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<\/a>I thought I would try another one, opting to leave the Pilot in the desk drawer.\u00a0 So I did some reading and found the Uni Kuru Toga which has a unique feature.\u00a0 As you write with it, the mechanism rotates the lead a few degrees each time you lift it from the paper, so the lead stays sharp.\u00a0 It’s a very fascinating thing to watch and it isn’t just a marketing gimmick – it actually works.\u00a0 The price – around $12.<\/p>\n Then I decided to pick up a Pentel Sharp Kerry.\u00a0 Not a new design but a very popular one.\u00a0 The cap covers the lead tube when it’s in your pocket, and you just remove it to write.\u00a0 If you decide to post the cap, the lead advance button on the cap will advance the lead without removing it.\u00a0 Not particularly fancy, just a good design that has been around for quite a while – with good reason.\u00a0 The price – around $18.<\/p>\n My next, and likely my last pencil purchase was a rOtring 800.\u00a0 This is rOtring’s top of the line pencil, with a retractable tip.\u00a0 The rOtring 600 is very popular and the primary difference between the 600 and the 800 is the 800’s retractable tip.\u00a0 It certainly makes it a safer EDC pencil, since it probably won’t impale you like the non-retractable 600 might.\u00a0 Made from brass, it has a nice feel to it and the balance seems neutral.\u00a0 This one will be with me for a long time, I’m thinking.<\/p>\n A problem comes up from time to time – you just don’t want to write with ink.\u00a0 There is a really useful invention to solve this and it’s called a pencil.\u00a0 There are a staggering number of choices available.\u00a0 This might surprise you, but probably not – I like mechanical pencils. I have\u00a0 a Pilot … <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a>