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2nd September 2007, 08:31 PM #1
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Your pencil.
You sharpen your pencil now and then. It is whittled away in time as you use it. It becomes a stump.
Why oh why....do they have graphite or lead or whatever it is.....running right up to there ends????
Will the hollow at the end that is leadless....shear or split? Because it has nothing in it?
Sure!! A stump pencil is great for getting into tight spots when tracing an outline for patterning.
I say it's inpractical.
The lead only need be two thirds as long as the wooden stick itself.
Yes!!!! I lose sleep at night wondering.
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2nd September 2007, 08:38 PM #2
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It would cost more to make the lead shorter.
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2nd September 2007, 08:41 PM #3
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Reminds me of "why is a fish?" the classic surrealist conundrum. I expect it makes them easy to manufacture, long lengths can be cut and would be cheaper to make than short lengths.
Originally Posted by rgum
You sharpen your pencil now and then. It is whittled away in time as you use it. It becomes a stump.
Why oh why....do they have graphite or lead or whatever it is.....running right up to there ends???? Will the hollow at the end that is leadless....shear or split? Because it has nothing in it?
Sure!! A stump pencil is great for getting into tight spots when tracing an outline for patterning.
I say it's inpractical.
The lead only need be two thirds as long as the wooden stick itself.
Yes!!!! I lose sleep at night wondering.
Cheers.
If you want to lose sleep ponder why blue is the opposite to orange in the colour palette when they are so close in the rainbow?Last edited by Sebastiaan56; 2nd September 2007 at 08:43 PM. Reason: add ponder
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3rd September 2007, 10:38 AM #4
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3rd September 2007, 01:24 PM #5
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Like put a fingernail grind on one end and skew on the other
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3rd September 2007, 02:21 PM #6
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Originally Posted by Gingermick
Like put a fingernail grind on one end and skew on the other
Been done by many a pro turner, gouge one end and skew the other of the one handle....
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3rd September 2007, 05:14 PM #7
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I don't see the issue here.
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3rd September 2007, 07:11 PM #8
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First time I've ever heard anyone complaining, that they've got too much lead in their pencil.
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