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Here is one of the most unusual and specialized pencils ever manufactured. Stonemasonry pencils were mentioned at this site before I had ever seen one. With extremely hard 6H leads, they are meant for writing on stone and rock surfaces. Mr. Slate probably used one. How can one sharpen a carpenter’s pencil? The International Arrivals sharpener didn’t quite seem to do it. Here is another attempt. From Keson, it is a bright yellow plastic block with four blades. The pencil is placed in a slot (blue plastic) and one slides the pencil back and forth, the wood being sliced away. [...] One small mystery solved. A lucky break came my way, and I found the right sharpener at a local bookstore – a place with no other International Arrivals products that I could see. Much larger than just a general large hole [...] Though appearing to be a regular hexagonal pencil, the Tajima pencil is aimed at the construction trades – carpentry in particular. It is definitely a different interpretation of this pencil style than seen in North America or Europe. With a sophisticated red lead, the pencil has a [...] Apart from stenography and carpentry, I’ve often wondered about what other professions use specialty pencils. A post at Lexikaliker about a historic pencil for cartography prompted me to pursue this exploration a bit further. |
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