--- product_id: 7382248 title: "Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener" brand: "kitaboshi" price: "KD 4.70" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Kitaboshi" url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/7382248-kitaboshi-2-0mm-mechanical-pencil-wooden-barrel-with-lead-sharpener store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # Premium American Cedar wooden hex barrel Unique 4-edge lead sharpener included 2mm thick black lead for bold, smooth lines Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener **Brand:** kitaboshi **Price:** KD 4.70 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ✏️ Elevate your writing game with timeless style and precision! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener by kitaboshi - **How much does it cost?** KD 4.70 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/7382248-kitaboshi-2-0mm-mechanical-pencil-wooden-barrel-with-lead-sharpener) ## Best For - kitaboshi enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted kitaboshi brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Built-in Lead Sharpener:** Exclusive leaf-spring sharpener with four cutting edges ensures your lead stays razor-sharp anytime, anywhere. - • **Ergonomic Hexagonal Design:** Perfectly sized for adult hands, offering superior grip and fatigue-free long writing or sketching sessions. - • **Award-Winning Craftsmanship:** 2011 Japan Stationery of the Year winner, blending tradition with innovation for unmatched quality. - • **Classic Feel, Modern Precision:** Experience the nostalgic warmth of a wooden pencil with the flawless convenience of a 2mm mechanical lead. - • **Sustainably Sourced & Refillable:** Crafted from eco-friendly American Cedar with easy lead refills—write consciously, create endlessly. ## Overview The Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil combines the classic tactile pleasure of a wooden pencil with the precision and convenience of a mechanical lead holder. Featuring a premium American Cedar hexagonal barrel designed for ergonomic comfort, it includes a unique four-edge lead sharpener and high-quality #1 B black lead for smooth, bold lines. Awarded Japan Stationery of the Year 2011, this refillable pencil is perfect for professionals and creatives seeking a sophisticated, eco-conscious writing instrument. ## Description Japanese Kita-Boshi OTP-series are unique 2mm mechanical pencils with the "old-school" look and feel of a classic wooden pencil, that will remind you of your childhood days. This knock-style wooden lead holder was created for those who prefer the feel of a wooden hexagonal pencil while enjoying the convenience and the advantage of a mechanical pencil. The lead holder has a natural wood body of premium American Cedar with its rich warm wood finish. The barrel diameter is slightly larger than a regular pencil to accommodate for adult hands. Its light weight and excellent balance make it easy to use for long periods without fatigue. The well-engineered clutch will hold the 2mm lead securely in place without slipping, no matter how much pressure is put on the lead. Located on top is a simple mushroom shaped knock button to release and return the lead back into the holder. The high-quality, Japan-made #1 B black lead is crafted by uniformly mixing pure graphite and clay, to achieve the ultimate resilience to breaking and the perfect smoothness. One 2mm #1 pencil lead is already included inside the holder. A unique and convenient lead sharpener is also included, which features a leaf shaped spring that has four cutting edges instead of a single blade. You can sharpen the lead by twisting it from left to right. Perfect for writing, sketching and drawin, etc. Available in natural wood color, indigo (blue) and madder (red). Refill leads are available in packs of 5 in a sturdy cylindrical cardboard holder. Review: Great Pencil, wish it had a drop clutch - This is one of the finest lead holders money can buy. If you love writing with wood case pencils this may be the lead holder for you. It is made out of quality cedar, rigid and sturdy while still being lightweight. It is the perfect hexagon shape, not too wide, and the length feels comfy. It weighs in at 10.5 grams (with lead in) and has a really nice balance. The one difference in feel from a wood case pencil is that it has a rounded conical metal tip, rather than a classic triangular conical tip, but this is super super nit picky. I use it with an eraser cap, they do fit but are very very tight and can be annoying when advancing lead, not an issue for me. The lead is amazing, so smooth and dark, but you will need to sharpen often. I would suggest using a long point sharpener like a Uni lead pointer. The one downside to this pencil for me is that it is an incremental clutch. I personally like the feel of a drop clutch as it grabs the lead right at the tip and gives you a very stable point to write/draw from, much more similar to wood case. Many incremental clutch designs let the lead wobble ever so slightly within the tip sleeve. With that said Kitaboshi has done an exceptional job at dealing with this issue, there is the tiniest tiniest amount of wobble from the lead. Most people would not notice and is a total non issue, but I can notice when switching between wood case and my other clutch pencils. For now I still prefer my Koh-I-Noor Versatil 5211 and 5201, both are great balanced hexagonal lead holders. Downside to 5211 is that it is plastic and bends a bit when writing/drawing. The 5201 is the sturdiest pencil I have, but the downside is that it is a bit heavy for me and my hand gets tired from time to time. Still waiting for someone to make a quality drop clutch wood case Lead Holder!!! Review: A mechanical pencil that feels like a real pencil! No cheap plastic or heavy metal. - I have to admit, I love this pencil. It's a mechanical pencil that feels just like a regular pencil - the wood barrel is just a fraction thicker than a standard pencil. The satin finish to the wood barrel makes it easy to hold. I bought 4h leads for it to make light undersketches for watercolors. The great thing about using a 2mm lead is that you can tilt it to create thicker lines, but using a hard lead means the sketch is less likely to wash out, making your watercolor look dirty. It comes with a very different looking sharpener (meant for sharpening the lead only), but it works great. It's very easy to change/refill leads too. You can pull out the clicker off the end and drop it in that way, but I think it's easier to just hold the clicker down and drop the new lead in through the point. No messy wood chips, very comfortable to hold. ## Features - Wooden mechanical pencil with the look and feel of a classic wooden pencil / Natural Wood Barrel - Hexagonal wooden holder made of premium American Cedar (eco-tree) - 2mm, No 1 pencil black lead (#1 B) included / A unique and convenient lead sharpener included - 2011 JAPAN STATIONERY OF THE YEAR Awarded - Lead refills available / Made in Japan ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B005N3NQHS | | Additional Features | Refillable | | Age Range (Description) | Adult | | Age Range Description | Adult | | Best Sellers Rank | #21,737 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #190 in Mechanical Pencils | | Body Shape | Hexagonal | | Brand | Kitaboshi | | Brand Name | Kitaboshi | | Closure Type | Button | | Color | Natural Wood | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 468 Reviews | | Drill Point | Medium | | Global Trade Identification Number | 04972572199528, 07931875412670 | | Grip Type | Hexagonal | | Hand Orientation | Ambidextrous | | Hardness | F | | Included Components | Mechanical Pencil | | Ink Color | Black | | Item Diameter | 2 Millimeters | | Item Dimensions | 8.1 x 2.1 x 0.4 inches | | Item Type Name | Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST) | | Item Weight | 0.03 Kilograms | | Line Size | 2 Millimeters | | Manufacturer | Kita-boshi Pencil, Co, Ltd. | | Material | Wood | | Material Type | Wood | | Model Name | pencil | | Model Number | OTP-680NST | | Recommended Uses For Product | School | | Style | Mechanical Pencil 2mm with Sharpener | | UPC | 793187541267 | | Unit Count | 1.0 Count | | Writing Instrument Form | Mechanical Graphite Pencil | ## Product Details - **Age Range (Description):** Adult - **Brand:** Kitaboshi - **Color:** Natural Wood - **Ink Color:** Black - **Writing Instrument Form:** Mechanical Graphite Pencil ## Images ![Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71W4h-q96xL.jpg) ![Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CJ3T8ku8L.jpg) ![Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81lwFVDWRTL.jpg) ![Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81F8GrSWKML.jpg) ![Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61PG8IxhftL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Color, Style** options. ## Questions & Answers **Q: Will this hold the Niji colored leads (Yasutomo & Company)?** A: For as long as they are 2.0mm in diameter, you will have no problem. The Pencil is quite large in length, so far it has accommodated all the leads in my stash: Steadtler, Uni Mitusbishi, Rotring and Maruzen Arts. **Q: How many pencils do you get? what color leads?** A: Its just one pencil and a peice of HB lead. It comes with its own lead sharpener wich is nice since it won't fit in to a barrel Sharpener. **Q: Do these come in other colors, particularly metallic colors?!** A: Not metallic. This is a wooden lead holder, meaning it’s meant to be appreciated as that. There are colored versions available from Kitaboshi and another brand called Penco **Q: Will this work with prismacolor turquoise lead refills?** A: No. It will not. For some reason the Turquoise 2mm leads are ever so slightly thinner than other 2mm leads (I know, I know... 2mm should be 2mm) and they fall right out. It works fine with other 2mm leads I have tried. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Pencil, wish it had a drop clutch *by K***Y on August 5, 2024* This is one of the finest lead holders money can buy. If you love writing with wood case pencils this may be the lead holder for you. It is made out of quality cedar, rigid and sturdy while still being lightweight. It is the perfect hexagon shape, not too wide, and the length feels comfy. It weighs in at 10.5 grams (with lead in) and has a really nice balance. The one difference in feel from a wood case pencil is that it has a rounded conical metal tip, rather than a classic triangular conical tip, but this is super super nit picky. I use it with an eraser cap, they do fit but are very very tight and can be annoying when advancing lead, not an issue for me. The lead is amazing, so smooth and dark, but you will need to sharpen often. I would suggest using a long point sharpener like a Uni lead pointer. The one downside to this pencil for me is that it is an incremental clutch. I personally like the feel of a drop clutch as it grabs the lead right at the tip and gives you a very stable point to write/draw from, much more similar to wood case. Many incremental clutch designs let the lead wobble ever so slightly within the tip sleeve. With that said Kitaboshi has done an exceptional job at dealing with this issue, there is the tiniest tiniest amount of wobble from the lead. Most people would not notice and is a total non issue, but I can notice when switching between wood case and my other clutch pencils. For now I still prefer my Koh-I-Noor Versatil 5211 and 5201, both are great balanced hexagonal lead holders. Downside to 5211 is that it is plastic and bends a bit when writing/drawing. The 5201 is the sturdiest pencil I have, but the downside is that it is a bit heavy for me and my hand gets tired from time to time. Still waiting for someone to make a quality drop clutch wood case Lead Holder!!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A mechanical pencil that feels like a real pencil! No cheap plastic or heavy metal. *by A***L on April 11, 2025* I have to admit, I love this pencil. It's a mechanical pencil that feels just like a regular pencil - the wood barrel is just a fraction thicker than a standard pencil. The satin finish to the wood barrel makes it easy to hold. I bought 4h leads for it to make light undersketches for watercolors. The great thing about using a 2mm lead is that you can tilt it to create thicker lines, but using a hard lead means the sketch is less likely to wash out, making your watercolor look dirty. It comes with a very different looking sharpener (meant for sharpening the lead only), but it works great. It's very easy to change/refill leads too. You can pull out the clicker off the end and drop it in that way, but I think it's easier to just hold the clicker down and drop the new lead in through the point. No messy wood chips, very comfortable to hold. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An adult's pencil that is a delight to use! *by G***A on July 28, 2017* The packaging states that this is a "Pencil for Adults" -or so I read, and that statement defines in part what this mechanical pencil is all about. Compared to the more common 2.0mm lead holder variants, this pencil is longer -almost the size of a regular ferruled pencil- and a tiny bit thicker. The clutch mechanism has lead advancement as opposed to drop type; it has no sharpener or eraser integrated (thou a somewhat portable sharpener is included in the package), but the wood body is what really sets it apart. It has a smooth finish, a lovely texture and a nice pink-shaded color to it. Along with the mushroom-like lead advancement button up top and the metal cone on the tip, both with a nice chrome finish, makes for very elegant writing instrument that looks far more expensive than it really is. It's got a nice and solid feel while holding and writing and there is not a single part that rattles or shakes. The provided B-grade lead is very smooth and dark (it's even darker than some Western 2B leads) which makes it great for writing in a journal or a diary. Obviously you can also sketch with this pencil, but I don't recommend it as a drafting pencil substitute. It's simply not designed for this. The wood finish is very delicate and can get dents, scratches or tiny bits lost -specially around the body's end below the button- if you're not careful, so I would not recommend this pencil for kids or youngsters. As stated in the packaging -it's an Adult's pencil! The included sharpener gets you a nice diamond-like point on the lead, just not very sharp. It has an integrated reservoir for the shavings and it's got a cap so you can take it along. Personally I prefer my Uni 2mm lead sharpener which gives a much sharper point and it's much smaller. This lead pencil is also sold under the Penco Brand in a series called "Prime Timber 2.0" that comes in the same packaging with the same sharpener; the only difference being the two-tone color paint over the wood. Considering is also more expensive, I would definitely recommend going for this, the original Kita-Boshi. ## Frequently Bought Together - Kitaboshi 2.0mm Mechanical Pencil, Wooden Barrel, With Lead Sharpener, #1 B, Black Lead, 1ea (OTP-680NST), natural wood color w/sharpener - Kitaboshi Holder Refill, 2mm HB, 5 Leads (OTP-150HB)×3 Pack/total 15 Leads (Japan Import) [Komainu-Dou Original Package] - Mitsubishi Pencil Pocket Sharpener DPS6001P For Sharpener Uni 2.0mm Wick Holder --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/7382248-kitaboshi-2-0mm-mechanical-pencil-wooden-barrel-with-lead-sharpener](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/7382248-kitaboshi-2-0mm-mechanical-pencil-wooden-barrel-with-lead-sharpener) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*