Tool Tip #12: Grabbing for Arrows

I've never been a fan of carpenter's pencils, finding them imprecise, awkward and a hassle to sharpen.  What is it...a million hours of construction labor lost each year to sharpening them?  I do, however, like the better grip they provide when grabbing them from a tool belt or shop apron.  To provide that same grip on a typical pencil I glue on an arrowhead eraser.  In fact a pencil without one now feels quite naked to me.  I always have a pair handy in all the locations I need them:  a #2 for writing and a #3H for lines.  (See also Plague of Cheap Tools)  Furthermore, should you ever make that rare marking mistake you have a nice fat eraser to take care of it.