Pleasantly surprised how well designed and the build quality! Absolutely a must have for any contractor. My favorite part is the built in sharpener! Comes with plenty of refills including 24 black refills and 12 yellow refills. Homerun!

The thick lead is very durable and is easy to sharpen with the built in sharpener. After sharpening the point holds up well and leaves a clear mark without excessive pressure.

I’ve always used the regular traditional carpenters pencils, mostly for smaller projects, but for a larger house-framing project, stopping to sharpen the pencil was getting pretty annoying and time consuming. So, I first purchased the single pencil with the six extra refill leads.What a great pencil! No sharpening needed, just a click of the button and you’re good-to-go. The lines are not super dark, but dark enough, and the leads are VERY strong. (From what I understand, that’s the trade-off– strength vs darkness, so maybe this is a good balance.) And, if you want a really, really fine line for precise measurements, the sharpener creates just that– a really really, fine point on the lead. If you want a thicker line, you can quickly and easily remove the lead and reverse it and use the fat, blunt, unsharpened end. But the good news is, for 99% of the time (when marking sole plates and top plates, or studs, or OSB panels, or whatever), you can just use the pencil as-is and it works great and doesn’t need sharpening or changing at all. I wanted to note that I’m also using engineered LSL lumber for some of the framing (which has a pretty rough, textured surface), and also OSB panels (that are a little rough as well), but this pencil has been great for both. Anyway, I was so impressed with this pencil that I went ahead and purchased the two-pack pencil set with lots of extra leads. I wanted an extra pencil to keep at the miter saw, and another for my helper.However, a Few Issues:1) So, there is a removable black finger-grip tip that allows you to mark through a small pre-drilled hole or just have a much skinnier pencil. (Not something that I really care about, but others might want to know this.) Anyway, the black finger-grip tip is really, really difficult to remove.2) Okay, so there are the REGULAR dark leads, and there are the lighter YELLOW leads that supposedly work on concrete and tile. I was looking forward to using the yellow leads for marking on a concrete slab, but I have not had any luck at all using the yellow leads. I tried them on smooth, finished concrete, and I tried them on rough, textured concrete, but the marks and lines are nearly invisible. I’m not sure if these yellow leads work on tile, but on concrete, not so much. Very disappointed about that.Finally, Some Nit-Picky Things:1) When I initially purchased the single pencil, there were no instructions at all, only a square you could scan with a smart phone to get instructions, but it’s not that difficult to figure out that the sharpener unscrews from the push button end of the pencil, and that to remove a lead or load a new one, you just press and hold the push button and the new lead goes into the tip of the pencil, not from inside the push-button end. However, although there were no instructions, there was lot’s of info about how you might win $20 by scanning a different square and registering all your personal info. (Not gonna happen.) BUT, if you buy the two-pack pencil set, you get a six page pamphlet that not only has the info for the “$20 you-might-win-bonus if you register”, but also has the actual instructions for how to use and operate the pencil. Whatever.2) And finally, when you buy the two-pack pencil set, it comes with three black rectangular plastic holders with twelve extra leads in each. Two 12-packs of regular leads, and one 12-pack of yellow leads (which, as I mentioned earlier, don’t seem to work for what they are intended). It seems that this company has spent waaaay too much time (and money) on creating fancy containers for the leads. They are rectangular boxes, with a slide mechanism, and when you slide the slide, the lid flips up and twelve pointy leads rise up, kinda like a rectangular missile silo with twelve missiles popping up. However, for two out of three of these “silos” that came in the set, the lid just pops off completely, and then you have fiddle around trying to get it back on. Sure, I’m being nit-picky, but come on, just put the extra leads in a simple container!BOTTOM LINE:Fantastic carpenter’s pencil (despite the few issues), and a pretty decent price.

I had some trouble with one of the two pencils in my order.Thorvald was very quick to respond and replace the pencil in question.Leads are strong and it is easy to load/unload different leads. Sharpener in pencil cap is very handy.

I am a woodworker and always looking for a way to mark my lines and measurements. This pencil is excellent because you can maintain a precise edge for marking and it stands out on multiple wood colors. The refills are easy to change and sharpen, I would highly recommend this to anyone considering it.

Exactly what I needed and gets the job done.

Well made pencil. Like the thickness of it and the ability to take the sleeve off to get into smaller holes.

Best work pencils EVER! I love that they are mechanical. The lead is thick so doesn't break easily or wear down. It comes with a sharpener, so when it does wear down you can easily fix it. I highly recommend these to anyone who works with wood or needs this type of pencil. Well worth the money and it's not that expensive.

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This pencil is a must have for any diy-er or professional they really are as good as the well known brands.The lead is more durable and lasts longer than more expensive versions I have used. The screw in pencil sharpener in the top is not quite as convenient as one hosted on the frame of the pencil but I could live with this flaw. Removable grip for deep hole options is a great feature.Highly recommend this pencil set great value, bright so you won't lose it too!

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