Never seen that one. Ordered one. Thanks,
Blackwings are too soft for me. I use Eagle, Berol and earlier manufacturers, Mikado/Mirado no. 3's and no. 4's. Only once in a while no. 2's.
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Never seen that one. Ordered one. Thanks,
Blackwings are too soft for me. I use Eagle, Berol and earlier manufacturers, Mikado/Mirado no. 3's and no. 4's. Only once in a while no. 2's.
Last edited by Tom M King; 04-22-2024 at 10:41 AM.
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The Black is softOriginally Posted by Tom M King
The pearl(white) is medium
The grey 602 is firm
And the natural are extra firm
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I thought Blackwings were good but expensive ($30/dozen). Try a "Mitsu-Bishi" 9850 HB lead and it writes smooooooth and only $8.50/dozen
on the Sharpener side I have found the T'GAAL multisharpener does a nice job, and you can dial in the point angle you want. (The Kum Automatic long point found in art supply stores is also good but a fixed angle).
In terms of old school sharpeners... the ones with the helical blades are best. Most of the modern ones just have a straight shaving blade.
John
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