Learn more› By Melanie Pinola Confession time: I’ve never liked mechanical pencils. The lead breaks as soon as it touches paper, or it never leaves the pencil body in the first place.

One 24-count pack of BIC Xtra-Strong Mechanical Pencils With Erasers Thick lead mechanical pencil offers dependable performance with break-resistant 0.9mm lead Lead advances quickly and erases ...

School-supply lists had come in, and I sat in the store dizzied by the multitude of mechanical pencils. Rather than sink dough into something that would be thrown away within a week, I called ...

You might have, or can inexpensively buy, a mechanical pencil which has the feeder button on the side rather than on top, as usual. With the pencil in hand, [ptkrf] shows you the simple procedure ...

Twist-Erase III Mechanical Pencils feature a sturdy, well-balanced barrel that makes it the most popular Twist-Erase Pencil Protective tip design stabilizes lead to reduce lead breakage Latex-free ...

But the apparent humility—or, perhaps, smug performance of humility—in my choice of penciling is counterbalanced by the fact that I eschew the humble wooden pencil. I must have a mechanical ...