If you keep misplacing your carpenter’s pencil, we have the perfect “There’s a Better Way” tip to help you keep your pencil from getting lost. David Halé of Plainfield, Vt., has devised a way to cut a simple notch in a carpenter’s pencil and joins it up with a clothespin. Now, the pencil will easily clip on to just about anything.
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