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4.5
Lead just keeps falling out can’t sharpen with pencil sharpenerI've been a cabinet maker for over 20 years. I've used many different brands/kinds of pencils. I prefer the Carpenter pencils because of the flat design and the durability. I put the pencil in the side of my hat near my ear. The pencil is exposed to heat, sweat, drops, vibrations, constant, sharpening (I like a sharp point), etc.. This brand held up well to the everyday abuse that I put it through. Only two pencils out of the pack had problems. One split due to sharpening it. The other had a problem with the lead being broken up. The lead was dark enough to see on many surfaces. The pencils stayed together even when wet. Even after they were wet then dry several times. If you use these kinds of pencils as many times as I do this is a big deal. Overall I would say these pencils are a smart buy. In many cases you get what you pay for. I didn't mind spending g a little more to get what I needed.Good quality basic construction pencils.Time was when all the building supplies I bought from gave us these as appreciation for our business. These pencils don't have splitting wood, or broken leads like some of the ones from big box stores.I'm a carpenter living in south Korea. I am using Bon pencil on my work. I have purchased this pencil at Amazon since September 28, 2015. But... the pencil quality is slipping down as time goes on. Sharpening pencis is imposible almost all! The pencil wood quality is absolutely lowest. Wood is hardest extremely. Quality of "Do it Best"(free pencil received from a retailer) pencil is more and more high. I want for the seller and manufacturer know this fact.The picture makes them look safety green but they really are yellow casing like the heading for them says. No biggie at all but just be aware. Besides that they are just like other carpenter pencils.I thought hard lead meant wouldn't break as easy, but rather it appears to be hard lead as in hard to see - the lead is so hard it doesn't mark well on wood or paper.When I run out, I'll buy more of the same. Made in the USA, which is a major plus to me. Good quality, better than the junque Lowe's and Home Depot sell. Bon Tool makes a lot of good stuff, so I wasn't surprised.Flat pencils. Red.The "lead" does seem a little soft, which is a problem when firmly scribing a thin line, but if you're careful about that they're otherwise OK.Very handy if you're marking layouts and need alternate colours for guide-lines vs. cut-lines.I initially thought this was a good buy, but I am now having second thoughts. This is because the graphite cores of the pencils are usually fragmented which causes them to fall out quite often. This happens so frequently that a new pencil from this pack only last 2-3 days on average. Not impressed. Recommend trying another pencil.Nunca recibí este producto porque las regulaciones aduaneras mexicanas necesitan un certificado para la importación de productos derivados de madera y este no lo tenía así que fue devuelto al vendedor. Sin embargo Amazon me devolvió el importe del producto y el costo de envío pero sólo hasta que llamé para aclarar la situación, si no no hubieran hecho nada.Seria bueno que Amazon y los vendedores tengan en cuenta este tipo de regulaciones para ofrecer más información a los consumidores y mayor satisfacción.I like that the red pencil crayon is bright and doesn’t blow off when the saw is cutting thru my material.It’s just like a normal carpenter pencil but has red crayon lead. I highly recommendFirst pencil of the bunch chips and breaks with the lightest touch, using it and sharpening it. We'll see how the other 11 go...
