9 minutes ago, It Was Al B said:

Where can the Pentel pencils be purchased ? Thanks.

anyplace that sells school or office supplies....

Edited September 7, 20169 yr by Stick486

I still have about 50 or so of my old school pencils, from the 50's through the late 60's, before everything was marked "Made in China". None of them are much longer than 4", so they stay on my right ear quite nicely! And they hold a point long enough that I'm not constantly sharpening them. Oh, yes.... and the whole lot didn't cost me a DIME! Free is good.

John

For marking on dark woods, I use a 0.9 mm white lead mechanical fabric pencil. You can get them at JoAnn's Fabric. For dovetail work, I find blue painters tape in combination with a marking gauge and a marking knife a good method. After cutting the base line or the outline of the tails on the end of the pin board, I remove a portion of the blue tape that is cut and have an easily seen edge of the remaining blue tape. Not my idea but shamelessly copied from other woodworkers. For other marking, I use either a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil or a #2 recently sharpened. I keep an electric pencil sharpener in the shop. 

After breaking the lead in my shop pencils a couple of times, I decided to stop in at Staples and purchase the Pentel 20 series mechanical pencil w/ .005 leads. I took the pencil into the shop and really made an effort to break the lead while marking, It was really amazing how much pressure could be applied to such a fine lead without breaking. The pencil came in a package of three.  There is no question that 2 of them will stay in the shop..Well worth the investment. Thanks. 

and you can get colored leads for then too...

try the 0,7 lead for rough work...

Get a couple of these

http://www.draftingsteals.com/20507.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjwyJi_BRDLusby7_S7z-IBEiQAwCVvnw8Rywx4hNKxwYZvnXMJYZ8LmB5nIil56fL8Nfhx98AaAu7s8P8HAQ

 

And get one of these

http://www.engineersupply.com/Alvin-502BK-Staedtler-Rotary-Lead-Pointer.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=ES7433&gclid=Cj0KEQjwyJi_BRDLusby7_S7z-IBEiQAwCVvn7hvmcRLXmnXt3GTucdN_3aFd-oAIIVjC9NiLlsYnu0aAjpm8P8HAQ

 

Feed the pencils with these in whatever hardness and color you like

https://www.amazon.com/June-Gold-Thickness-Resistant-Convenient/dp/B01FRRNCFU/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1474758482&sr=8-17-spons&keywords=drafting+lead+pencil&psc=1

 

I use lumber crayons and sharpies....

Measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk and cut with an axe.

Mechanical pencils, wax pencils, chalk pencils,colored penciks. What ever I need to see dark or light woids.

 

I use the color pencils when I need to focus on one color and not get confused....

 

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Edited November 21, 20196 yr by BillyJack

Where does one get one of these magical mystical marking knives? I have seen others use them but I cannot find a real one so I use a box cutter most of the time.

This is the one I use. Recommended by Paul Sellers.

https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Tools-10-049-Locking-Pocket/dp/B00QXDY8QU/ref=asc_df_B00QXDY8QU/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241901362930&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10616090825101858672&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030260&hvtargid=pla-660777893658&psc=1

Edited November 28, 20196 yr by Gene Howe

42 minutes ago, acr_scout said:

Where does one get one of these magical mystical marking knives? I have seen others use them but I cannot find a real one so I use a box cutter most of the time.

@Gene Howe has a good one.  I have pins in my wrist and arm that make using that difficult so I use a Xacto knife with a modified handle to accommodate my disability.

 

I just ordered one for my son who is in Merchant Marine Academy.  https://www.amazon.com/Xacto-X5282-Basic-Knife-Set/dp/B00004Z2UB/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=xacto%2Bknife&qid=1574909308&s=hi&sr=1-5&th=1

@Gene Howe I thought Paul had a fancy wood handle jobber.

Regardless it looks like I am not too different from what you and @Woodbutcherbynight are using.

6 hours ago, acr_scout said:

@Gene Howe I thought Paul had a fancy wood handle jobber.

Regardless it looks like I am not too different from what you and @Woodbutcherbynight are using.

He probably does. It was in one of his videos that he recommended that little Stanley.