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Colored pencils

Don't use regular graphite pencils. I tried that. It was impossible to sand, the graphite just smears. I will try colored pencils one of these days because it must be easier. If they smeared like the graphite did no one would be doing it unless they have figured out some secret. I will be following this thread closely. I did it so I would have a 2 bowls and a spindle to show people how the grain runs and how you should be cutting.
 
My situation unlike John's involves pyrography and not sanding. I was all gung-ho about using colored pencils to mark the layout patterns for my basket illusions because the colored pencil marks were easy to see and different colors could be used to differentiate between different elements of a design. The problem is that the colors tend to get embedded deeply into the wood fibers and solvents tend to only drive the colors deeper into the wood. Erasers also didn't seem to be very effective. I have since switched to using 2H or harder graphite pencils and have found that the marks can be removed using a white polymer eraser. Also, pyrography covers many of my pencil marks. It's a popular myth that alcohol dissolves graphite pencil marks, but graphite isn't soluble in alcohol nor anything else.

If you use a soft lead graphite pencil on light colored porous wood then you are probably not going to have much luck getting rid of the marks.

BTW, I don't understand the original question. Could give more details about what you are wanting to do?
 
Pretty sure he's talking about doing a resin and colored pencil bowl like nick zametti and others show on you tube. Colored pencils glued together or just stuffed in a form and then filled with resin.
@john lucas that's way cooler than a bundle of straws, great idea
 
Bill I always use a 2B pencil for my pyrography and alcohol seems to remove it quite well. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. :)
 
john lucas said:
Bill I always use a 2B pencil for my pyrography and alcohol seems to remove it quite well. Maybe I'm doing something wrong. :)
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What kind of alcohol? Jack Daniels or moonshine? With enough 'shine you might not be able to see anything. :D
 
Ross Schuler said:
Any suggestions on what type of colored pencil to cast in resin and turn
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I recall reading some threads on this subject and the answer was similar to segmented turning where you are using light wood next to dark wood ... use a very sharp tool to take very light shear cuts. Don't do any sanding except to level the finish, but don't sand through the finish. Just a guess, but a feather light wipe of super thin CA might stabilize the surface for the final shear cutting.
 
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