These pencil ball pens don’t just look like pencils—they actually were pencils in a past life. For each one, a real hexagonal cedar wood pencil barrel has been drilled out to accommodate an ink refill and a push-button retract mechanism.

• 0.5mm ballpoint: Chrome hardware, pocket clip, needle-point tip
• Refillable
• Made in Japan

Founded in 1929 in Tokyo, Japan, OHTO is credited with many writing inventions, including the world’s first rollerball pen with a ceramic writing ball.