wax lyrical about these legendary beauties and I can see why. I'm a total convert. They have a slightly softer lead that writes/draws darker than an HB. I have to say I also like the Staedtler HBs. You can't go wrong. I would say it's worth buying a staedtler pencil sharpener too as the blade is very good and the sharpener has obviously been designed specifically for these pencils in terms of the angle of lead etc. German attention to detail - you have to applaud them.

Brought black Friday sale, so great value & a nice set with a lot of pencils for your money

Great value, good product and does what it needs to

The pencils are very good, as expected. Packaging was also good. I just want to report that the pencil box was not sealed but open and - given the vague description of the box - it is hard to know exactly the pencils you will find inside. I found the following pencils (in brackets how many of each type): 2H (1x), H (1x), HB (1x), B (1x), 2B (3x), 3B (1x), 4B (2x), 5B (1x), 6B (1x). This is not the full range of pencil types available (why to have three 2B pencils and not more H types for example?).

...and the answer is that 2B pencils are what you want if you are using pencils on sailing charts (or indeed even maps for land-lovers). Why? Because they create a good mark but do not break the paper and also allow for easy erasing to plot new points. Why do you need pencils and charts in these days of electronic navigation systems? Because they are not always reliable even at the best of times and you absolutely need a back if any system fails. Anyway, it's also more fun. These Staedtler 2Bs are absolutely fine and do the job perfectly both for this use and for general use as well, although for writing purposes only an HB is probably a better bet (as they're harder).

I have used thousands of pencils (MOSTLY 2B) in my 50 years as a music writer: to claim to be a composer seems just a bit pompous for my skills! During that time I have developed fads for various pencils and had them sent to me by the dozen from USA, Switzerland, France and Germany. (Smiths (UK) own brand of pencil - they used to be purple colour but now pink - were the closest to the best of the bunch which is,has been and always will be STAEDLER. And, by the way, I can remove from my MSS paper any trace of a written error (or change of idea!)with my STAEDLER MARS plastic eraser and STAEDLER 2B's don't cry and break in my trusty electric pencil sharpener either!! Do I recommend them? What do you think?

My teenage son needed a 2B pencil for his Art project. I bought a pack of 12 pencils as it was cheaper than buying single ones. They should last him a few years.

Christmas gift for my brother! He likes these pencils! Made him happy!

Item arrived. It is described

Quality pencils for a very good price

Though not the best for the price . But well made

Este lápis é ótimo.Entrega nota 1000, rápida.

Seem to be the same as the Staedtler Noris Pencil 2B's