Which Pencil for the JMT?

[Larry De La Briandais]

“Clearly these are delicate instruments and the points must be protected, after all if one is constantly re-sharpening broken tips then you will have to carry two pencils. ”

But, but, but…  With a mechanical pencil you don’t have to worry about the point breaking.  They are lighter for the amount of usage provided so they are obviously the correct choice for BPL.

 

[Gary Dunckel]

Funny you should ask, Dean. Just yesterday I was replenishing my emergency kit from the summer’s use. I didn’t like the way the golf pencil was just sitting there, with the tip unprotected. So I cut a 3/4″ piece of the right diameter silicone tubing that snugly fit the pencil, with a bit extending beyond the tip of the lead point to protect it. I wouldn’t exactly call it MYOG, because the scrap of tubing was just sitting idly on the table, just a foot from the pencil. It took all of 30 seconds see the solution and complete the job.

[Dale Wambaugh]

Re: carrying loaded pencils

Get some slip-on style erasers and put one over the sharpened tip.

 

[BlackHatGuy]

You’re all wrong! You want one of these!

[Bruce Tolley]

@ Doug

LOL!

 

[Ken Thompson]

Those clay tablets though…

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