Show Us Your Styptic Pencils!

[dangerousdon]

Styptic Pencils...a lot of us use them...some of us use them more than others. Me...I use mine almost everyday! These things get janky real quick and take on all sorts of weird shapes. So...show us your janky, gross, misshapen, crusty styptic pencils!

This is what mine looks like...

 

[dangerousdon]

What? Nobody uses styptic pencils?

 

[GearNoir]

Do don’t. Don’t even have one. Rarely even use a regular alum block at all unless a cut is semi-bad. Hasn’t happened for a while thankfully.

 

[woodpusher]

This is about 4 years old or so ...

 

[Galaktus]

I very rarely use them, once or twice a year so mine isn't a whole lot different than a new one.

 

[Shavin’ Yeti]

The one on the bottom is the first one that i bought and used dating back to at least 7 years ago. The one on top is the replacement that I got in a PIF here from one of the generous Cadre Members.

 

[dangerousdon]

This is about 4 years old or so ...
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Dang Sam! It looks so pristine!

 

[dangerousdon]

The one on the bottom is the first one that i bought and used dating back to at least 7 years ago. The one on top is the replacement that I got in a PIF here from one of the generous Cadre Members.
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Glad to know that mine ain't the only janky looking one!

 

[MilkCrate]

Bought this a few years ago when I started. Haven’t used it yet

 

[woodpusher]

Bought this a few years ago when I started. Haven’t figured out how to open it yet

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FTFY

 

[uacowboy]

I don't even have one. just use an alum block if i need to staunch something.

 

[dangerousdon]

I don't even have one. just use an alum block if i need to staunch something.

Party Pooper!

 

[mrdoug]

I don't even have one. just use an alum block if i need to staunch something.

If I get a bleeder, I find the Styptic works well to stop it quick. Not so fast with alum. These aren't the same ingredients are they? Or does it have something to do with the "grainy" texture of the Styptic pencil that lends to the quick fix? Curious.

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[Lbkindy]

 

[dangerousdon]

Man...all of you have way to pristine styptic pencils...I want to see some ugly ones!

 

[NurseDave]

Not too exciting. Only been used 3 times. And dropped twice.

 

[Dave in KY]

Not too exciting. Only been used 3 times. And dropped twice.
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The POOR sink...............

 

[GearNoir]

If I get a bleeder, I find the Styptic works well to stop it quick. Not so fast with alum. These aren't the same ingredients are they? Or does it have something to do with the "grainy" texture of the Styptic pencil that lends to the quick fix? Curious.

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Styptic pencils also have an added wax ingredient to the alum.

 

[bobmsp]

I have to admit that I've always assumed that this thread was meant as satire, so I've never clicked on it until today.

 

[ShawnF]

Man...all of you have way to pristine styptic pencils...I want to see some ugly ones!

Isn't the idea of perfecting our technique so that we don't need these?