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I use a utility knife for framing and keep little hand sharpener like you had in school in my pouches for my "finish" pencils.
 
Most carpenters I know use a utility knife to sharpen their pencil, this is the next best way to that though.

http://www.wimp.com/oddcut
I have that CNC lathe set up in my truck, I would never use any other method to sharpen my pencil. :no: I would suggest that all of you glue sniffing and sawdust eating trades to purchase that pencil sharpener and install it in your truck :laughing::laughing::laughing:
 
Lately I've been carrying one of these Accuscribes around, has a built-in sharpener, and it's a little cheaper than a cnc machine.
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Those are great scribes, I adapted mine with a level vial for doing log scribes. I've never used the pencil sharpener though.

I mostly use mechanical pencils with rectangular lead meant for standardized test taking. If I need a really fine line, I use my knife to sharpen the tip, or rub the tip on a piece of scrap wood. For wood pencils, I use my utility knife.
 
Call me lazy, but I have had an electric pencil sharpener in my saw bench for years. I also buy #3 pencils because they stay sharper longer.
Same here eventhough # 2 's are almost free most of the time .
 
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