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 Post subject: Re: Shop Pencils
PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:20 pm 
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Well, you forgot the most important one. One or more of those "mark sense" pencils, you know those throw-away-no-eraser-3-inch jobs. You take them and sand them down into a half-round shape for marking the fret curvature on the nut, or marking the bridge height on the saddle or in your cheapie compass or close marking string locations, etc.

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 Post subject: Re: Shop Pencils
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Nothing harder than an H , Todd ?

2H a necessity, IMO.

Having said that, people always steal my pencils anyway. (At least I assume that's what happens ...)


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In 30 + years, without question, the best I have found is an old fashioned drafting "lead holder". You can get leads in pretty much any hardness (I use HB) and many colors. I use white and yellow for dark woods.
In my other hand is a "pointer" (sharpener) that fits in the pocket of my apron. I also have a pointer that clamps to my bench top. It will take it to needle sharp.

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I have a .07 HB with the super long eraser in the back - my most used pencil.

When I misplace that, I have a .05 that I really don't like but, I misplaced the .07.

Finally, I have a couple regular old pencils pinched from my kids that I do that half round sanding thing for tracing.

Oh...almost forgot: A couple white pencils for marking dark woods. The don't work very well.

A long time ago I bought like 15 of those flat pencils they sell at home despot and about 5 box cutters and distributed them randomly around the shop. The mice & roaches dragged them all off within a few days.

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I cant keep a pencil for all of 5 minutes... gaah


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Filippo, can I have that piece of wood you're using as a table? :mrgreen:

I just use a plain #2 pencil for most things, generic mechanical for drawing lines since it can get right up to the straight edge better than the usually-dull #2, and a second #2 that I sliced in half for marking the fret height on nut blanks.

I really need a white pencil for dark woods. I'm always shimmying around to get it in the light right to reflect off the regular pencil lines :lol:

Oh, and I use Gum erasers. By far the best I've ever found. Also good for French polishing, according to Michael Thames http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsGTJlLACYg Haven't tried it myself, but I will here in a few weeks.


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What is it with men, cameras, and long round objects anyway?.... laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe beehive

BLAM! I just walked off the stage with ALL the awards. Never mind the fact that I had to photograph my pencil something like 50 TIMES!. I've got other colored leads for this pencil but I use it mainly to mark lumber for processing. All my other marking efforts in the shop usually involve a Pfeil double sided marking knife. If it must be a pencil to mark cut lines and such, I just use the standard yellow ones my wife brings home for my son.

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I've been looking for the new Blackwings but can't find them locally. I guess that I'll have to break down and get some online, someday.

My shop pencils are the basic yellow Papermates, etc., The key is to have lots of them prepared so that, no matter where you put it down, there is always on within reach.

And a good pencil sharpener!

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Not a pencil as such, but I wouldn't be without them - my eyesight is bad enough as it is.


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Related: What are your folks favorite white pencils (that are available in the USA) for marking on rosewood and such...

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I never thought I'd be thinking about pencils, but I decided to order a dozen Palomino's just to see. [:Y:]

If anyone's interested in quick sharpeners, these are the best I've come across. Two or three turns and you have a chiseled point. They're incredible.

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Todd Stock wrote:
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Not a pencil as such, but I wouldn't be without them - my eyesight is bad enough as it is.

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I've thought about using a gel pen on rosewoods and other dark woods...any issues with excessive penetration or cleaning the ink off when going to finishing?

Given that I use them on denser, less porous woods like rosewood and ebony, I've had no problems cleaning the ink off - by the time I've finish-sanded, the ink is generally gone. Any residue can be removed with a damp cloth, but I've rarely had to resort to that.

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Related: What are your folks favorite white pencils (that are available in the USA) for marking on rosewood and such...

Thanks, Peter Z


Yes, that's what I always use, Axminster over here in the UK sells them just for this purpose.

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Chas Freeborn wrote:
In 30 + years, without question, the best I have found is an old fashioned drafting "lead holder". You can get leads in pretty much any hardness (I use HB) and many colors. I use white and yellow for dark woods.
In my other hand is a "pointer" (sharpener) that fits in the pocket of my apron. I also have a pointer that clamps to my bench top. It will take it to needle sharp.

-C


Yup, I use those too, both as an architect and in the shop. If you keep that sharpener in your apron, make sure the lid doesn't fall off: the lead dust will make a royal mess! gaah

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These are the ones I grab for to mark wood. Some are hacked down to get in to those tiny rabbit holes.

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I knocked out the first 30 pages of, "The Pencil", last night. It looks like it is going to be a good read.

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Pencils? Oh well, yes. These are the ones I use:

B - HB - 4H and a 0.5mm HB (I don't like 0.7mm :lol: ) on the right some ballpoint pen guts with my gramil attached to it (for dirty scribing of any parallel-to-the-edge line). On the top a cheap but well working sharpener, on the lower right a small piece of 320 grit sandpaper for sharpening the 0.5mm HB pencil:
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This one didn't make it to the family photo. It's a HB for copying the outlines of guitars and guitar-like instruments to a sheet of paper:
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Filippo Morelli wrote:
Mike O'Melia wrote:
Filippo Morelli wrote:
I knocked out the first 30 pages of, "The Pencil", last night. It looks like it is going to be a good read.

Filippo

...And I thought your link was circular.


Hi Mike. Circular? How so? Not sure I understood.

Filippo


My rye sense of humor showing. Circular as in referring (back) to this thread.


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Artistic!! I like that word for it! laughing6-hehe

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