Kaweco Special 2.0 Mechanical Pencil

Kaweco Special 2.0 mechanical pencil.
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[@arnor83]

I like the change up! I am a big fan of mechanical pencils and you certainly have opened my eyes to this one!

[@MsResinhead]

I have one of these and love it. Great for sketching. Nice review.

[@jake0the0snake]

This was a nice change from the normal fountain pen reviews. I appreciate a good mechanical pencil just as much as a good fountain pen. I would encourage you to take a look at the TWSBI mechanical pencils. They are easily my favorite mechanical pencils to use.

[@jmbaug1229]

Thanks for the review I'm going to get one this weekend :)

[@Tom_-]

Mechanical pencils in a 2.0mm lead size are more typically of the type known as "clutch" pencils, where the lead is held in place by vice-like jaws that protrude from the nose (3 or 4 jaws normally). This style shown is sometimes referred to as an automatic clutch pencil, as it does still have those jaws but they're inside the mechanism and extend the lead in pre-determined increments just like conventional mechanical/propelling pencils.

[@kennethmcgeechan604]

A 2mm clutch pencil is in my daily carry bundle. The Great thing about 2mm leads, they hardly ever break and last ages.

[@SebastianGutberlet]

Der Stephen Thank you for the nice review. Great even if you are not a pencil guy. I love your drawings... :) By the way you dont have to screw the top part off. Just pull. There are also other lead sizes available: 0.5 , 0.7 and 0.9. In all lead sizes is an eraser included but not in the 2.0. There are sharpeners for 2.0 but not from Kaweco at the moment. The lead is real graphite and not a plastic/graphite mix. The rattling in this case is really annoying. I think this is the old production lot. It is improved now and with the new version there should be no more rattling.

[@carlosarzate9808]

Does the surface have enough texture? how do you do with sweaty hands? is it slippery?

[@innerding]

I just purchased the kaweco sport mechanical pencil, same lead size. I thought I could use the mechanical pencil sharpener I already own but discovered the lead is to thick. Do you know of any options for sharpening the lead?

[@user-yu5zj6yl5q]

Hello. I've seen your reviews and it was amazing to see. Thank you for reviewing pens , and i'd like you to review Pilot743 because i am trying to buy it :)

[@venteotl]

Hi, When you write, I can hear a sound. What's that sound?

[@Blueisbluetube]

Great to see you branching out and I'm glad you like the pencil so much - as a real fan of mechanical pencils and clutch pencils, I just sent my Kaweco 2.0 back because I hated it. It doesn't feel heavy enough compared to other pencils, nor does it draw as well as more specialised instruments such as the Pentel Graphgear 1000, or look and feel as good as the Pentel S20 wood version. Also, did you not notice the constant rattling as you wrote? That was driivng me mad. You can get clutch pencils up to 5.6mm if you like a thicker lead too. Still, its a cool freebie to have got from Kaweco, its a pretty pricey pencil, after all!

[@williamprice424]

Very enjoyable review - especially as I use mechanical pencils as my alternative to fountain pens. For reasons I don't understand I have very neat handwriting underhand ( as a leftie ) with a mechanical pencil but not with a fountain pen. However, I write overhand with my fountain pens which gives me a very different style which pleases me. ( Biro's may be convenient but I never like the end result if I have to write more than a sentence.)

[@haicautrang5304]

In America, the Staedtler 2.0 lead holder (mechanical pencil) is very popular among carpenters.

[@retardno002]

As a Romanian I would have to recommend a sterling silver pen / pencil for staking vampires, this also works but requires a lot of accuracy

[@JohnAceti]

About time you've crossed over...nothing beats the reliability of a mechanical pencil...and that lead is some serious lead!

[@sbrebrown]

Thank you!

[@bufetelmm]

sbrebrown You did no say nothing about wetness. :(

[@BenM]

I use these for drawing. I sharpen the end of my 2mm lead with a knife just like any art pencil. Except you don't have to deal with the wood shavings :p.

[@frankoverman9543]

Hi Steve - nice change of pace. Interesting how thin the line looked for a 2.0 lead. Next time you review a mechanical pencil, you could recreate some of your biology lessons. Ever take any mechanical drawing? Having a Pentel when I did drafting would have been great!

[@TheLeedgelodge]

If I write with anything other than a pen, its with mechanical pencil. This thing is neat, I hope they make more mechanical pencils.

[@patrickbandau2664]

There are a lot of very good mechanical pencil out the. Faber-Castel makes some good one.They had been the first ones, who made pencils in Germany in 1761 and short after came Johann Staedtler back in 1835.Caran d´Ache (which means Pencil in russia )makes very good ones too (the Fixpencil 22). 2mm are the normal sizes of leads in wooden pencils.

[@gammondog]

I never liked mechanical pencils because of the lead breakage problem and the difficulty in carrying it in your pocket or bag. You had to use a pencil case. The 0.7mm is barely useable in my heavy hand. What really sold me on your 2.0 was the part at 6:47. That instrument truly does write like a regular pencil.

[@Tom_-]

William Albert Lead technology has gone some way, though. Check out "Ain Stein" lead made by Pentel of Japan. It's actually surprisingly strong (and also a little expensive) and I find I can be as ham-fisted as I like and it never breaks, especially in 0.7mm.

[@gammondog]

Yes! I have noticed that. Forty years ago my pencil case was littered with broken off fragments of lead which I would try to recycle into the barrel of the mechanical pencil. These days my Pentel 0.7mm rarely snaps off or fragments in the holder, even if dropped. Still,I will rarely use my 0.5 mm. My 0.7mm gets used on my wall calendar or for when I'm learning something new by writing it over several times.

[@GwynethSleuth]

Looks wonderful for sketching and gesture drawing. I wonder if there's a "pointer" available. I think Kaweco was wise to send it to you, Stephen, because they know you do fair reviews and even better if you're NOT a "mechanical pencil guy"...they get another viewpoint, non? Great review. I now want one. :-) I was going to ask if there's an eraser, but I prefer to use a kneaded eraser anyway. But it would be cool to have one on the pencil in emergencies.

[@RegalPlatypus]

Gel pens, mechanical pencils... *head explodes*

[@bufetelmm]

The next will be a review of chalk.

[@jsddf8455]

pruch LOL

[@vincebln2]

After that a solid block of Graphite :P

[@Wesden7]

Serious Leadage!

[@ViniciusGuitarGuy]

4:02 That's what she said.

[@RubenB658]

Have you thought about doing a Day In The Life of SBRE Brown?

[@JonesyMcDanes]

Lets note that this lead holder is for artistic purposes, so the things of note would be the grip in all positions, the mechanism's sturdiness, and such. I don't quite feel this was you're field of expertise and I'm not quite sure what Kaweco was thinking sending this to you other than to get the word out that they make one. The more useful things that could've been touched on would be if the lead moves when you draw or if the lead they have is of quality over other brands, but of course if its just cool to have a 2mm mechanical pencil then all the power to you but the purpose of the pencil and what the review was talking about was most probably misleading to people not familiar with your content. Edit: to be clear 2mm lead holders are alternatives to wood so you don't have to deal with length and sharpening issues.

[@inharmonik]

Any flex? line variation?

[@sankarchaudhuri7126]

there are many pencils with 2 mm lead

[@LaserrSharp]

Sounds like it rattles quite a bit. Is that right?

[@sbrebrown]

Yes.

[@orlandoramirez2276]

ROFL Man, I was expecting something else when you said drawing... It was fun tho

[@sadiejosiemom]

Maybe I missed you saying, but is this self-sharpening?

[@sbrebrown]

You did not miss it: it is not self-sharpening.

[@sbrebrown]

lesslighter Thank you!

[@johnmmxii]

lesslighter I think you mean self-rotating lead, not self-sharpening.

[@RinTV2]

I miss your old room where you were surrounded by all your books and weapons. It was very professorish where you did lots of fun unprofessorish things. I hope your drawing has not improved, it was perfect.

[@secretagent3764]

If it doesn't have an eraser I have no use for it. I want to be able to erase on the spot if I make a mistake and carry an eraser makes no sense

[@BenM]

It's for drawing, not writing

[@mishkafifty403]

Thanks for the review. Clutch pencil meets mechanical pencil :) That rattling noise is a deal breaker :(

[@user-bu7gt5ry7h]

なんか、後ろに刀がある

[@greekveteran2715]

It rattles like crazy when you write, I wonder if it's the cap or the lead mechanism? These look good for writing and maybe sketching too. For any kind of drawing though, I would only suggest the Faber Castell TK 9400/ TK 4600.

[@jisa39]

Writing sample 5:16

[@sreepurammike]

Musicians pencil

[@bugrilyus]

A european combany follows american rules of grammar. It is 2 comma 0.

[@Feldspar__]

Rattle. rattle rattle.

[@No-zo1xn]

Wtf is that intro