Kaweco Sketch Up Brass Case Pencil

I grabbed this when I noticed the price had fallen to about 25 bucks from 35. This is a great thick dang honking hunk of lead in a well-machined and weighty brass tube. AND said tube is a bloody octagon! So there are plenty of surfaces for your fingers to explore when finding your best grips. The heft lends itself to exerting subtle changes in pressure on the lead, which leads to more successful and nuanced shading. You can turn it and get thicker or thinner lines. It's brass, so it smells like brass and makes your hand smell that way too. But on the flip side, it's brass, so it's gorgeous and durable AF. My only (minor) complaint would be that it is a drop clutch, rather than an automatic, so if you hold the button the whole lead could fall right out. But this seems to be the way for most clutch pencils, I guess, and makes it easier to take apart if necessary. Just make quick clicks to advance the lead and poke any excess length back in with your finger. It's small enough to slip in your pocket, and I believe that the octagonal Kaweco Sport pen clips fit it, if that's your fancy. Once it is safely stashed in your EDC bag or pocket, you are well-equipped to draw, sketch, write, carpenter, fidget (this thing is a great fidget piece), or jab into an attacker's eye. Or you can just keep it in a pencil case. Either way, awesome.

I purchased this hoping it would help me loosen up in my sketching. Not sure if it contributed anything toward that end, but honestly, I think I just wanted a fancy pencil. At any rate, it’s about the nicest object I’ve ever owned. If aliens landed in your backyard, and in their attempts to communicate with you, one of them made a gesture suggesting that they required a writing instrument, THIS is the one you’d want to hand them. Maybe such a thing isn’t important to you (whatever). This thing is simply beautiful. It feels so *right* in your hand, so solid, perfectly weighted. Pretty sure you could kill a man with this thing. Again, that may not be important to you (whatever). Every time I use it (often), I feel like I’m doing something really important. Yesterday, I drew a crude sketch on a bathroom wall of the President lighting his farts on fire, and it felt really *dignified*, somehow. I got the matte black one, because duh. I also sprung for the fancy clip, and if you’re like me and enjoy clipping things to things, I recommend it! If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I had a pencil that was all chunky like those kindergarten crayons, but with a hull of solid brass, and maybe looks like it was made for James Bond or Darth Vader,” this is the lead holder for you. Oh, it also comes in a fancy-pants Willy Wonka lookin’ tin, which I’m a sucker for.

5.6 mm leads have become my favorite for shading/rendering drawings, rough sketching, and some textures. This Kaweco Sketch Up lead holder is comfortable, durable, and compact. Because it is metal, it warms as it is used. This lead holder doesn't roll as much as others, thanks to the shape. Clutch design and all metal construction mean this should last for a very long time. I found a local trophy shop that can engrave the brass barrel, which is handy for gifts or personalization/identification. Other brands of 5.6 mm leads are too long to fit fully in the barrel when new, but I use them anyway. Leads wear down quick enough with use, and then they fit just fine. A range of 5.6 mm refills (not just graphite) are available; I have used Cretacolor and Koh-I-Noor products, but there are other brands, too. I don't care for built-in sharpeners, as they tend to be messy, dusting the lead holder in graphite, no matter how much you try to clean it each time. So, I used the sharpener to verify that it functions in a pinch (and it does), but prefer to use a separate, handheld standard sharpener. This lead holder also works to hold *some* eraser stick refills, tortillons, blending stumps, charcoal sticks, pastels, chalks, silicone color shapers, and brushes, but will not fit most "woodless pencils", and will not function as a pencil extender for wood-cased pencils. With the addition of other grades of graphite and different media, this tool is very versatile for many different tasks/hobbies/vocations. Overall, this is an excellent lead holder to use, and it looks very nice, as well. Since it is designed as part of a coordinating line of Kaweco Sport products, it is particularly nice when paired with a pen or two, so you have a "set", but it is attractive and practical on its own.

I love the solid feel of this pencil. It has gotten a lot of use in shading some of my drawings, and also for quick gesture drawings.

This SketchUp 5.6 Kaweco corrector is the same tool as the SketchUp 5.6 lead holder. This one simply comes with an eraser. The Kaweco eraser is new to me, and I like it. One very cool thing is that this SketchUp 5.6 also holds the Kakimori bullet nibs. I can have both a Kaweco 5.6 lead inside and the ink nib clutched in at the same time. This is a very durable art tool and it feels good in my hand. I like the thickness of it. It’s fun to use.

So, this is a nice pencil. Solid, heavy, great lead. I like it. My complaint is Amazon’s presentation. It arrived along with two other purchases inside a large brown bag. They just tossed it in, loose, no tin box, no wrapper, just the unprotected pencil in a bag. It looks new but without the packaging I suspect otherwise. Amazon needs to do better as the lack of packaging of what is not a cheap item was completely unacceptable. I want the tin box that was shown when I placed my order.

This arrived on time and was as described. I love this lead clutch. It is great. Like most of the companies writing implements, it is well built and is a joy to work with. I especially love the shortness of it, and how it fits in the hand. It also has a nice weight to it as well.

Great pencil, compact, well designed and well made

特別な感じが二重丸♪ 仕事でいつも使っています 持ちやすく、たまらなくカッコいい

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1. Design und Verarbeitung Der Kaweco Sketch Up Brass Fallbleistift beeindruckt bereits auf den ersten Blick mit seinem hochwertigen Design. Das massive Messing und die oktogonale Form verleihen ihm nicht nur eine edle Optik, sondern auch eine ausgezeichnete Haptik. Der Bleistift liegt angenehm schwer in der Hand, was ihn sehr stabil macht und die Kontrolle beim Zeichnen verbessert. Das Material ist robust und langlebig, und mit der Zeit entwickelt das Messing eine natürliche Patina, die den Stift noch einzigartiger macht. 2. Schreiberlebnis Mit der 5,6 mm dicken Mine in der Härte 5B bietet der Kaweco Sketch Up ein ausgezeichnetes Schreiberlebnis. Die weiche Mine gleitet sehr geschmeidig über das Papier und eignet sich besonders gut für Skizzen und Schraffuren. Durch den komfortablen Griffbereich lässt sich der Bleistift sowohl für detaillierte Arbeiten als auch für breite Linien gut nutzen. Die Mine ist leicht nachfüllbar, was den Stift sehr praktisch macht. 3. Anwendung und Vielseitigkeit Ich nutze den Kaweco Fallbleistift vor allem für meine Skizzen und Zeichnungen, und er hat sich als sehr vielseitig erwiesen. Die Dicke der Mine erlaubt es, kräftige Linien und schattierte Flächen mühelos zu erzeugen. Durch leichten Druck kann man die Linienführung variieren, was das Zeichnen sehr angenehm und flexibel macht. Außerdem eignet er sich hervorragend für technische Zeichnungen, da die Mine konstant bleibt und sich nicht wie ein Holzbleistift abnutzt. 4. Handhabung und Komfort Die oktogonale Form des Stifts sorgt dafür, dass er nicht vom Tisch rollt und stets griffbereit bleibt. Das Gewicht ist für längeres Arbeiten ideal, da es eine stabile Handführung unterstützt. Dank des komfortablen Griffs ermüdet die Hand auch bei längerer Benutzung nicht. Der Mechanismus zum Einziehen der Mine funktioniert reibungslos, und es ist einfach, die Mine wieder zu verstauen. 5. Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis Der Kaweco Sketch Up Brass Fallbleistift ist zwar nicht günstig, aber das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis ist dennoch hervorragend. Man erhält hier ein hochwertiges Schreibgerät, das eine lange Lebensdauer verspricht und gleichzeitig durch sein zeitloses Design besticht. Für jeden, der Wert auf Qualität und Ästhetik legt, ist dieser Fallbleistift eine lohnende Investition. Fazit Der Kaweco Sketch Up Brass Fallbleistift 5,6 mm ist eine perfekte Wahl für Künstler, Designer und Liebhaber hochwertiger Schreibgeräte. Er kombiniert exzellente Verarbeitung, ein elegantes Design und vielseitige Einsatzmöglichkeiten. Ich kann ihn jedem empfehlen, der auf der Suche nach einem langlebigen und stilvollen Bleistift ist, der nicht nur gut aussieht, sondern auch im Alltag überzeugt.

Excelente produto. Muito satisfeito.

Será de muito valor para meu trabalho, resistente ergonômico para produção de croquis e desenhos.