Basics of Fountain Pens
Pencil Hardnesses
When I was in grade school, I remember very distinctly discussing personal preferences in pencils with some of my classmates. In particular, I remember one friend describing how she doesn't like sharpened pencils, but in fact prefers pencils that are just slightly dull - her writing being a bit small and curly, as I recall, and so she enjoyed having a rounded look to her lines.