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Shoutout to the old-timer who showed me the pencil trick for marking dovetails

He said to always use a 4H pencil, not a regular one, because the harder lead gives a cleaner line that doesn't smudge when you're transferring marks. Anyone have a different method they swear by?
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robin836
robin8362mo ago
That 4H pencil tip is a good one. I've always used a marking knife for the main lines. It scores the wood so the chisel has a place to sit. Do you still use a pencil for the waste area, or do you mark the whole joint with the knife first?
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shah.olivia
It's just a pencil mark, not brain surgery.
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mark_hernandez12
Tell that to my brain trying to erase it perfectly for ten minutes.
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