Can you still be enthusiastic about pencils at all in the age of PCs and the internet? You can: Whether short, long, round, angular, smooth, with built-in sharpener and eraser - there have always been attractive innovations. One pencil that has been a world first for years: the Grip 2001. The patented grip zone prevents fingers from slipping. The ergonomic triangular shape ensures fatigue-free writing. The pencil is lacquered with environmentally friendly water-based lacquer, a technology that Faber-Castell was the first manufacturer to introduce. The lead is fully glued to the wooden casing and is therefore particularly break-resistant. The Grip 2001 pencil is available in 5 different degrees of hardness.