AFMAT Long Point Pencil Sharpener, 8-20mm Long Pencil Nibs, Self-Feed & Adjustable Pencil Sharpness, Artist Pencil Sharpener Manual for φ6-8.2mm Charcoal/Art/Drawing/Sketching/Colored Pencils PS10

Wow truly shocked! I had to make a video and take some photos of the results which I've NEVER taken the time or energy to record a video for an Amazon purchase before. But this...this is so awesome! I didnt want others to doubt it's efficacy, and not buy it like I ALMOST did. Thinking "no way the only way you can get even close to that is with a ravor blade or other sharp blade thing to shave the pencil the lonnnnng ol' fashioned way". Which I've always despised doing, but really do consider the results a must for me when drawing. So shave away I went... Which is why I figured the best way would be to document the results of this "new school" way. So record and snap I did! This thing, Reaalllyyy does, make just as long and tapered points as shown! Just look at my beautiful Uni Hi pencil treated to a lovely cutting with this amazing pencil sharpener! Totally awesome! Even the blunt setting works just as advertised!

This sharpens to a much desired longer point for shading. It grabs the pencil so you don’t have to hold it. Inside the shaving cup is the sand paper strip to hone the pencil point.

I find this sharpener produces a very nice, long tapered point that works very well for detailed colored-pencil work. An adjustable dial allows the user to control how sharp/blunt the final point is. I always use the sharpest setting, which works for most projects. The difference between various settings is not that dramatic. There are times where I need a point a bit sharper than the finest setting, but it is pretty quick and easy to manually sharpen the finest point to get it super sharp - it does not take much sanding or scribbling on the edge of the point to get to a very sharp point! For me, it works great for FC Polychromos, Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor, Koh-I-Noor Progresso Woodless and even thick, soft Derwent Drawing pencils. I couldn't be happier. I've had successes and failures with Prismacolor. A typical failure would be a small break at the tip of the pencil (which isn't that big of a deal to me). But with one Prismacolor pencil, the sharpener never "stopped". At some point I realized that it had been sharpening for too long, and when I pulled the pencil out, about 1 inch had been removed, and the lead was broken at the base. But I've also had successes without a problem. Please keep in mind that the manufacturer says to *not* sharpen wax-based pencils…so issues with Prismacolor, or Derwent, are not a reflection of the quality of the sharpener - it works perfectly as advertised. I've never had breakage with oil-based pencils. I think this sharper does it's job well, and is an amazing value. It works much better than the long-point hand sharpeners I've tried. I'd highly recommend trying it out.

I was not sure about this, it seemed too good to be true - a great point and a great price? Well, I must say I am glad I decided to try this sharpener! PROS: >>You don't need to hold onto the pencil - it feeds automatically and stops when the point is finished. >>A very long, sharp point - you can adjust it from a wider flat tip to a nearly pointed tip with a slightly flat end. This is not an issue though if you either sharpen it to a fine needle on a sandpaper pad (you can get these specifically for sharpening pencil points and don't need to open the drawer on this to use the one inside) or you can just work with it as is, angling it slightly and turning the pencil as you work. The point will be sharp after a few strokes. >>It seems to be very well built - time will tell, but I think this will hold up well. Bonus, you can buy a replacement blade should you need one. My thought is that I am just going to buy another whole sharpener to keep on hand :-) OBSERVATIONS (not really CONS): >>It does not work well with very soft pencils like Derwent Coloursoft. This IS to be expected since a super soft lead is not going to handle a long needle point well, it's just physics, nothing that is the fault of this sharpener. I thought it worth mentioning though, just so folks don't think they can use this with all of their colored pencils. >>It does not work well with thicker pencils - you can get a pencil in there that is slightly larger than the size of a Derwent Coloursoft, but it won't feed properly and it will sharpen with a ragged finish. Again, not really the sharpeners fault, it is not designed to handle fat pencils. >>After you have sharpened about 8 to 10 soft lead colored pencils, make sure you feed through a very hard lead graphite pencil to clean the blades. I keep a box of 9H pencils specifically for this purpose. >>This is fantastic for oil based colored pencils that have firmer leads. Since my pencil collection is about 2/3rds oil based pencils, this is going to see a LOT of use! >>Remember, if you have a set of cheap, poorly glued, low quality wood casing pencils, there isn't a sharpener around that will do a good job. Don't blame the sharpener when it is the quality of your pencils that is the problem. Overall, I highly recommend this sharpener!

This would be much higher if not for two problems. Let's start with the positive though. This sharpener is super easy to use. You do t have to hold the pencil, so you can hold the sharpener while turning the crank. This is nice cause that means I can take it anywhere with me as it is also really light weight. To choose how long you want the point you just turn a knob on the crank, and to un stick it of a lead breaks in it there is another knob below the crank that you turn to pull the mechanism out and remove blockage. I want everyone reading this to understand that for the price I am very happy with the product. HOWEVER, there were a couple of things that I was a little bothered by. This first and biggest problem is that when I received what was supposed to be a brand new sharpener, it already had shavings inside of it, so I got a sharpener that was used and returned. Aside from that, the longest point optio. Doesn't get as long as the pictures makes it look, but it's still better than my little sharpeners, and the instructions for the sharpener are not super clear which direction you turn the knob on the crank to make it longer or shorter. They tell you about it, but they don't tell you which way is shorter and which way is longer. Not a huge deal, but would be nice to have more clear directions. All in all I like this little guy, and despite it being previously used, I'll keep it

Works like a dream.

I love this pencil sharpener it's just right puts a nice Long Point on my pencil switch on my pencils which I love. Very easy to empty made of good quality components so it should be very durable and the color works fine

The sharpener is pretty good. I docked stars because this company is hell bent on sending used sharpeners. They sent me one that was dirty, dusty, and filled with pencil shavings so I asked for a replacement. I sent back the old one and got a “new” one. It still has shavings in it, but atleast it doesn’t look like it sat on someone’s desk for 2 months. Pretty alright sharpener.