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

They don’t roll off your work space, the thicker lead is stronger and easier to see on dimensional lumber and you look cooler sharpening it with a knife than you would spinning a round pencil in a sharpener