why do builders and carpenters use those extra big square pencils instead of the regular pencils the rest of the population uses?

Question

why do builders and carpenters use those extra big square pencils instead of the regular pencils the rest of the population uses?

In: Engineering

Answer 1

The larger squareish ones:

1. don’t roll!
2. can be easily sharpened with an exacto or other hand-held knife common on the jobsite. You tend to chop a ticonderoga in half when you do that.
3. little easier in gloves.

Also…i suspect they are better marketing materials given how big you can print on the side….and pretty much everyone gets these for free at the lumber yard.