Ticonderoga Pencils, Wood-Cased #3 HB Hard/Fine, Yellow, 12-Pack (13883)

I taught school for many years and these were the best wooden pencils. The lead didn’t break as quickly as other pencils. These sharpen to a nice point also. I went through a lot of other brands that did not perform as well as these. Lots of money wasted on pencils that the point would fall out after sharpening.

Típicos lápices de USA que compré por la nostalgia de mis años de estudiante. No recordaba que la mina pinta tan clarito, es muy suave. No el mejor lápiz del mundo pero sí el más icónico de los colegios norte-americanos. Buena calidad en general y la goma no se rompe.

Prefer #3 pencils because of the hardness but cannot always find them in retail. These are excellent pencils at good price and great delivery time.

caro para la calidad que ofrece

I have been using these for years, they are by far my favorite pencils to use. I use a decent amount of pressure when I write, sot he #3 is by far the best option for me. It holds up to the way I write without breaking, and yet is still dark enough to read well. The harder the lead usually the lighter the writing is. The #3 pencils also are much cleaner to use, does not leave all the dust on the page when writing, drawing, etc. The other thing that I consistently see with these is that the leads are seldom broken inside the pencils, unless I buy them at Wal-Mart. Which means, perhaps they are getting the ones that fail for less money? Who knows...could also just be a coincidence. I also like that the erasers on these pencils actually work very well, which is unusual for pencils. And, since the lead is harder, these work very well on lumber for construction / carpentry projects. Leaves a nice fine line that easily erases.