Needed a shop pencil...

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bliorg

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Picked up a rosewood blank at Hearne's with the intention of making a proper shop pencil that, I hope, I can keep track of (my disposable mechanical pencils are NEVER to be found). This is an Eco Carpenter kit from exoticblanks.com, rosewood, homemade friction polish. Really nice kit.
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Very nice. The clip would keep it in my turning smock. What size lead?
I have pencils all over the shop...some from the time my kids were in grade school decades ago.
 
Woodchipper said:
Very nice. The clip would keep it in my turning smock. What size lead?
I have pencils all over the shop...some from the time my kids were in grade school decades ago.
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Thanks! I wear an apron in the shop - you'd think I could keep writing implements in it. The 2" square is always there. I'm super-scattered, set things down without thinking about it, then spend ten minutes looking for a stupid pencil. Generally when I find one, it's either broken or out of lead. Hoping this is a magic bullet.
 
jschoolcraft said:
That's a great looking pencil. I've been looking at this one for months now https://www.pennstateind.com/store/PKSPCL2BT.html but haven't pulled the trigger.

I bought a few pica pencils off ebay after I saw them mentioned somewhere, can't remember if it was a post here or not.

I'll have to keep the Eco Carpenter in mind for my next order.
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Thanks! The PSI one looks interesting, may have to give that a try.
 
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