Pentel Sharp Kerry Automatic Pencil, 0.7mm Lead Size, Blue Barrel, 1 Pen (P1037C)

I love it!!!

I'm a mathematician. I used pentels in college for a decade as a student. I just bought my 3rd Sharp Kerry 0.07mm. It is the same pencil I bought 11 years ago, and again that is the same as the one I bought 22 years ago in college. There is zero difference whatsoever. At the time I burned through lead by the gross cases, and so it was worthwhile trying all the pencils. I was able to wear them out by sheer repeated friction. White hand erasers in the dozens gave their all too. This was not only the best one, but looked very professional. The cap prevents the biggest injury intellectuals face. That of self inflicted lead stabbings.Half the length of the open pen with cap on rear is a metal cap. The barrel half is a good resin of like color. Minor striations in that will be noticed on close inspection. It in now way detracts from the appeal. The metal grip part is a metallic coated plastic that does not wear away. The center of balance with the cap locked to the back in open position is approximately dead center, just behind the metallic grip area. It is an excellent system. It is extremely reliable.I find the first thing to wear away is a thin metal inner ring that clips the cap and barrel in the closed position. It takes years. Extreme use for a decade got my first one close before I retired it and got another. I was still a student. It's normal wear and tear. I'm waiting to run into a Pentel representative. They are notorious for outright replacing parts and entire pens with an eager smile. They don't ask, they just do. I'll have two ready for him when I finally meet him.The pen is designed to be used with the cap locked to the back. It is also designed to be closed to the front when not in use. The rear eraser is covered by an aluminum cap. The design is that when you want to erase, you remove the cap with your non-dexterous hand and hold it in your fingers while erasing. You then re-apply the cap to the pen. Some people would lose their own heads were they not solidly attached to their own neck. Using things intelligently and according to design might prove useful. These tiny erasers are not for mass erasure. Use a white rubber Pentel or Staedtler eraser. I used to buy them by the case. For fine tiny erasures use the tiny one on the back. For all else use your rubber block.I have a ton of mechanical pencils now. Many vintage ones. MANY Pentels. I also have a Mont Blanc Meisterstuck pencil, and I even have their pen. This Pentel is heads over tails more useful, intelligently crafted and well designed than my nearly $400+ dollar Meisterstuck pencil. This is the best. My second best is another all aluminum barrel Pentel that is no longer made (have 8 of those haha).You'll be proud of this pencil. Guess what Stuart Weitzman signed the world's most valuable postage stamp with? No seriously take a guess!! Yep you guessed it. A Pentel Sharp Kerry.

I despise thin leads. I have a very heavy hand and break 0.7mm lead like it was made of eggshell. My go to lead size is 0.9mm and love the new 1.3 and 2.0 mm pencils on the market these days. Despite all of that I got to say Im in heaven with this pencil. Never before did I think I would use a 0.7mm pencil that I was truly enjoying working with. Boy what a pencil. It is so easy to hold and feels so comfortable. The thing screams quality and elegance. I got the navy blue version and it is vey pleasing to the eye. After writing with it for a couple days i found Im looking for excuses to use it. Legendary Pentel preformance with the feed mechanics and the positive feed rate. If you never used a Pentel pencil you need to try one out. It really doesnt matter which one as they all feed so smooth and precise (I own 8 different pentel pencils and they all work the same). Yep Pentel knows whats what in the mechanical pencil world. Of course there are a few minor issues (Im nit picking here). The pencil is mostly metal but the upper and lower colored body parts are plastic. Very nice plastic but very statically active. They grab any little piece of lint or dust or erasure shaving and show it off. The pencil always seems to look dirty (hopefully that will go way with time). Mine didnt come with directions as to how to access the eraser. I pulled off the end cap and all the lead went flying. The eraser is short. Pentel has always had small emergency use only erasers but at least they were long and you could get some decent use on them. This one does not extend past the end of the holder. There are flow marks in the plastic. I almost wish they had increased the.flow marks as it would have created a very nice marble effect. As it stands now it is subtle but noticable. All in all this is an amazing pencil. One I wish I had grabbed years ago. It is not a shop freindly pencil (ok maybe it is but Im not risking it). My only desire is that they offer it in a 0.9mm size. That would be my ultimate number one pencil.