Each time you sharpen a wood pencil, you shave away a piece of your writing tool. Woodcase pencils are 100% consumable and disposable.
Why Choose a Mechanical Pencil over a Typical Woodcase Pencil? An artist may use the lead on the side of the point to fill in large areas of value. Although the lead is measured by its diameter, the point is sharpened and will require a sharpener to control the line thickness. Leads above 2mm are usually considered "sketch" mechanical pencils that clutch the larger piece of lead. In the fountain pen world, these would be your "medium" point sizes available on most pens. Leads between 0.9mm and 1.4mm are suitable for general purpose writing and sketching. Thinner leads are ideal for those who have small, neat handwriting. The lines will appear lighter on the paper and are easier to erase. Thinner leads under 0.7mm are best suited for light, technical drawings, drafts, and fine details. While it is possible to use different lead hardnesses (2B, HB, or 2H, for example) in the same lead diameter, it is not possible to switch a different lead diameter (like putting a 0.9mm in a 0.5mm pencil) in a mechanical pencil.
This means that a 0.7mm mechanical pencil only accepts 0.7mm diameter lead. Mechanical pencil mechanisms are fixed for the type of lead they accept. Depending on how you intend on using the pencil, the lead diameter plays a major role in selecting a mechanical pencil, moreso than lead hardness.
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