Like you & many others I‘ve looked at the utube for mechanical sharpeners for Pastel pencils. I have a craft type knife in a metal holder & use that for sharpening pastel pencils. ( I learnt this sharpening technique during my apprenticeship! Many,many years ago. Thanks.
seems imma sharpeners junkie... what ii keep using is the general's little red handheld, an xacto blade, and the 'new'-ish afmat electric all-pencils sharpener... good to know my issues are less user ignorance than a common issue ... appreciate yr tips... ty.
Thank you, I hope I have you as a subscriber? x Be careful with your electric, it's too expensive to ruin, run a graphite pencil through it ideally after every 2 or 3 sharpens if you do use it.
I bought a swordfish as well and I love it. You are not the only one that mentioned that it will dull fast. So I am now using it for my pencils only because I love that sharpener and want to be able to use it for a long time. Once I decide to get back to soft pastel I will use a Stanley knife.
Thank you for your thoughts I am glad it isn't just me so thank you for that! A Stanley knife isn't scary ,it just looks it and has a bad scary type rep due to the 80's and skinheads using as weapons in my opinion,,,,or is that just the Uk lol
Great video! I am glad to know your thoughts on the Swordfish sharpener. I also bought it based on a review and I was constantly digging the broken points out. I thought I was doing something wrong. But I do like it for colored pencils.
Thank you for this! My step-dad used to sharpen pencils like this. Is there a grit of sandpaper that you recommend for refining the point? I have a set of pastel pencils, but haven't really used them. Would you mind making a video on getting started using pastel pencils?
I will look into it! As for sandpaper I am not sure as in all honesty I use old blades and sometimes sandpaper blocks. To be h9onest if I was going to use a grit sandpaper I think I would look towards a fine one first and ten see how it goes!...def not too rough though!
Like you & many others I‘ve looked at the utube for mechanical sharpeners for Pastel pencils. I have a craft type knife in a metal holder & use that for sharpening pastel pencils. ( I learnt this sharpening technique during my apprenticeship! Many,many years ago. Thanks.
seems imma sharpeners junkie... what ii keep using is the general's little red handheld, an xacto blade, and the 'new'-ish afmat electric all-pencils sharpener... good to know my issues are less user ignorance than a common issue ... appreciate yr tips... ty.
Thank you, I hope I have you as a subscriber? x Be careful with your electric, it's too expensive to ruin, run a graphite pencil through it ideally after every 2 or 3 sharpens if you do use it.
I bought a swordfish as well and I love it. You are not the only one that mentioned that it will dull fast. So I am now using it for my pencils only because I love that sharpener and want to be able to use it for a long time. Once I decide to get back to soft pastel I will use a Stanley knife.
Thank you for your thoughts I am glad it isn't just me so thank you for that! A Stanley knife isn't scary ,it just looks it and has a bad scary type rep due to the 80's and skinheads using as weapons in my opinion,,,,or is that just the Uk lol
There's only way to sharpen pastel pencils and be confident of good results either way!
Great video! I am glad to know your thoughts on the Swordfish sharpener. I also bought it based on a review and I was constantly digging the broken points out. I thought I was doing something wrong. But I do like it for colored pencils.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this! My step-dad used to sharpen pencils like this. Is there a grit of sandpaper that you recommend for refining the point? I have a set of pastel pencils, but haven't really used them. Would you mind making a video on getting started using pastel pencils?
I will look into it! As for sandpaper I am not sure as in all honesty I use old blades and sometimes sandpaper blocks. To be h9onest if I was going to use a grit sandpaper I think I would look towards a fine one first and ten see how it goes!...def not too rough though!