Marking dark Walnut

Sharpie puts out "Metallic" fine point permanent marker. . .silver in color. I use it around the shop for marking dark materials like the inside of sanding cylinders. It is permanent so be careful to mark just the cut side. It might be worth a try.

Make you marks with the striking knife then go over the wood with a piece of light chalk. The cuts should show up as dark lines.

Check your local art supply store or teacher's center. Look for white or yellow colored pencils. Or just swipe them from the kid's collection when they're not looking.

I've also used garment marking chalk- super fine edge, but waxy.

Vic

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fine point White-out pens:

For dark wood, use a marking knife, then run a white pencil over the scribed line - just the opposite of light wood, where you can use a regular pencil to highlight the knife line.

JeffB

Godzilla wrote:

Go to an Art Supply store and buy a white colored pencil. It works great!

White or yellow colored pencils, crayons, or china markers, OVER the marking knives' mark. The knife provides the precision, the white or yellow provides the visibility.

I frequently use lumber crayons to denote faces, top/bottom, jointer or planer feed direction, even on light woods.

Barry

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