Another
pencil find at a hardware store, browsing through
Lowe's I came across this
tube of
C.H. Hanson Sure-Point Finish Pencils and 02001 sharpener that caught my eye near the registers. In what is a rarity these days, these clear varnished pencils were manufactured in the
USA. The barrel markings proclaimed that this company has been manufacturing tools for generations since 1866. The yellow plastic sharpener hails from
China, and it is designed to be used
manually or attached to a power drill. Not too sure about using a power tool to sharpen a single pencil, so I decided to sharpen it by hand and found it quite
efficient. The blade cut the wood effortlessly yielding a
single continuous shaving.
The
graphite felt quite smooth while leaving nice dark marks on the paper like a
B or
2B grade lead, so this pencil would make a fine economy
sketching tool in a pinch. Its white eraser worked almost as well as my
Sakura block eraser in removing most of the test swatch in the
Maruman Croquis sketchbook.
Worth trying.
Another pencil find at a hardware store, browsing through Lowe's I came across this tube of C.H. Hanson Sure-Point Finish Pencils and 02001 sharpener that caught my eye near the registers. In what is a rarity these days, these clear varnished pencils were manufactured in the USA. The barrel markings proclaimed that this company has been manufacturing tools for generations since 1866. The yellow plastic sharpener hails from China, and it is designed to be used manually or attached to a power drill. Not too sure about using a power tool to sharpen a single pencil, so I decided to sharpen it by hand and found it quite efficient. The blade cut the wood effortlessly yielding a single continuous shaving.
The graphite felt quite smooth while leaving nice dark marks on the paper like a B or 2B grade lead, so this pencil would make a fine economy sketching tool in a pinch. Its white eraser worked almost as well as my Sakura block eraser in removing most of the test swatch in the Maruman Croquis sketchbook. Worth trying.
Posts
2 comments:
Wow - a pencil sharpener that can be used with a power drill? I need to find me a pack of those pencils just so I can have that pencil sharpener!
Just check the marking tools section at your local Lowe's. The tube set was just $4 for the sharpener and 15 pencils. Not a bad deal since I have paid as much for a single conventional sharpener.
Post a Comment