Pencil Sharpening Tips
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- This is a look at some pencil sharpeners and some tips on how to avoid breaking leads, chipping casings and making your pencils last longer.
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Yep! the round brass one if my favourite too, the rest I feel are all hype and you can change blades very easy much more sustainable in my opinion.
It's a good one for sure.
For my pencil sharpener, when i sharpen my pencil, it sharpens it very roughly and the tip of the pencil (wood part) isn't smooth, its rough. Why is this happening????!!!
Thank you so much for submitting your review on pencil sharpeners. In fact, based on this review I bought an M+R Single Hole Pencil Sharpener (you reviewed the two-hole version) from Cult Pens and I've just sharpened a load of Faber Castell Polychromos, Derwent Inktense and Derwent Coloursoft Pencils and NONE of the ends broke. This is unheard of as not even Derwent's own plastic cased manual sharpener was capable of this, which is why I bought an M+R one. I was fed up of having about 3 goes until I could use each pencil! The brass of the M+R feels weighty and using it was a joy. Sad I know but true. Believe me, your reviews make a difference as I wouldn't even know about this particular brand of pencil sharpener without watching you test one out.:-)
Jane Metcalfe So happy to hear from you Jane. And also glad the M&R worked out well for you. You can also swap out the blade if it gets dull. Thank you for watching and stay tuned for more. :-)
Owings Art
Thanks for replying! Since buying the pencil sharpener I've also bought 10 spare blades no less so they should keep me going for a bit. It will be interesting to see how long the original blade lasts.:-)
Jane Metcalfe That's awesome. I think the blades last a good long time depending on use.
Owings Art I wasn't sad enough to count how many pencils I'd sharpened the other day (although I was tempted lol) but the blade didn't seem to be affected at all. I can't understand why Derwent's own (also made in Germany, the white 'Pastel' version) was so rubbish. I mean, it's not as if their pencils are the cheapest. Here in England I can get the Derwents (both Coloursoft and Inktense) for £1.30 each on the Pullingers website and the Faber Castells for 99p. I buy the Derwents because they are made only a few miles away from here (I live in Carlisle, just on the border with Scotland) but I find it weird that England's own are more expensive than the imported German ones. I also find it annoying that I can't buy any of the Derwent Limited Edition 'Fashion' pencils individually. They are not part of the 72 or will be added to them anytime soon.
Jane Metcalfe
Hi Jane - I use both Derwent Coloursoft and Faber-Castell Polychromos. I give an edge to the FC Poly's for pigment and the fact their oil based formula seems to blend slightly better. I do think that Derwent is an excellent company though, going all the way back to the Cumberland Pencil Company. I like that they innovate and try new things. If you can get the FC Poly's for 99p, I think that's a great deal. I have family in Co Antrim in Northern Ireland and whenever I'm there I look for great prices on Derwent and FC supplies. Thanks for the notes Jane, I hope you have a wonderful weekend. All the the best - Marty
Thank you so much for this video! I'm a beginner in terms of using pencils for art and I had no idea that the choice of a sharpener could affect the pencil so much. Time for me to look online and fine the one you really liked!
Thanks Julie. A good sharpener will really make a difference. Be sure to drop me a note and let me know how it works for you!
I have the gold one you showed which came with a spare blade.
I was telling Lindsay that I had a clear out of various sharpeners that I had that had gone blunt and the ones I bought to replace them are now showing the same signs. She sent me a link to some electric sharpeners I still need to study.
Thanks Janet. I always try to use hand sharpeners as opposed to electric sharpeners which tend to eat my pencils.
I have a electric exacto school pro , it has auto stop, zero breaking on my precious luminance and polychromos colored pencils, neither on a regular graphite pencil. Best sharpener i have ever own.
In terms on manual sharpener I have a M+R brass squared double sharpener, i can sharpen the blade myself with diamond stones and it is always perfect too.
How do you know when to stop sharpening?? I always break it off again just when I think it’s sharpened and then it’s not! urghhhh
Hi Maria - It can be tricky, but go slowly, that will help. Also, it could be a poorly made pencil with bad leads. Try other pencils. Hope that helps, ~marty
Great review! Now to find that sharpener you liked the best!
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I don't know what sharpener I have it has a logo of an E with a crown and it's my ALL time favorite one for a small sharpener
We care for senior citizens that love to use colored pencils. For some reason the only pencil sharpener we have had success with not breaking the leads is an eyeliner pencil sharpener. We have purchased many and have not found another reliable sharpener. The eyeliner sharpener is reliable every time. Why is that?
Great Didn’t know how to sharpen a pencil before thank you a greatly appreciate it love you 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
No worries.
I like a super sharpe edge for writing. Classroom Friendly sharperner can eat a pencil a day. So I hope the Mobius will work better as far as conserving my pencils!!
otto man Thanks for the comment. Another method is a straight razor or Xacto knife, both give you a lot of control, but can be a little more dangerous than a standard sharpener. Good luck and thanks again.
Its nice to learn about Pencil Sharpner but you know...
Most of the children can't handle such expensive sharpner. I have seen many kids loses sharpner every day!!
We manufacture 2 million Plastic Sharpner every day and our sharpner gives 200 Pencil Sharpening result if good pencils used!!
I admire your presentation..
Thank you Harshad, you make a good point. For kids, the inexpensive sharpener is better. For adult or older Artists, I recommend a higher quality sharpener for best results.
Uhh...
*_Atleast learn how to control your kid then_*
Or just spank the kid every time it loses a sharpener. It will learn real quick not to lose one LOL.
haha Marty, I just got the little Mobius sharpener in the mail yesterday before ever seeing your review, good to know great minds think alike, LOL.
Ha! Do you like it so far?
Hi Marty, some people say you should “turn the sharpener, not the pencil” what do you think about that?
Interesting. I learned this method from Dad who was an Artist and it seemed to work for him. People have a lot of good opinions and we won't always be in alignment, but that's okay because different methods might work for different folks. Thanks for asking.
I didn't know that I needed this. Thanks!
Try the Staedtler 2 hole.. It creates a very long sharp point and fits the Albrecht Durer Watercolor pencils which are a little thicker than Caran dache
+Eileen Goldenberg Thanks for the tip Eileen. - Marty
Nice informative video. My son is always drawing & I thought I wanted an electric sharpener but you have convinced me on the German Brass model. Hope I can find it in Italy or do you know where I can find it online. Thanks!
Hi George Leardini - Thank you for the note and the question. Yes, here is a link to the very great Mobius sharpener, made in Germany. I think your son will find it excellent. Take care and I wish you both the best.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GC0N3Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000GC0N3Q&linkCode=as2&tag=owiart-20&linkId=KXULOD4K4LUONSBI
I found the mobius on amazon in other shapes as well, but i chose the one you showed. They also have the replacement blades 10 for $8.12 USA.
Seriously valuable information ! Just subscribed your channel . Grtz from the Netherlands
Thank you Dirk, from the Netherlands.
***** I'm sorry your settings don't allow me to reply directly to your comments. The Prismacolors are breaking for two reasons. One reason is that the Prismacolors have poor leads now. The quality has suffered greatly in the past decade. The other reason could be that the blade in the sharpener is dull. You can check that with other pencils (cheaper #2's) to see if they're hard to sharpen. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
Do you thinksince the quality has declined the mobius might be the best sharpener, I am currently using the Kum and had a couple pencils fail in sharpening?
Owings Art
Hi
how often do u replace the sharpener? im in Australia can ive the spelling pls of the sharpener recommended pls? have u tried the Kum one?
About once every 6 months. It's pretty good. Yes I've tried KUM and it is also very good.
I wish you had shown a M&R Granade sharpener.
How about helical sharpener?
I use a cheap one, but it did not break a single pencil yet, and I can control pretty good how much I want to grind down from the pencil. Except a bendable pencil, but it was useless anyway.
+RelakSHUN That sounds good. Yes I think a good helical sharpener would be good as well. Thanks for the tip. - Marty
Hi Marty thank you so much for your information. I watch your videos any time I want information about a product. Thank you for taking the time to research and produce the video. I found the mobius on amazon along with the replacement blades 10 for $8.12 US. I am going to order it. I am presently using a Kum with my Prismacolors and have a few that give me problems, I guess do to the lower quality these days. I just got them a couple months ago. thank you.
Hi Tweety - Thank you for the nice note. By the way, it might not be the Kum sharpener, but instead the Prismacolors. Have you tried other colored pencils? Either way, the MObius is AWESOME and I think you'll like it. Let me know how you like it. ~Marty
to sharp faber castell polychromos and Albert durur whish one do you use they are quite large
+Ana Patrícia Barbosa Hi Ana - I use the M & R as it has two different sized holes. Thanks for the note. Have a great day!
Marty, what ever happened to the pocket knife & sandpaper block?
Those are also great options. Thanks for mentioning them.
Am I the only one that's immature and laughed when he said "And that's a number two."🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Either the pencils or the sharpeners are bad...point always break during sharpening.
I have a Mobius and Ruppert sharpener. Three of them, in fact. I love them.
But there are better sharpeners out there. In my opinion one of the very best sharpeners out there is the Kum Masterpiece. It's expensive -- $15. But it's flat out amazing. It leaves you with nice, long, beautiful sharp graphite.
Check it out!
Will do. Thanks for the tip. ~Marty
You're more than welcome.
Great video.
thanks for the video, it really helped, im a prismacolour pencil user and i have one of those 2 holed wedge sharpener and it seems nomater what i do or how sofly i turn it, my lead always breaks. even when its not evenclose to being sharp. any suggestions?
+Kole Pack Hi Kole - I'm sorry I missed your comment and am so late in my reply. Yes, it may be in the way you're folding the pencil. Try to make sure you're not putting and torque on the pencil or bending it in any way. One think you could also check is to make sure that the blade is very sharp. Hope these tips help. - Marty
I have also read to hold the pencil very close to the sharpener so its not wiggleing. Also read try putting sharpener in other hand and turn sharpener not the pencil. Just trying to help. I use the Kum sharpener.
Also read sharpen a regular pencil with every so often to clean the wax off. Hope it helps
Here is the rub! I am a Retired Boeing Illustrator, and in my College Illustration Class, we had a blunt tip sharpener, but it only did standard pencils, no problem! But where is there a good blunt tip sharpener in the world of ART that can do the same as my classroom sharpener...See Conte, Derwent, Faber Castell...ect. Soft Pastel Pencils!
digiphot2 Hi there - For those you've listed at the end I sometimes use good old fashioned sandpaper. It helps me be more precise. In addition, there is a very old kind of sharpener from the days when pencils were a draftsman's best friend. Here is a link to it: www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?p=68746&cat=1,42936,42452
Hi again Marty! I'm about to order some art supplies and a good pencil sharpener is at the top of my list......(I've gotta have something better than a .50 cent Dollar General sharpener for my new Polychromos😉). Anyways I always see that little Alvin in most all of your vids so I looked on Amazon and they DO have it and the reviews are awesome but one "con" that keeps popping up is that the replacement blades cannot be found. Do you happen to know where to find them?
+Michele Johnson-Utter Hi Michele - Thanks for the question. Yes, you can usually order them from Blick or Jerry's. I don't know why people say that, I've never had any problem finding them at all. - Marty
5:56 jack in the box music starts playing
LOL good choice.
Good Video...
Got one of those round sharpeners. Your video inspired me to make a better sharpener. Am a machinist and manufacturer you can check out my new pencil holders and a bullet pencil inspired pencil holder.
Hi Michael - Two things - I didn't see your sharpener, but your pencil holders are very nice. Funny thing I worked for two years in a machine shop when I began my career as a Draftsman. It was required back in the day. Had to learn how to use a lathe and 3 axis mill. Eventually I programmed the C&C machines. You have machinists hands! Send me a pencil pal sample and I'll try out whatever you send. Message me at owings1064 (at) hotmail (dot) com
Owings Art Forgot to mention that is great about your experiences with the lathe and mill. We are a totally manual shop here. The CNC stuff is not for me. Too bad people don't even know what a metal lathe is these days.
Hi Michael - I didn't see an email or message from you, did you send one to me?
I agree with you completely about it being a shame more people don't know what a metal lathe is. I loved working on the machines and building things with steel. :-)
Owings Art Hey Marty sent you an email at 10:33 AM. Check your junk mail maybe it is there?
Yes making things is a lot of fun.
Elegant Utility I checked it's not there either. owings1064 (at) hotmail (dot) com
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It's just so annoying that whenever I use a pencil sharpener the tip keeps breaking 🤦🏻
Are you holding it an an angle perhaps? Like creating a misalignment? That used to happen to me before I realized I was holding the pencil wrong when sharpening.
This doesnt work for me i am left handed when i was a kid i could never sharpen a pencil because i would turn anti clock wise while right handed people turn clock wise. Natural motion
Where do i finde left hamded sharpeners?
Thanks again for this review. Feel free to ignore the question I left in a comment in your Derwent Coloursoft review.
raistdejesus Ahhh, okay, lol. I already responded. Have a great day!
I prefer todo sharp my pencils with a blade or a knife.
That's the best way to do it.
Thanks! I will just have to buy some cheap pencils and sit over a garbage can and use the KarlGnass, and Colin Bradley sharpening techniques, till I get good at it! OVER AND OUT!
digiphot2 Good luck and thanks for stopping by to check out the video.
I use a cardboard cutter to sharp. The only good plastic sharpener I have, has the shape of a cute heart 😆
The machine manual is better
nce explanation
Hey, thank you!
Ok , ur welcome
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I'm sorry to hear that. What sharpener are you looking for? ~Marty
The video SHARPENER you recomended.Sorry my inglish¡
Mariaraquel Oliver Ahhh, I see. Thank you.
you rule.
Thank you Michael. Appreciate the comment. Have a great day!
German sharpeners Ja?
***** Ja!
Like the video and thanks for posting, but do have one complaint. With the green battery sharpener, nobody is going to exert 20lbs of downward pressure on it like you did and stress the capacity of the motor (hear it almost stopping). You made an obvious attempt to deceive on that one. Not that it's a good sharpener, but please be fair and honest. Thanks again for your videos.
Look, thanks for the note, but you're wrong. There was no deception, the machine is crappy and eats pencils like most machine sharpeners. Cheer up and don't look for wickedness in places it doesn't exist, there's plenty of the real kind out in the world. Best of luck to you. ~ Marty
Asmrish.
The Problem with cheap vs. the Alvin sharpener, is they are all identical..."A conical opening and a screwed in blade!"...Turn, turn,turn...Sharpen sharpen sharpen...Same point and no choice as to how I want my pencil pointed!
KUM makes a $45.00 same-old, same-old mechanism but you get the feeling that just because it is expensive, it is better! WRONG! It does just like the 25 cent kiddy sharpeners! HELP! Am I doomed to using an Exacto blade and garbage can?
I have expensive Pastel Pencils and don't relish grinding 90% of the expensive pigment into the garbage!
digiphot2
Hello Again! If strictly focused on design and shape, then technically you are correct, most sharpeners are the same. The flaw in this argument is that it ignores the quality in the tools. For example, a good German sharpener isn't just more expensive, it actually works better in my experience. I've tested dozens upon dozens of them and I can assure you, quality does make a big difference. Less breakage, sharper points, shaping and precision are all improved with a better quality German made sharpener than a mass produced Chinese sharpener from Walmart.
I completely understand your concern about material loss on an expensive pencil and have worked hard to find the best possible sharpening tools in the world. I still use an Xacto blade and sandpaper sometimes when I really want to apply care and avoid breakage. At the collision point of pencil quality and sharpener type is the key to finding the right mix.
"it has good grip"
*looses grip*
*facepalm*
Ha! Well I'm not that coordinated. Plus I had mayo and motor oil on my fingers and butter and industrial grease. :-)
I got my sharpener at the dollar tree and it was $1 and it's the best 😑
(sarcasm but it's all true bit it's the worst)
*but* not bit
and mine does not have a hole at the end for the lead I always have to take the top off get a different pencil with a tip and try to get it out
+EvilSteven Steve Sheets Hi Steve - I have had some good luck with lower cost art materials, but not sharpeners for some reason. Maybe it's the blades or the poor quality, but I just end up tossing them out eventually. - Marty
hi roblox
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Tokyo Revengers (toman) fans: Disgusting
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I hate my sharpeners. . .
and my pencils. . .
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lol, yes sorry for that