Manly Writing Utensils

[DIY_Guy79]

Wow, glad to see I'm not the only guy that appreciates good pens and pencils. I'm gonna have to check a lot of these out. Have never heard of many of these. Thanks.

 

[DIY_Guy79]

Here's mine.

Looks awesome, what is it?

 

[Lisamelting]

I got it from a sales rep. It's aluminum with inch/metric scales, level and a small interchangable screwdriver bit under the cap.

 

[Unruh]

I was given one of these from one of my students for Christmas. Pretty cool pen. Has rulers on the size of metric and standard and a small level on another side.

 

[DIY_Guy79]

I was given one of these from one of my students for Christmas. Pretty cool pen. Has rulers on the size of metric and standard and a small level on another side.

I got it from a sales rep. It's aluminum with inch/metric scales, level and a small interchangable screwdriver bit under the cap.

Man, you guys are making me jealous lol. Those are awesome.

 

[tanukiboy]

Well, if we're talking about manly writing utensils:

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[tanukiboy]

Man, you guys are making me jealous lol. Those are awesome.

Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MM164ZR/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Mr. Tool]

Another great one!

 

[Mr. Tool]

https://theawesomer.com/tool-pen-2/300011/

https://wiplabs.com/products/pen-type-a

https://www.blankforces.com/pocket-bolt-pen/

 

[GirchyGirchy]

I like my Karas Kustoms stuff, all machined and finished in the US. They work mostly in anodized aluminum but also use copper, brass, and plastic sometimes. I think the only parts they buy from elsewhere are things not worth making themselves - fountain pen nibs/feeds/converters and ballpoint click mechanisms.

http://karaskustoms.com/

 

[NoahG]

I've got some sparkly gel pens I like to use from time to time, just to stir the pot.

 

[davethorik]

I need to find a mechanical pencil these will fit in. Lol

 

[DIY_Guy79]

I need to find a mechanical pencil these will fit in. Lol

Looks like 2mm lead. If so what you're after is a lead holder. Lots of really nice options out there for those. Make sure to keep a bit of sand paper to put a point on it or I believe they also have a specialty sharpener for these.. think its literally called a "lead pointer" or something like that. Just search, "lead holder" on amazon.

 

[ptgarcia]

Here's my 2mm sharpener. It's been passed down through the company and is probably 40 years old, now. All my lead holders are at home, I use them in the garage.



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[rlitman]

Looks like 2mm lead. If so what you're after is a lead holder. Lots of really nice options out there for those. Make sure to keep a bit of sand paper to put a point on it or I believe they also have a specialty sharpener for these.. think its literally called a "lead pointer" or something like that. Just search, "lead holder" on amazon.

Aka "clutch pencil" and "pencil pointer".

 

[jmcf1949]

Here's mine.

I have the fountain pen version of that one. It has mini screwdrivers under the stylus. Pretty cool. I also have several high end fountain pens for when I want to write nice letters.

Good day

 

[bdbecker]

And now I've been looking at lathes and mini-lathes for the last few days because I think it would be pretty cool to start making my own metal pens. Thanks guys... thanks a lot.

 

[WhiteElder]

I'm partial to the Kura Toga rotating lead engine based on a gear and the energy of you pressing the lead to the paper......keeps the lead consistent. I even looked into having optional all-metal tubes made up to dress it up since the aluminum model is only half aluminum and doesn't have the heft that a quality pencil should have like a rotring.

This is one of the best mechanical pencils there is. I have gotten several people to start using the Uni Kuru Toga pencils over the years.

I would agree a all metal would be great! Tho it needs to be thicker than the rotring 600 (nice weight but feels thin to me)

If you ever figure something out for a full metal tube shoot me a pm. I'd be interested.

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[Flatcapped]

Looks like 2mm lead. If so what you're after is a lead holder. Lots of really nice options out there for those. Make sure to keep a bit of sand paper to put a point on it or I believe they also have a specialty sharpener for these.. think its literally called a "lead pointer" or something like that. Just search, "lead holder" on amazon.

These are hard to beat, in my opinion. They don't break easily, and they're easy to keep a point on. I "retract" the tip on mine when I need to throw it in a drawer, bag, pocket, etc. You can buy leads with all sorts of colors and hardnesses. I like them for drafting, and even for woodworking with the softer leads (I prefer them over marking knives).

 

[JBradley500]

I've been carrying one of these titanium writing doodads for a year and a half or so and I like it. It almost makes up for the emptyness left from the no knife policy at work.

 

[Robbie B]

I’ve been carrying the Zebra 301 for the last 4 years. Writes good and not so expensive that I’m gonna be mad if it disappears. I do need to get me a good mechanical pencil though.


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[CJ7VFR]

I make pens and pencils as a hobby, and I made myself my own shop pencil years ago. It uses 2mm leads, which I like because you can actually press on them without breaking them, and you can get them in multiple colors.

For my own pencil, I used a black carbon fiber blank and a Vertex gun Metal pencil kit. It has an eraser and it even has it's own sharpener built into the underside of the push cap.

Here it is.

Jim

 

[Mr. Tool]

This is so cool!

You produced a really nice manly writing instrument.

I make pens and pencils as a hobby, and I made myself my own shop pencil years ago. It uses 2mm leads, which I like because you can actually press on them without breaking them, and you can get them in multiple colors.

For my own pencil, I used a black carbon fiber blank and a Vertex gun Metal pencil kit. It has an eraser and it even has it's own sharpener built into the underside of the push cap.

Here it is.

Jim

 

[928'er]

Here's my collection (although I should probably update since I took the photo a couple of years ago and I've added at least 1/2 dozen more pens since then). Also have a couple of mechanical pencils - the oldest is a Faber-Castell that I've probably had for 40 years, but the imprint is so worn that I can't make out the model.