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Hmm, I've never heard of this.  I've had the same pencil on my slate
for years, and it works fine -- even the eraser worked, until
I used it up.  And everybody I know has had similar experiences.
Just use any old pencil stub, and toss it if it goes bad.  I've
only seen one pencil actually fall apart from immersion.

'Course, I always dive clean freshwater.  If you're swimming
in something else, it could make a difference.

Perhaps you could try soaking your pencil in a can of varnish,
or try a different brand of pencil.

Jim

>I know this probably sounds like a stupid question, but I think I've tried
>just about every kind of pencil, and after several hours under water, and
>then in my gear trunk all weekend, they all turn to crap.
>
>What kinds of writing implements do you all use for slate-writing?
>

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