Nothing to do around here. I already ate the frog before sunrise and am done. The family has dispersed into the four winds. I don't feel like going into the water. The big drink, I mean. I did doggie-paddle around in the pool earlier. Wife's gone for two days, the cats do cat things, the dog and I are having a détente I'd hate to upset so I will leave him be. I can't stand being unoccupied.
Started testing 2mm pencil leads to see which grades I really need. I ran a little test. The 8B is Kohinoor, the others are all Faber-Castell. The latter brand has the best quality lead based on smoothness, how long the lead lasts, and break resistance. Faber doesn't make an 8B and Kohinoor is pretty much the only option in 2mm. These are traditional graphite leads, not the new and fancier matte ones.
I only tested the leads I had. I shaded the little boxes from lightest to darkest each grade could achieve. Interestingly, B, 2B, and 4B are near identical with little difference in range. For art stuff I'd likely go with 8B, 2B/3B. H an 2H as essentials. Generally speaking, the applications are:
drawing 8B-2H
technical drawing HB-2H
writing B-F
Lead grades vary between brands. There is no standard even if they use the same H to B grades.
Phone was set to very low res. Sorry about that.
