[charcoalhobo]

This same site has recommendations on pencils. If you're looking for mechanical pencils I'm a huge fan of the Uni Kuru Toga Roulette, which came in second [1]. I like it because it rotates the lead as you write. Some people find the little bit of squish it has off-putting but I can't use other pencils without snapping the lead constantly.

1: https://www.jetpens.com/blog/The-Best-Mechanical-Pencils/pt/...