uniHi-Uni Wooden Pencil - HB - Box of 12

Superb pencils. The graphite is a nice soft grey when transferring onto paper. As i said earlier these are superb but not my favourite this is my swiss pencil the Rolls Royce of pencils at £4.50 each they are a luxury.

As in the case of other Mitsubishi Uni pencils, this Hi-Uni pencil is a quality product. Without exaggerating, I have hundreds of pencils manufactured by different companies, and I noticed that some HB pencils are closer to H, and occasionally more like 2H or B. I find Mitsubishi Uni pencils particularly reliable. (Personally, I find the appearance of Hi-Uni with this maroon colour sophisticated too.) This product is probably what you would expect from a good-quality HB pencil. (I may be biased in favour of Uni pencils as they were my mother's favourite too !)

Amazing pencils. By far my favourite I have used. Took a while to arrive, but they did come from Japan after all. Probably not as great as the 'legendary' Blackwing 602 pencils. However, they are twice the price and I'd rather have pencils without the eraser attachment. I'm not an artist or anything so I'm not expert in pencil gradients. I use them for writing more than anything. I really like the design too.

Excellent quality pencil. Harder than the Tomboo Mono100 HB and a nicer appearance compared to Uni Star pencils that I have

The Palomino Blackwing is (slightly) better IMHO. However, with the PBW you are constantly explaining yourself due to the complements/questions that come due to its looks. This is just a pencil..... Except that it isn't :)

Recommended, harder than and lighter than Tombows when comparing the HBs but a VERY nice high quality pencil. Will buy again.

Great quality and price

took 2 weeks to arrive but superb product as usual

Classe alta delle matite.Avevo visto in un documentario che queste matite, nelle gradazioni più morbide, erano usate anche dal maestro dell'animazione Hayao Miyazaki.Io non disegno, le uso per scrivere, sono molto belle, ottima verniciatura.Queste HB lasciano un tratto molto marcato, ma credo di preferire le Tombow Mono 100.

Ces stylos ne sont pas les moins chère, étant fabriqué au Japon et envoyé de la bas.J'était a la recherche d'un crayon HB pour remplacé mes Colombia Copperplate que j'avais acheté en Australie mais qui ne son plus fabriqué. J'ai comparé diffèrent marques de crayons , TOMBO MONO 100, CARAN d'ACHE Klein Blue et ce MITSU-BISHI Hi-uni . Celui-ci est parfait, a la foi en qualité de fabrication et matériaux. En main, l'écriture es très lise , sans accros et un couleur profond. Il est égale au MONO 100 et comparable a mes vieux Copperplate. Je suis pleinement satisfait. Heureusement il-y-a une douzaine dans la boite qui est aussi de bonne qualité.

Few companies make pencils quite like Mitsubishi.Their Hi-Uni exemplifies fine pencil-making craftsmanship at its finest.What makes this pencil so special is the impeccable attention to detail.Each pencil begins with materials that are hand-selected, using the best available source.The cores are softer than Western/European counterparts, finely milled so that each pencil stroke glides on paper smoothly.The cores are encased in an absolutely perfect position, dead-center, which is important because it will sharpen reliably to a fine point and reliably perform as expected.The incense-cedar casing is carefully selected utilizing tight, straight-grained and matched wood halves during the manufacture so that the finished pencil will have an excellent, symmetric grain pattern.This also prevents warping of the wood that can detract aesthetically and functionally as it will place undue stress on the graphite core, potentially causing breaks in the core or destabilizing the bonding of the core to wood casing.These are fine details that will be lost on the majority of people who use them, but it is very reassuring to know that in this day and age of mass produced garbage commodities, someone out there still takes pride in producing a beautiful, timeless tool, one that can be appreciated by the end-user who cares about these things.The pencils come in the widest assortment of grades, from 10B to 10H for the artistically inclined.They are often compared to Blackwing pencils. Unlike Blackwing, Hi-Uni are graded, whereas the Blacking come in "soft, balanced, firm, and extra-firm" graphite grades.They equal and exceed the performance of Blackwing pencils, which is a feat since the current Palomino Blackwing line of pencils are another example of fine pencil craftsmanship as well. There is no need to choose between the two, both are excellent.Finally, Blackwing pencils are tipped with the iconic eraser. After using the pencil down to a stub, it's a straightforward thing to pull the ferrule off the Blackwing and rig it onto the end of a brand new Hi-Uni, and then you have the best of both worlds! Pics included.

I bought these mostly for drawing and they are great. Buttery smooth on all paper. However For me I think hb is too soft. It requires a lot of sharpening to keep a finer point. Which kills the pencil fast. I will be purchasing these again, most likely 2h or h the next time . That's not a problem for most people though , just a personal nit pick. These are great pencil for anyone looking for professional materials for analog art. Can't really speak for writing though, but I assume they will be good for that as well. Erases well with all erasers. I'm not a good artist yet, so I need to erase a lot. Also need to after inking any drawings.

Ce sont les meilleurs crayons graphite au monde .Mine plus résistante , mine qui glisse et bois d'excellente qualité