Faber-Castell TK4600 Clutch Pencil

the one with the built in sharpener, which while nice, you are probably going to end up wanting a separate dust collecting jobby to avoid the faffing about. Nice though knowing when you are in a pinch you can pencil ception and shove it's head up it's... to put a fine point on it. Comfy grip and slightly longer than it's sharpener less cousins, hexi so won't roll down hills which is a weight off the mind. Typical quality from the Faber crew. Weight is spot on, convinces your brain motor reflex that you are holding something real. Reasonable price. Definitely improved my writing ability compared to not holding a pencil, night and day - you should definitely get one happy hatching and really long protruding lead sideways shading to you all

I have used clutch pencils since I first discovered them in 1972. These marvels of simple engineering do away with all that business of messy wood shavings and an ever-shortening pencil. In my experience the leads for a clutch pencil last much longer than a conventional pencil of equal length. There is an easy-to-use sharpener in the top of the pencil and a neat place to store it. The Faber pencil has an efficient finger grip on the outside and the mechanism works perfectly, holding the lead tightly without slipping. If you use a pencil a lot and you are fed up with the 'itty-bitty' little leads in propelling pencils (where the leads have the annoying habit of sliding back inside the housing and snapping off in use) then this is the pencil for you. There are many clutch pencils on the market but this is a fine example at a reasonable price - irresistible.

Brilliant pencil cannot go wrong fits in the hand like a dream and locks in to the hand very precise grip perfect weight and a perfect pencil its worth it and the leads are smooth and perfect

A great pencil, the fact you can sharpen it with the the inside of the lid is an added bonus and that any size lead will fit in it makes it very versatile.

This Faber Castell pencil has a 2mm thick lead that can hold a good fine point, whereas normal propelling pencils are too thin at 0.5 mm (or thereabouts) and the leads snap when marking lines on timber. The 2 mm lead can be sharpened easily using the sharpener in the top of the pencil. Used with a B lead it makes a clear dark line that is also soft enough not to make deep marks. Nicely engineered and rather traditional.

I wanted a 2mm clutch pencil for art drawing, urban sketching and life drawing. The technical drawing pencils I already had (0.7 and 0.5) felt too fine. The advantage of a clutch pencil is you don’t have to sharpen it, carry a knife or sharpener, or worry about getting your pencil out to draw and finding the lead broken off. This one feels light, balanced, and comfortable to hold. I like the facets where you grip the pencil, I find that more comfortable than a textured grip which some have. The clip is handy and means hopefully I’m less likely to lose it. I got some 2b leads to try besides the HB it came with. I’m very pleased with it so far.

I had wanted a clutch pencil for so long and finally got this at a reasonable price. There is no need to purchase a sharpener the sharpener is at the top just remove the silver bit at the top and sharpen your lead on the inside.