Kakimori has added a mechanical pencil to its Toshimasa Kawamura collection, extending the woodworker’s range beyond nib holders and ballpoints. The new Handcrafted mechanical pencil uses 0.5 mm lead, an individually shaped wooden body and custom brass parts at the nose and push button.
The nigaki version is listed at ¥22,000 including Japanese tax. That price belongs to the specified wood version; it should not be read as a confirmed price for every pencil in the collection.
The material is the point
Kawamura works in Ichinomiya, Aichi, turning wood gathered from Japan and overseas into writing instruments and other objects. Kakimori says the material for this range is selected from a collection of more than 140 wood species. That describes the maker’s timber collection, not 140 pencil models available to order.
Even two pencils made from the same species will differ in grain and color. The brass is deliberately uncoated, so the metal will change alongside the wood. Kakimori notes that some patina may already be visible on delivery; the clip is iron, not brass.
That gives the pencil two kinds of individuality: the grain it starts with, and the surface it develops in use. The attraction here is a particular piece of wood and a hand-shaped body, rather than a promised new lead-advance mechanism.
A substantial wooden pencil
The published specification is approximately 30 g and 141 mm long, with a listed 14 mm overall dimension including the clip. It comes with 0.5 mm HB lead and is made in Japan. Those are the maker’s specifications; Knockology has not handled the pencil.
The launch notice presents it as a new addition to the collection, but does not display an exact release day. U.S. pricing and delivery have not been confirmed. Buyers elsewhere should also check Kakimori’s international delivery notice: the retailer has temporarily stopped accepting orders from some regions, including Europe, while it updates its distribution system.
