Ive seen more than one post about removing sharpener blades recrecently from profiles with histories suggesting self harm. Although these blades are unlikely to be very useful in that regard i feel like there's an opportunity here to provide more help.

Thisis a uk based link for resources, i cant speak for services in other countries.

EDIT: maybe an auto mod is a solution that appears and pins itself to posts about sharpener blades

I'm looking for recommendations for natural/ raw wood pencils in these harder grades.

For reference, I'm thinking about the unfinished barrel of 9800/9852ew's, Cedar Pointes, etc. As far as cores go, I'm not really interested in an HB that "runs a little harder," but think of European 3H as hardest and Japanese H as absolute softest.

I would settle, too, for painted ones that maybe have less glossy of a finish. Anythinggg that has helped your grip with sweaty hands during long writing sessions!

Core is "balanced".

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Got this for my 30th birthday and I love this thing, but I can't figure out or understand how it operates nor a brand. Seems to be a propeller pencil and dip pen combo, you guys know anything?

https://www.dailydot.com/news/crayola-colored-pencils-false-advertising/

https://preview.redd.it/ecsu9kqh5h3e1.jpg?width=1736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=131964af9668dd992262533d8eb4ede2d779c962

Having struggles with pencil storage over the years (good storage didn't lend itself well to placement for ease of work and placement for ease of work didn't allow for good storage.

I use a styrofoam block to hold:

2 sets (sharp and blunt) of Staedtler Mars Lumograph 100 (Blue) H - 10H;

3 - 4 Sets (Sharp, Blunt, Mid and / or Chisel point) of Faber Castell Black Matte 1111 or Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black or Faber Castell Pitt Matte B - 14B;

4 Faber Castell Black Matt 1111 HBs;

3 Shard Conte a Paris Pierre Noirs (B, 2B and 3B);

2 Mid Conte a Paris Carbones' HB and B;

Sharp 1 Maries 14 B charcoal Pencil and 1 Maries 12 B;

Staedtler Tradition H - 4H and B, 2B and 6B'

3 Sharpeners;

4 blending tools ( make-up brush, blending brush, Tortillon and blending stump;

A craft blade;

A mechanical pencil;

An inkless ballpoint pen;

3 erasers (Tombow Mono Zero, Faber Castell Dustess and Staedtler Dustless erasers); and

A pencil extender.

All this sits very comfortably on an easy to carry, cushioned (for sharp pencils) and lightweight piece of Styrofoam that no bigger than a small palette.

Everything is on order, exactly where it is expected to be and easy to pick up and return. Nothing rolls off, nothing falls off and, even if the whole thing is to fall, everything is very firmly held and cushioned.

I used the hardest grade pencil of each kind to punch in holes about an inch deep that way each pencil is held snug.

All in the title. I walk around with a clip board all day taking notes and I often drop my pencils. I love my mechanical pencils, but I'm afraid of breaking them.

Can someone recommend something that can stand up to drops and isn't worth $99.

It seems like people only talk about durability regarding longevity after use, I'm more concerned with durability regarding drops.