If you’re working on a job and your pencil point breaks, you could sharpen it with a utility knife, but there’s a better way.
Having a sharp pencil is an essential tool for a trim carpenter or any type of job for that matter. The problem with being on a jobsite and not having a sharp pencil is that there is no great way to sharpen it. Many use a utility knife to carve away the wood to expose a sharp point, but more often than not, the lead breaks off or it’s hard to achieve that nice fine point. Kevin came up with this jobsite hack to make sure he can have a sharp pencil every time.
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I have tried three different times to read about sharpening my pencil do no avail. Where is the beef?
You're kidding right? This has to be a gag! Why not buy a $1.50 wedge pencil sharpener which fits in any pocket in an apron? I men really...........
Change pencils. A draftsman's pencil or lead holder uses a much thicker and tougher 2mm lead and the sharpener is in the cap.
If you want to use a standard pencil get a tape measure from Fastcap. They have a sharpener built into the case.
I always keep a small Surform pocket plane in my toolbox, stored upside down over my small block plane. I can put any shape point I want on a standard or carpenters' pencil by dragging the pencil's tip against the Surform blade. It never breaks the lead, and just takes a couple seconds.
I think they are called mechanical pencils?....REALLY....