found one of these on the floor at my school. looked it up because of how smooth it wrote and how nicely it ersased. definitely pleasantly surprised

Awesome review as always Kevin!!!! Just bought my batch watching your videos as always 😅

Hello, big fan of your videos despite being more of a pen user myself and you being a pencil person. I would love to know what some of your favorite pens are in general, thanks

Not exactly impressed with this eraser. It fails the baseline test against the Mars, let alone the Pentels. Musgrave needs to step up their eraser game to keep up with their pencils.

Is it possible for you to do a top 5 of your favorite erasers, pencils and so on?

They are made in Tennessee

I love ur every video… In love with ur handwriting ❤

0:24 to skip the bugged intro. *NOTE:* I only post timestamps like this when the handwriting intro fails to appear on the screen.

I very much appreciate that you usually include the Mars in your reviews, because I haven't really used anything else since circa 1980 and that's unlikely to change. Nice to get confirmation that it's still a contender. Musgrave's retro presentation is pleasing, though.

Hi Kevin, I am actually right in Pigeon Forge, Tennesee for Thanksgiving. Musgrave is only a few hours away! Also, Did you see the new Holiday Variety Pack from musgrave? It has some new pencils including a tipped version of the News 600 and a scented version of the Bugle. Have a great Thanksgivng. Louie

Kevin great video. I just got these erasers too with their “holiday” pencil pack.

Hi, Kevin! Like you, a good eraser is a must for me. The Pentel is my favorite and most used eraser, but I've also come to enjoy using the Apsara Rub-a-long and the Clear Radar Seed eraser. I get the Apsara from Amazon and the Clear Radar from Daiso. I feel like my erasers don't age well and become ineffective over time. Is there a way to prolong the life of an eraser? Is there a preferred way to store them? Thanks for the video. I always enjoy watching! Have a lovely day, Kevin!

Pentel hi-polymer is a favorite eraser for me .

Look up the Pencil Parable Kevin. Enjoyed seeing the eraser box, I enjoyed it very much.

My Bic Cristal Up pens arrived and there is a lot to like about them especially the nibs which match the ink color, plug, and cap colors. I wish this idea could be applied across the entire Bic Cristal line. Unfortunately the Bic Cristal Up ink, while very smooth for writing, seems runnier and wetter than the classic Bic Cristal high viscosity ink. I like the more classic thicker ink for its shading capabilities. For this reason I may not be re-buying this particular model.

I’ve never seen a pencil review, I never really thought about it. Very comprehensive review.

Is your X acto school pro still there

That's why I recommended you try the Pen + Gear 2-pack gel pens because they're only 88 cents a pack! 😄 Uniball are more expensive because they're a Japanese brand. My favorite classic pen is a Uniball. It's a shame you don't use pens more because Uniball is an amazing brand - the Japanese are top notch at everything they make and their pens are no exception.

The original BIC pen debuted in New York in a 1 pack for $0.19.

I've had the misfortune of buying a dozen (though the incompetent shop shipped a box with only 11 pencils in it) of these in HB grade, and yes, they're as hard to erase as the Palomino Blackwing 602. Also, at the lower back of the box says: Designed and produced under the guidance of: ROYAL TALENS Made in China. EDIT: The fact that they stamped "HOLLAND" on the pencils and omit that it's actually made in China is a questionable look on the company's integrity. At least Tombow has the decency to stamp (no foil or ink whatsoever) "MADE IN VIETNAM" on theirs.

Good pen

Thanks for the review. I have used them in 0.5 mm and 0.38 mm. The black pen comes in a fully black barrel too. The 0.38 mm is scratchy if you don't write at the correct angle and if you write fast. The 0.5 mm is more smooth. I guess the 0.7mm may be the smoothest but will run out of ink quickly.

Is it smooth like a rollerball pen? Like is it on more of a smooth side or hard side?

I can see why they say it's a medium point: the width of the trace left by it matches a 1mm ballpoint with oil-based ink very closely. In saturation, the blue is looking very blue on camera, though the ink dispensing is a _little_ bit inconsistent. Black is more uniform on that. Could be because the blue is not quite "broken in", but who knows. Good pens for two quarters and a dime each. I'd take them if I were to write frequently on thicker paper.

I have several of these pens, which I use only for check-writing: I was pulled in by the promise to save me from the nefarious check-bleaching fraudsters. In my experience, these tend to skip, and are less forgiving when it comes to writing angle. I find the Bic Cristal writing experience to be far, far superior. Thanks, Kevin!

You were likely thinking that the green Empire pencil with the wide ferrule was the iconic Black Wing 602. Imagine finding a few of those in pristine shape. $40 each for the originals!! Still, all of these gems are valuable mementos.

Terrific and thorough review as always, Kevin. I'm using my Sketcher daily at this point, and it is indeed a fine pencil. Thanks for the shout-out, too!

I just found 2 of these today in a $1.00 plastic baggie w other older pencils at a thrift store. I recently moved & my local thrift store is better in the stationery dept than the thrift stores from my old town. Have found some interesting stuff recently (I'm mostly looking for colored pencils like old Berol Prismacolors). I'd never heard of these Mirados. They are very nice, dark, smooth pencils. From the look of them, they seem to be v old, like from the 80's. I'll be using them so glad they're still being made. Thanks for the video!

These are pretty weird pencils in retrospect. The 1388 model is more on the hex barrel than the round.

I never watch the intro, sounds like nail to chalkboard. But I like the east.

I have this eraser and the eraser NEVER went in while I am using it. I believe he was putting way too much pressure on it.

6:04 Regarding the Malaysia erasers, I got a blister pack of 3 Malaysian Pink Pearl 100s bought on eBay, no indication of 'latex-free' in them. So the hypothesis can be reasonable. Nevertheless, the Pink Pearl nowadays is a mediocre eraser at best and it destroys copier printed ink. Id much prefer the Mono eraser anyday.😅

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Kevin, it it an absolute honor to have these special pencils reviewed by you and MAMO on KZbin! Thank you so much for the kind words and amazing compliments! I have really been enjoying these pencils for sketching (and writing too!). I am also thrilled to be able to make these available for your viewers and other like-minded collectors in this special community! Enjoy, and let me know if there are any questions!

With all the expense the Draughting pencil gets, Im glad there are people who still appreciate it. This looks to be a pretty good homage. Imma gonna try this one Also a bit of history about the Draughting 314: Its originally made by Eagle Pencil. There are three types of 314s in the wild (eBay) the more earlier 314 with the old Eagle logo (seen in the old Mikados), the newer logo version (seen in more early 40s Mirados among others) and the Berol ones. And yes, the consensus for the General's edition is that it sucks. It is softer and chalky than the original. So yeah these are a good alternative for people who want the old school Draughting

Listening to your clock, I think it’s running slow.

As mentioned, a beautiful pencil. Nothing more to say. Though I should note, that Apsara sharpener (that Duffy also used) is perfect for the Sketcher. The point is long so as it wears down, the trace doesn't widen quite as dramatically during use, and the relatively blunt tip fits a 4B pencil, those should be awl-sharp at most - a needle point would be wasted on it. For a 4B pencil, that erases like a high quality HB. With the difference i mind, I'd give the Sketcher no less than an A- bordering on straight A.

The HB pencil is basically a #2 pencil that you would by at and stationary dept. at the store. When it comes to graphite drawing pencils there's a value scale. The H pencils are hard and light, and B pencils are soft and dark. Like a 6H is lighter than a 2H, and a 6B is darker than a 2B. There's also H (hard and Light), F (Fine or firm), and B (black) pencils. HB is right in the middle of the value scale.

It shows the best control I've seen on a wooden pencil,something I could only find on old Faber Castell pencils! I'd say this is super high quality graphite!

Wow! Kevin I just ordered a flat box of these on eBay! I mentioned on there that you sent me! Can’t wait to try these! So excited!!! ❤ thanks Kev!!!! Jeffrey 🥰🥰

If you think inability to understand cursive is bad, Kevin, what if I told you some (read: many) kids I deal with every day don't know how to use a _keyboard_ properly? They don't even know the differences between Ctrl, Alt Gr and Shift for printing out special characters. I have to guide them constantly. They were born and raised with smartphone touchscreen typing, and now they're becoming adults and struggling with this ubiquitous essential technology that is impossible to be replaced anytime soon. Unlike cursive with its blockprint alternative, there's no effective replacement for a keyboard. Before anyone calls me an old man yelling at clouds: I'm not even 34 years old yet. These people are barely one generation removed from mine!

I ordered a box on eBay just now. Eagerly awaiting... So grateful for your review Kevin

Oooooooohhh! Here is a gotta have of few of each. Cursive presentation is a handsome touch. Drooling...

I really love deli pencil

What erasers do you prefer? Kevin

So as someone who used point 88 for years as writing pens and has recently invested in the sensor, I can categorically say it is not the same. I write heavy and the point 88 does not last, it ends up completely compressed into the metal. However the sensor is spring loaded and there is a deliberate give in the tip that springs back to prevent this

For drawing , I use the Mars Lumograph for when I need a medium level of accuracy and a pencil that highlights well with the eraser aka when the Japanese Mistubishi Hi Uni 's softness and darkness is too blunt an instrument for detail, but when I dont yet want to go to the nuclear option of using the Caran D'Ache Grafwood, a pencil I reserve for only the most complicated and difficult drawings.

I don't like the Chinese made Dixon's. They have in intermittently gritty feeling which is a big downer when sketching.

Your handwriting is so beautiful ❤…the original American English 🥰🫶🏻

Unless I missed it, I don't think you mentioned which typewriters you prefer to the 3000. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be interested to know. Thanks for the video.