I enjoyed using this pencil tremendously...until the metal tube that holds the lead at the tip fell off. I cannot even find a replacement screw on tip. It's not the money, it's the waste of a perfectly good (great even) piece of plastic.
I bought them for my 4 grandkids, 8 and 9 year olds. They really liked them and the lead never broke! However when they used the eraser it slowly spun back into the pencil barrel. They eventually stopped using it and got a separate eraser.
Why? Every other pencil you just pop out the eraser and add the lead. Not these. You can take the eraser out, sure, that parts easy. There is no hole in which to put the lead. I was so excited about these, but now they are just trash to be thrown out.
I use these for my calligraphy and drawing, but realize that the eraser every time you use it ends up falling down. I recommend having a lock mechanism or something that holds the eraser up every time you race it does not go down into the column other than that love these pencils, but just The eraser goes down every time you use it