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Add Favourite5 Star Half Pencil / HB / Pack of 144
- Wooden half pencil
- Wooden frame
- Ideal for sports and office use
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Add Favourite5 Star Pencil with Eraser / HB / Red Barrel / Pack of 12
- Hexagonal-shaped barrel with a red polish finish
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Add Favourite5 Star Pencil / HB / Red Barrel / Pack of 12
- Hexagonal-shaped barrel with a red polish finish
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Add FavouriteStaedtler 120 Noris Pencil / Cedar Wood / with Eraser HB / Pack of …12
- Staedtler 120 Noris pencil with eraser
- Manufactured from cedar wood from controlled reforestation areas
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Add FavouriteStaedtler 110 Tradition Pencil / Cedar Wood / HB / Pack of 12- Manufactured from farmed cedar wood, with a quality lead that ensures maximum point strength and slow wear
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Add FavouriteEveryday Pencils / HB / Pack of 12- A no-frills product range representing fantastic value for money
- Everyday HB Pencils
- Colour: Red
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Add FavouriteEveryday Pencils / Rubber Tip / Red / HB / Pack of 12- A no-frills product range representing fantastic value for money
- Everyday HB Rubber Tipped Pencils
- Colour: Red
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Add FavouriteStaedtler 112 Tradition Pencil / Cedar Wood with Eraser / HB / Pack …of 12
- Manufactured from farmed cedar wood, with a quality lead that ensures maximum point strength and slow wear
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Add FavouriteStaedtler 120 Noris Pencil / Cedar Wood / HB Red Cap / Pack of 12- High-quality pencil
- Especially break-resistant thanks to super-bonded lead
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Add FavouriteStaedtler 110 Tradition Pencil / Cedar Wood / 2B / Pack of 12- Manufactured from farmed cedar wood, with a quality lead that ensures maximum point strength and slow wear
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Add FavouriteStaedtler 110 Tradition Pencil / Cedar Wood / 2H / Pack of 12- Manufactured from farmed cedar wood, with a quality lead that ensures maximum point strength and slow wear
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Add FavouriteStaedtler 120 Noris Pencil / Cedar Wood / 2B Orange Cap / Pack of …12- High-quality pencil
- Especially break-resistant thanks to super-bonded lead
Pencils - a guide to lead grade
If you're ever wondered what codes like "HB" or "2B" mean for your pencil, wonder no more. These "grades" refer to the hardness or softness of your pencil. Harder leads leave a fainter line while soft pencils leave a darker line.
"H" stands for "hardness". The higher the number here (2H, 4H, etc.), the harder the writing core and the lighter the mark left on the paper.
"B" stands for "blackness". Higher numbers here mean darker marks.
- 2B pencils are smooth to write and draw with. They smudge easily but their marks are readily erased. A standard sketching pencil.
- 2H pencils are extremely smudge-resistant, giving cleaner lines. Useful for outlines and technical drawings.
- HB is the standard lead grade used for writing because it dark enough to be read clearly while having minimal smudging. In the middle as the grade suggests.