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A seamtress' marking chalk works well. I see them in pencil form.
Lots of choices.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=seamtress+mar...nb_sb_noss
I use this type (see image below). I have a special sharpener for this. They are very cheap to buy:
![[Image: tailor-with-chalk.jpg]](https://images.infobloom.com/tailor-with-chalk.jpg)
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I'd give these a try. Used them when I was marking papers and they were smooth.
https://www.dickblick.com/items/prismaco...ry-yellow/
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Good to know...I usually resort to the yellow painters tape.
Thanks for the helpful info/links...
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The advantage of the dressmakers' chalk, aside from being visible, is that it is easy to clean off. It is meant to wash out, but a stiff brush will remove almost all traces of it. A waxed-based colored pencil will not clean off nearly as easily.
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I found some 'fine tip' white metallic markers in the craft section at Family Dollar that show up well. They are not as fine as I would like (1.2 mm compared to .7 mechanical pencils), but they have worked sufficiently.
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Pica-Dry Mechanical Pencils are made for woodworking. They offer a variety of colors of lead, including yellow, red, white, and blue among others. Lee Valley sells them.
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Very timely post. I'm working with walnut and followed the post with great intrest.
I got a package of the red accounting pencils, wow, they work great and are ereaseable!!!
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I use the hard blue colored pencils
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