What Do You Use To Mark Wood?

[Naildrivingman]

For smooth wood I like the Pentel Graph Gear.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GAU2RU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you remember to squeeze the pocket clip when you put it down you’ll never damage the tip since the pocket clip releases the lock that keeps the pencil point projected. The entire mechanism then withdraws into the barrel like a turtle’s head.

I actually went ahead and purchased the Pentecostal Graph Gear, because it appeared to be more slender than the Zebra.  Having used them for about a month now, I am pleased with the retractable collet.  I have dropped these several times (yeas, read sausage fingers....) and thus far, no problems. I hope the internal mechanisms hold up as well.  I will definitely keep the Zaebra in mind.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Glad you like the Graph Gear.

I’m going to get a DelGuard 0.3. Doesn’t break!? Incredible!

 

[sancho57]

Pica Pencils, lead color depends on color of the species of the wood

 

[ChuckM]

Glad you like the Graph Gear.

I’m going to get a DelGuard 0.3. Doesn’t break!? Incredible!

Make sure you follow the instruction and don't retract (i.e. push the tube) more than three times, otherwise the lead will be too long for the tip to protect it from breaking.

 

[GoingMyWay]

Thanks to this thread I bought the DelGard and a Pentel in .5mm.  I was happy with my Sharpwriter pencils until I got an Incra Precision T Rule and discovered that the Sharpwriters use .7mm lead.

That's ok.  One can never have too many pencils - I always misplace them.

The Pentel arrived just loose in the box so it seems the lead inside broke during transit.  As a result no lead was feeding out when I pushed the end.  I actually initially thought it might have shipped with no lead inside since nothing was happened when I pushed on the end.  I had to watch a quick YouTube video to figure out how to disassemble the unit.  There ended up being a little piece of lead that I guess was too short to advance and I guess too long for the next piece of lead to feed in to push out the broken piece.  It works fine now.  The retractable tip is neat - I wish that the whole pointed end retracted, if it did I'd consider carrying that in my pants pocket everyday (I currently carry a Fisher Telescoping Space Pen). 

 

[ben_r_]

Most of the time I use a Rotring 500 or a Zebra M-701 depending on whether I need 0.5mm or 0.7mm lead.

 

[bdiemer]

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I love these for my rough markings. They're about double the thickness of regular pencils and have many of the characteristics of carpenter pencils.

 

[Kodi Crescent]

For cutting I use the scribe point on my Talmeter tape measure, then darken the line with a Pentel mechanical pencil.  Most stuff gets painted over, so a Sharpie marks other things.