[Topic: Review of Kuru Toga mechanical pencil.]
It is called Kuru Toga and it is the best mechanical pencil I have ever used.
I have not done a big survey of mechanical pencils, but I have scribbled with many.
The Kuru Toga is a mechanical pencil worthy of praise because it’s nice to hold, has a dependable lead-advancing mechanism with solid click, and uses “diamond infused” leads that have never broken while I write. The promotional literature says the lead rotates during writing, creating a sharper point. I have stared at the pencil while writing, and have not seen this in action. It must be subtle.
My colleague Cale Cowan introduced the Kuru Toga to me. He waved his at me one day, and I was instantly jealous, and had to get one.
With the Kuru Toga, I am more careful with my handwriting. Because I want to keep using it, I am doing a little more handwriting, a little less typing. And — I admit this could be delusional — my handwriting might be improving, ever so sightly.
Over at the Dave’s Mechanical Pencils website, there’s a top 10 list of mechanical pencils, determined by people Dave asked. The Kuru Toga is on it.
Here's a review of the Kuru Toga at Dave's Mechanical Pencils, with plenty of technical detail.
[I do not own any shares in the maker of Kuru Toga mechanical pencils. I have not been paid an endorsement fee.]
In Victoria, I have found Kuru Togas tucked away in the mechanical pencil displays at Monk Office and Staples. They are sold as a kit — two spare erasers and 10 “diamond infused” leads along with the Kuru Toga.
One worrying thing: I have not been able to find replacement Kuru Toga leads, apart from the ones in the kits.
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