There are 2 types of people in this world.
Woodworking marking knife or pencil. Marking knives have either one or two edges. Irwin tools strait line 66400 carpenter s pencil medium lead 6 piece set 66400. Knives are considerably more precise than pencils because the line made by a knife is much thinner and knives don t change shape as you use them. Now if i have to mark something out where i don t use a marking knife it a ballpoint pen for me.
When i first say rob cosman use a pen to layout part of his dovetails i said why didn t i think of that. Often times a pencil line is too thick for fine woodworking and pencil lines are almost always slightly offset from what you are marking. I m new to this forum as well as to hand tool woodworking. Oval shape of carpenter pencil won t roll away.
The blade is just the right shape the handle will be from some beautiful wood and it will fit your hand. Home techniques basics better than a pencil. It s far superior than any pencil but not as accurate as a marking knife. Not papermate or later.
All produced a nice easy to read line on bare dry wood but when we added water to simulate rain and sawdust to simulate debris the dixon marking pencil came out on top every time. A marking knife is a very useful tool for woodworking. The best marking knives are flat on one side and have a spear point this allows to register the flat side against a surface while you re making the mark and allows you to get into tight spaces in any orientation. Now a pencil is an excellent tool and one of the most used in a woodshop its hard to beat the convenience for marking.
Making a woodworking marking knife. Those who have used a pencil to mark a cut line on a piece of wood and dirty liars. Just purchased will myer s moravian workbench video and sometimes he uses a marking knife and other times he uses a pencil. Just wondering what goes into the decision.
I like them better than a marking knife. Better than a pencil. A sharp chip of rock is as common as a stick. Because of this a marking knife is much better for fine woodworking than a pencil.
For 50 you can have a great marking knife. Includes 6 medium lead pencils. Sometimes it s best to take the line and for other purposes it s best to leave the line. I can cut perfect fitting dovetails marked with a pencil without having to fine tune.
A marking knife line is not something i want if i need to leave the line. For carpenters builders tradesman or anyone who needs a tough pencil that will mark a variety of surfaces.