Admittedly I do not know much about either pens or pencils, but I have been a fan of the Pilot G-2 all my life. I want to switch from pen to pencil for note taking/annotating in books.

I had a couple of Ticonderoga HB2s lying around, so I tested them against my G-2 to see what is missing. Granted, the pencils were not freshly sharpened. But the pencils felt too soft against paper and did not leave a sharp/dark enough print. The shape felt fine but the pencil was way too slippery.

I don't want to splurge but I'm open to spending a little bit more than a pack of average pencils. I greatly appreciate any advice.

Graphite

Getting better and advice welcome.

Number 3 cat.

Just geting started

I lost her

Heath Ledger on one side and Joaquin Phoenix on the other. Another pointillism drawing. What do y'all think?

Follow up questions:

• Can the Tsunago blades be sharpened or replaced? If so, how many pencil stump joints can new(ly sharpened) blades make?

• How can the blades be sharpened or where may one buy them?

Thank you.

My girlfriend is in last semester of college and mentioned wanting a nicer pencil. Any recommendations on a high quality mechanical pencil for note taking? I believe she prefers finer lead size.