Heard a senior guy say mechanical pencils are better than wood pencils for drafting

I was at a shop talk last month and an older drafter swore mechanical pencils are the only way to go. But I disagree. Wood pencils give me more control over line weight with a quick sharpen. Mechanical ones snap leads at the worst times when I'm deep in a layout. Anyone else stick with wood pencils for hand drawings?

2 comments

2 Comments

ramirez.daniel15d ago

Wood pencils all the way. The line variation from a quick sharpen beats mechanical every time for control. Mechanical leads snap mid stroke and ruin the flow.

karen_sanchez1014d ago

Have you tried different hardness grades of wood pencils to see if one holds a point longer than the others? I find that a good 2H keeps a fine tip through quite a bit of sketching before I need to sharpen again. Just curious if you stick with one type or switch things up based on the drawing.