MUJI Low Center of Gravity Mechanical Pencil [0.5mm]

I love these pencils for the weight and the comfort of use. I have the 0.3 and liked it so got this one. I am trying a few mechanical pencils for sketching and I would recommend this one as an affordable and quality pencil. It is simple, like not retraction, but well designed and comfortable.

I am delighted with my MUJI Low Center of Gravity Mechanical Pencil. I started working on civy street as a draftsman after I left the military and I have had a wide range of quality mechanical pencils to work with. Now I'm 66 and retired, and my hands shake a little. I needed a pencil like this that is weighted so that I can feel it touching the paper more easily. I love the fact that the tube where the lead comes out is only marginally larger than the lead itself. It allows me to see "around" the lead as I write or draw. I love the knurled grip. I love the fact that the push-button can be rotated to show what grade of lead is in the pencil...HB, F, 2H, 3H, etc, so that you can have two or more pencils with different leads and know which is which. I love the fact that the eraser (which I won't be using) is a standard size and can be easily replaced. The pencil came with five extra leads in the body besides the one that is loaded. It feels good, it writes well, it clearly lets me know what grade of lead is loaded. This pencil is great. I'm buying at least two more: One for softer grade of lead (B) and one for harder (2H). I don't know if they make a .7 or .9 mm low center of gravity model, but I'm going to buy one if they do. BTW... I haven't had it long enough to see how durable it is. If it fails within a reasonably short period of time, I'll come back here and modify this review. In the meantime: I love this thing.

I really like the quality of the pencil and the fact that the bottom part is a heavy metal where the weight of the pencil is oriented, which helps me for my speed and grip, and protects my fingers from getting swollen which I have had on other pencils.

My fave pencil ever. Had it when I was 14 and I’m 22 and still to this day the most durable and comfortable pencil

I really like this pencil because it makes my handwriting 100 times more neat. I tend to grip hard so the metal grip can hurt my finger. Other than that, the quality is amazing and helps me write so much neater.

Though this is branded and distributed by Muji, it's almost identical to the Pentel Graphgear 500. This one has a white plastic body, while the GG500 comes in a variety of darker colors. The GG500 itself is one of my favorite pencils: well-balanced with a quality feel. This version is if anything a tiny bit fancier on account of its slightly nicer eraser cap, which adds a white plastic top over the metal section which the Pentel leaves bare. The Muji top has a lead hardness indicator window in it, so that's an extra feature.

As always, I was very pleased with my Muji pencil. I like the weight of it and its clean build is very eye catching. The eraser cap also lets you switch through a set of pencil hardness numbers so you can keep track of what kind of lead you have in the pencil, which is something I haven't seen on my pencils before. I have had quite a few people ask me where I purchased the pencil from, what brand it is, what it even was, etc. so I guess if you want to make a statement with your pencil, this is the one for you. It writes well on all paper and the lead doesn't snap easily meaning its well supported. Oddly enough, some of my old pencils managed to make my lead inserts break up, making them even more difficult to get out. No clue why they did that but that doesn't happen with this pencil. I guess the only qualms I have about this is that the metal tip does not retract completely, meaning it juts out, ready to poke you if you're not paying attention. But of course, it's not life-threatening or anything, so it's not really a con but something to note in case you use this around young children or pets. I love my pencil, which is an odd thing to say, but I truly do! Way to go Muji, you never disappoint.

Very soft and sharp manner of writing I really enjoy using this pencil.