What is a carpenter pencil?
The carpenter pencil is a writing tool that usually differs from a normal pencil in four main ways: it is larger, somewhat flat, has heavier guidance and has no rubber. Some variations of the tesar pencil can be normal, be round, have softer guidance, or have a rubber attached to one end, but a typical carpenter pencil differs from a conventional pencil in all four respects. Most of these differences give carpentry pencils a clear benefits for use in carpentry.
Large size
Carpenter pencils are usually larger than conventional pencils. This can facilitate grip and more difficult to break during use or between use, for example when they are in a set of tools or are dispersed between hardware. The larger size also allows them to be more easily used by a carpenter who is wearing work gloves if necessary.
flat shape
The shape of a carpenter pencil is usually flat oval, octagon or rectangle. Flat shape prevents pencil from rolling when the user NAMAva, which may mean that the user will not have to load a pencil that has rolled up at work. Lead inside carpentry pencils is also a flat oval or rectangle. This allows the user to draw thick or thin lines, simply by turning the pencil as needed.
Hard Lead
Carpenter pencils usually have a heavier guide than other pencils. Most of the normal pencils have leadership No. 2. The carpenter pencil usually has leadership No. 3, which means that the leadership does not break so easily.
No rubber
The final difference between carpentry pencils and common pencils is that a carpenter pencil usually does not have a rubber at one end. The exact reason is not known, although it can simply be a tradition. The first carpentry pencils were made centuries ago, before production techniques, so that the rubber is easy to connect to the end of the pencils. The flat shape of carpentry pencils could also make them make it difficult with rubber than it is rounded hereby the pups.
Some users might think that it does not have a built -in rubber, it is a disadvantage, but in fact it could be convenient. One of the problems with the built -in rubber is that they often wear out than the pencil leading, creating the need for a separate rubber or one that can be attached to one end of the pencil. The size of the Carpenter's Pencil pencil means that its leadership should take a long time and virtually ensures that the built -in rubber will wear out before the lead is gone. If the rubber wear in the middle of the project, the user may not have a separate rubber. I do not have the built -in rubber in the first place to ensure that the conscientious user ensures that instead of being caught without one, he will have a separate rubber.
focus
One disadvantage of the carpenter Pencil is that its flat shape causes that it is unable to be sharpened in a sharpener designed for rounded pencils. However, there are sharpens specially for Carpenter pencils. Some users simply give beforeAll the pencils focus with a knife or other tool that has a sharp edge.