Swapped my mechanical pencil for a plain old #2 Ticonderoga

Used to think I needed a fancy drafting pencil with all these different lead grades to get a good sketch, but after my truck broke down in Kansas and that was all the gas station had, I found the simpler line actually made me focus more on the shape instead of the tool. Anyone else ever ditch the fancy gear and go back to something basic?

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webb.ben2mo ago

Wait, your truck broke down in Kansas and you only found a Ticonderoga?

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gibson.sarah2mo ago

Right?? I had the same thing happen in Nebraska once, broke down and the only thing in the gas station was a single pack of cheap mechanical pencils. It's like the universe just laughs at you in the middle of nowhere lol

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wendy3912mo ago

Pencils ain't gonna fix your truck though, so why stress?

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