Pencils?

[Cyber-Mav]

Kiddo getting stressed with school work since the pencils we got either keep breaking when being sharpened or dont seem to be dark enough when he is writing. He is 8 years old so everything they do is in pencil.
Looks like im gonna have to spend some money on quality pencils.
The only pencils we had good luck with are the black and yellow stripe ones. I dont know the brand but i do remember them having made in Germany on it.
That pack was gifted to him as a birthday present so dont know where it came from and they finished long time ago.
Also whats the correct type of pencil to use? I see stuff like HB and other letters etc.

 

[Gary*]

Sounds to me like you're describing the Staedtler H2B, that's what we order in our Primary School.

 

[Thekwango]

staedtler is the brand

edit: and as above the H2B is what you'll want.

 

[Feek]

Pencils tend to break when they're sharpened if they've been dropped a lot.

HB is a standard pencil and you're probably thinking of Staedtler.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/STAEDTLER-NORIS-SCHOOL-PENCILS-Box/dp/B0108MOZ0K

 

[Dup]

The defacto for writing is your standard Staedtler HB

 

[Doobedoo]

Why did I remember Stabilo as a brand?

 

[SideWinder]

Sounds like a job for the Staedtler 2B. It destroys all other pencils in terms of performance, sharpness and durability.

 

[dlockers]

I think it's Staedtler H2B

 

[Hades]

Not sure if anyone has mentioned them yet but I'd recommend Staedtler. Also avoid dropping pencils.

 

[mjt]

Sod your Staedtler. Faber-Castell Jumbo Grip for the win!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faber-Castell-111992-Jumbo-Grip-Pencil/dp/B07QRPBTY1

 

[FBi7]

You should absolutely be dropping pencils. Also, Staedtler.

Why did I remember Stabilo as a brand?

I think because it's a brand.

 

[Minusorange]

Stabilo easygraph if you're not a Staedtler peasant

 

[labbby]

When i was 8 i was sharpening pencils with the lock knife i took to school. never had any issues.

 

[Worthy]

Why did I remember Stabilo as a brand?

They make those highlighters that everyone had in their pencil cases

 

[FBi7]

I'm the son of a joiner. Been sharpening pencils with a Stanley knife since I was 4, innit?

 

[dlockers]

When i was 8 i was sharpening pencils with the lock knife i took to school. never had any issues.

Location confirmed

 

[Doobedoo]

They make those highlighters that everyone had in their pencil cases

I never had a pencil case luckily everyone else brought theirs in for me

 

[touch]

Tell him to use a pen and learn to take responsibility for his own mistakes in life.

 

[azazl187]

One of these. It will change his life forever

https://amzn.eu/d/8Vv2ioR

 

[pepp77]

And for the OP, on a pencil the H is for Hardness and the B for Blackness. HB is standard of both and usually used for writing, B isn't as black as 2B which isn't as black as 3B, etc, but if H has a number on it, it means it isn't as Hard, so a H is harder than a 2H, which is harder than a 3H. The blackness of the graphite also usually decreases up the H numbers, so H is darker than 2H etc.

Oh the fun things we remember from 35 years ago in school!