Fed up sharpening pencils

[alanwetherall]

There must be a better way. I'm tried every type of pencil going plus biros plus thin markers plus drawing pens (which are excellent but run out in two seconds) knife markers are excellent but I sometimes don't want to mark the wood.
Help. What do the professional use

 

[Essex Barn Workshop]

Do you ever go to Screwfix? Pick up a handful of the little pencils they supply for writing your order out, no need to resharpen just bin once worn down a bit.

 

[Rorschach]

Propelling pencil.

 

[petermillard]

Always used a box of Staedtler Norris (and a Helix mechanical sharpener) but recently converted to a box of BicMatic mechanical pencils for the same price as the staedtler.

 

[Bod]

Instead of using the "standard" HB grade, try some of the H grade pencils, they have a harder lead.

Bod.

 

[Adam W.]

I'd love it if I could find my pencil.

 

[danst96]

I'd love it if I could find my pencil.

This is me, no matter how many i have i still spend about the first 5 minutes scratching around for my pencil.

 

[pulleyt]

Propelling pencil.

+1
I recently bought a Pentel GraphGear 1000 retractable mechanical pencil having seen it recommended on a Stumpy Nubs video. I love it!

 

[Woody2Shoes]

I'd love it if I could find my pencil.

I think your use of the singular highlights the root of your problem. I buy packs of pencils on a regular basis, but the pencil-picking-pixies still sneak in and misappropriate them.

 

[DennisCA]

I bought 96 pencils in a go, so I can afford to lose some

 

[Droogs]

I've used these these since the 80's after getting a set as a birthday gift

https://www.rotring.com/uk/91-mechanical-pencils-stylus

 

[doctor Bob]

I bought 1800, I shall retire when used. (surprisingly big delivery box)

 

[julianf]

I bought 96 pencils in a go, so I can afford to lose some

You'll loose 95 of them within two weeks and then be scratching around for the last one for the foreseeable future!

: )

 

[harry the b]

I'd love it if I could find my pencil.

It's behind your ear

 

[Adam W.]

It's behind your ear

My mate Jerry had a great afro hairdo and he just used to plant his pencil in there.

 

[Distinterior]

The amount of times I got home from work, ...jumped in the shower to hear a slight rattle and looked down to see a small pencil at my feet.....
That was back in the days when I had a full head of hair.....Those days are now long gone and I'm forever losing pencils now they wont stay behind my ear.

 

[pe2dave]

I don't get fed up sharpening them? The difference a sharp pencil line makes is significant I've found,
so ensuring it's sharp is a bit of the job?
Always in the same place? Behind your ear, in your toolbag, just 'there' in the shelf, whatever's appropriate; just always return it?

 

[danst96]

I don't get fed up sharpening them? The difference a sharp pencil line makes is significant I've found,
so ensuring it's sharp is a bit of the job?
Always in the same place? Behind your ear, in your toolbag, just 'there' in the shelf, whatever's appropriate; just always return it?

some of us arent that logical. Humans being different and all that...

 

[Spectric]

Pencils are always a problem, never find one when needed and then when you find one the lead is broken, it then has to be sharpened and you end up with a stubb because the lead keeps falling out as you sharpen it. What about tape measures, they are the same and even when you have many they all hide when you look for any one of them.

 

[Just4Fun]

I think your use of the singular highlights the root of your problem.

I am the exact opposite. If I have 50 pencils I won't be able to find any. If I only have 1 I can always find it. Of course it will still be blunt.