Koh-I-Noor4190 HB 2.0 mm Graphite Leads for Technical Drawing

Fine but a lot of broken leads in package

YES oh my gosh these are lovely. They are chic, write very well, and the graphite is great quality. The graphite is thick and dark. NOW, let me explain 1 thing that was VERY confusing to me...where the sharpener is. The sharpener is literally attached to the pencils. Each pencil has one. You unscrew the metal end of the pencil and see a prong. You hold the prong in one hand and the pencil-body in another. You take the pencil-body and stick the end of the graphite into the prong & TWIST. When you twist, it shaves the graphite into a point. Very strange, but extremely fulfilling. The only thing to keep in mind is that the graphite shavings will fall onto the ground, if not shaved over a garbage. Do not shave the pencil over clothing or white furniture/desk/etc. I really like these pencils, you will too. MY grandparents steal these from me all the time. OH: make sure your dogs don't get to these. Mine got to 3 of them on separate occasions. For some reason, I think dogs/animals are attracted to graphite (or something). This can cause serious damage, thank goodness my shepherd has an iron-stomach. Just something to keep in your mind. You'll love these...a lot.

Though 2.0 mm pencils have fallen out of favor since the introduction of the .5 mm pencils, I still prefer to use this size. The pencils feel good. This lead is also of a very good quality. It fits all my pencils well and produces a good line. It sharpens well. I have purchased these leads before and liked them so this is a repeat buy for me.

I use these for drawing in my sketchbook, and they fit very nicely in my Prismacolor Turquoise lead holder. Sharpen nicely and is a nice smooth HB, just as advertised. Was supposed to take 2 months to arrive originally, but instead took just one. I wasn't in a hurry, so this was a steal for me.

Despite the fact these lead came from overseas, they came quick and packaged well. Nothing was broken! These leads are smooth and the right softness. There are no particles in them that I have ever found and just love the quality. The storage box is easy to open and great storage for them.

Smooth writing leads that hold points nicely

This lead will write, but the issue is there is huge amount of friction when using this lead. Not sure what they did to get such a huge amount fiction in their pack of lead. Compare it to Staedtler or Roterings lead and you will feel what I am talking about. Write fast enough would not be surprised if you started a fire (kidding, but none the less hope you get the idea). Not worth the 5 dollars you save

Very happy

Prompt delivery as described