The lead is extremely strong and centered which makes for a nice sharpening even when using a subpar pencil sharpener.

1 out of 12 was missing lead

Very nice pencil with a "hard" lead that doesn't dull immediately.

We tried their Gold pencils but the leads didn't appear to be centered as well and some of the erasers were falling off so had to look for an alternative.

excellent feel and smooth writing lead and they are made in the United States

The lead rarely chips or breaks, and the wood doesn't seem to split

ForestChoice did have a SLIGHTLY better eraser than GPC, however the quality of the lead was only a 2/5 (will NOT stay sharp)Palomino had equally good lead, however they also have a glossy unnatural feeling coating, and a terrible eraser

Strong center, good lead

The lead is soft, yet rarely breaks

They maintain a point without being scratchy when you write, and the lead is nice and dark for a #2/HB pencil

It's not available in any crazy lead hardnesses, and it's not the best, smoothest lead you'll ever find

The erasers work well and the lead doesn't break multiple times when sharpening.

The erasers work well and the lead doesn't break multiple times when sharpening.

The pencils have NOT had broken leads and seem to sharpen easily, without breaking in the little hand sharpener.

Well the lead on these pencils probably need sharpening less than half as long as a normal pencil.

The lead writes well and the eraser works very well and does not leave any smudges

These sharpen well, without breaking the lead.

The lead doesn't break of while I'm writing, and I'm a hard pressing writer.

It's not available in any crazy lead hardnesses, and it's not the best, smoothest lead you'll ever find

Strong lead - doesn't break and sharpens perfectly.

nice pencil good lead amount and even smells nice.

The lead is soft, yet rarely breaks

These have the smoothest lead and are some of the nicest pencils I have had an opportunity to use

One pencil was missing an eraser, another didn't have any lead inside, and the third was poorly jointed together

the "lead" is always broken in 2 or 3 pieces inside the damn things.

the Palomino Forest Choice has great lead, but a light finish, a bad eraser, and is made in Thailand, and some Write Dude USA Gold pencils that I tried were just no good

The lead seems strong, the eraser works, that's about all I'm looking for

Dixon pencils had always been quality in my mind, but about 25% of these wouldn't even sharpen because the lead kept breaking as the sharpener sharpened them

I think I was expecting something quite special -- a wonderful soft lead, and a product with a lot of eye appeal.

These sharpen well, the lead doesn't break, and they feel great

But the lead is good, very good

(Very well priced and still great quality) -Paper Mate 12 Count #2 Mirado Black Warrior Lead Pencils, Medium Soft

The lead works nicely and the wood smells good.

The lead is smooth & doesn’t break easily, the wood feels comfy and the erasers leave the drawing clean

Lead" is all great quality and doesn't break off in the sharpener or break off right after sharpening when you go to write with them, like so many other pencils do

First off, these are HB #2 pencils, so the lead is hard in comparison to softer lead pencils (like Palomino Blackwings, for example), but all the General pencils I've used thus far have been straight, center lead, ferrule firmly in place, and they sharpen well

They are pure cedar and lead graphite, no paints

The lead seems softer than my equivalent 2HB Ticonderoga

Well centered lead, writes well and darkly

Compared to Ticonderoga the lead writes a bit darker, smears a tad more and sharpens more smoothly - the eraser works about the same.

The lead is smoothly consistent and doesn't wear rapidly

First off, these are HB #2 pencils, so the lead is hard in comparison to softer lead pencils (like Palomino Blackwings, for example), but all the General pencils I've used thus far have been straight, center lead, ferrule firmly in place, and they sharpen well

Modern pencils have weak leads or lead in sections and when sharpend they just fall out or break from slight use

I love the quality of the wood and the lead

Strong lead that does not break every time you sharpen it

The lead works nicely and the wood smells good.

The lead writes well and the eraser works very well and does not leave any smudges

I've come to realize that I just need some good woodcased pencils for freehand sketching and some strong mechanical lead for technical sketching

nice pencil good lead amount and even smells nice.

And erasers seem to work as they should too!

I was sick of my son's pencils breaking as he did his homework

what else can I say they write good sharpen good and smell good as they are cedar