Comments on: Uni-ball Kuru Toga Pencil

By: MSuhaimee pencildrawings

MSuhaimee pencildrawings — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:03:29 +0000

Hmm, like to try this Kuru Toga pencil soon. Never tried before. Thanks for the info Charley

By: sal

sal — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:49:30 +0000

Im always lookin to try new pencils for comfort and ability to write smooth for better lines. I am very anxious to try this pencil where can i find it? and How do i get one?

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:58:25 +0000

When I first read about the Kuru Toga from the Jetpens website, I was intrigued. I ordered one from Tokyo Pen Shop, since they seem to be the only online store whic can keep them in stock. I haven’t received mine yet so my comment might be premature. It seems as if the design is better suited for either printing Latin-based writing or character based writing such as Chinese, Japanese etc. where there is constant picking up of the pencil point. For more complicated characters, a fine line is needed especially when the strokes are short and crowded. It will be nice to see when they will be sold in the US. Hopefully they will be reasonably priced.

By: Li-An

Li-An — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:45:17 +0000

I like to test new pencils. I hope I will find this one…

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:04:19 +0000

Dang Nabbit! Not available in the UK just yet. (Curse, mutter, grumble).

By: Felicity

Felicity — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:45:14 +0000

Thanks Charley, that’s very kind of you! I have a photo of the 2mm pencil I use here
http://flickr.com/photos/60255010@N00/2325972477/
The little black tip is actually a detachable sharpener with 2 or 4 (I can’t quite see!) tiny blades in it. The same for the 3mm. The leads go from H to 3B but there is very little difference between 2 and 3B and I think the equivalent in a wooden pencil seems darker. I was never a fan of mechanical pencils but I use these all the time now. The sharpener is fine but it’s messy without anywhere to collect the graphite but I carry a Kum Long Point sharpener as it has openings for the 2 and 3mm leads too (and it’s light).

By: eidetic

eidetic — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:49:52 +0000

The ironic thing is I use mechanical pencils because of the chisel edge and I do most of my drawing that way. So while it may not suit the way I draw I’d still be inclined to try it just for the novelty value.

By: JG

JG — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:57:42 +0000

I admit – i’ve disabled the wacom stylus buttons completely and i flip it as i if it’s another pencil… it wears evenly on all sides.
I come to realise, even if i got this Kuru Toga pencil, i’d still be flipping it. =/

The clarifications on how it feels/works do make it sound like a decent and well-thought-out tool, rather than just a nifty trinket about to pass with a temporary fad. Thanks!