Favorite pen for marking flesh side of leather?

[esantoro]

Anyone have a favorite pen for marking the flesh side of leather? I like Zebra ballpoint pens and Uniball Vision Elite, but they aren't showing up that well on the dark flesh side of some dark latigo I'm currently working on. I could use a good silver or gold gel pen.

Ed

[Luke Hatley]

ED i dont put ink in the leather i use an awl.

[esantoro]

ED i dont put ink in the leather i use an awl.

Hi Luke,

I use a scratch awl on the grain side, but I need to use ink on the flesh side to line up certain elements properly. It all gets covered up with lining.

Ed

[Johanna]

Have you tried a carpenters pencil? Many of the old timers are shuddering at ink on the back of anything, whether a lining will cover it or not.

Johanna

[tonyc1]

If it's going to be covered, just use a Biro!

[tashabear]

You can find gold and silver gel pens in the scrapbooking section of the craft store. Sharpie makes a silver pen, too, though it might be too thick.

[MADMAX22]

Im a big fan of the sharpie fine tip pens they make, Im not sure if they come in silver or not but may be worth looking for.

[Rayban]

I've heard guys say..."never use a pen to mark leather" but I've never heard why...

[Tina]

I use the thicker silver Sharpie on dark leathers.

Usually I have a poster board template and just tracing around that one. When I start cuting I cut just at the edge of the silver (inside edge) this way there will be no penmarks at all on the piece I'll use.

[bruce johnson]

Ed,

I can usually scratch out a line with a stylus distinct enough to follow on dark leather. Plan "B" - I have some sort of a pencil looking thing I got in the end of the aisle in a fabric store. It has no markings or name, but leaves a light color chalky line that just brushes away.