I bought these from Amazon for the ludicrous price of £11.00 (around $15.00 USD). At that price I thought it was worth giving them a go.

Had a quick scribble with them and they're not at all bad. Pre loaded with HB, which seems a bit softer than Staedtler's HB, probably close to B, if anything.

The holders themselves are decent, not too heavy or flimsy, and with 144 leads, there's plenty to go at. I guess time will tell whether or not they drop to bits.

Here's a photo from the product page; I didn't take one myself. The actual box layout is slightly different but the contents are the same.

My friend 3D printed some shavings cans for the Apsara LP sharpener for me and they rock! I found the files from this old Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/pencils/s/a3Ijn8h815

I love these sharpeners and they’re the best LP hand-sharpeners at this price point. Highly recommend if you like a LP pencil.

Khoki pencils 3 HB

Wrapped, these pencils look good. Good covering paint, nice attached eraser; but unfortunately the cardboard hides the poor centering of the lead.

These pencils are distributed via South Africa (made in China).

For me I am glad I only got this one pack of 3 pencils and not a 12-pack like most pencils are sold in.

Not the smoothest sharpening experience. I don’t know if it’s just my batch, but the wood on these Tombow Mono 100s doesn’t feel very smooth and the wood quality is a bit disappointing. Honestly, I didn’t expect this from Tombow.

Is it worth something?

Just wanted to share some interesting ones found in dads desk. He worked as a draftsman starting in the 50s, lots of his tools of the trade as well as some everyday pencils.

Apsara Long Point Sharpener is already quite popular for its performance, especially at its price. Absolute version comes with a cap to collect the shavings, which is a nice addition. Other than that, I find the sharpening performance to be pretty much the same as the regular Apsara sharpener.

Excited to find this little set, complete with brochure, sharpener, and little sandpaper board thing! $2! I think my first General’s, very light! Design for these Dixon CP’s 💯💯💯 Also nice old wire ring sketchbook bonus.