On 11/29/2015 2:43 PM, Jack wrote:
On 11/28/2015 10:46 AM, J. Clarke wrote:

If there's any kind of drafting supply house nearby they'll have good
ones for the same price or less. Blick Art Supply lists all-metal Koh-
I-Noor for 8 bucks. You should be able to pick up a Staedtler at
Staples.

I did numerous searches over the years for cabinet makers pencils and
Rockler, amazing enough, seemed to be one of the few hits I got.
At your suggestion I looked at the Koh-I-Noor at Blick and looked at
Staples and they didn't have anything close that I could see. I think
.9mm lead was the thickest I found, Rockler is over 2x that, but
sharpens to a needle point.

The Rocker is not only good, with 2mm lead, it looks, and feels heavy
duty, and like it belongs in a Cabinet shop. I believe that is exactly
the purpose it was designed for, and imo, and about everyone that
reviewed it, they nailed it. It is the right tool for the job.


At a drafting supply store 2mm mechanical pencils are pretty common,
basically a regular sized wood pencil led.

With the right feel they are pretty hard to beat when using one all day
long and using up a lead or two each week.

In the shop I only make slight 1/4" marks with an occasional line for a
jigsaw or bandsaw cut so free wooden ones are what I use. I have 5~6
2mm mechanical pencils somewhere in my drafting equipment box.