Dan, you are really bringing back memories from the old days on the drawing board.
I guess I didn't realize they still made the lead holders & pointers -- I probably have a few holders stuck in one of my garage desk drawers along with some slide rules, drafting instruments, drafting scales, etc. I guess there is still a need by artists, etc.
I bought a Lee Valley # 50K1301 belt clip pencil sharpener that accepts two wooden pencil diameters (regular & large). It still makes the "short" points that Seth doesn't want but really makes nice points. The package says made in China but the sharpener itself has made in Germany stamped on it. At any rate it works better than any of that style that I have found.
I'll have to dig around & maybe give the lead holder idea a try. In the early 80's when we started using CAD most of that drafting tools got pitched.
