AFMATLong 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

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.

This makes long, lovely sharp points. It hasn't broken any leads on me. Be extremely careful inserting (get it in there all the way without forcing) and removing. It self feeds during sharpening, so don't try to hold the pencil in. You know when it's finished because there is no longer any resistance when you turn the handle. You can sharpen the pencil with a shorter point if you want to.I don't know if it eats the pencils faster. I have a pretty light touch and don't tend to break leads, so the sharp point lasts a long time, and I don't have to sharpen as often as others. It's easy to bring the lead back to a needle sharp point without using the sharpener simply by rubbing it against a paper. I use the side of the pencil most of the time, so this is great for me for covering large swaths of area quickly. Because it's manual, you can carry it with you easily, although like any handle-based sharpener it is a bit bulky.I recommend it.

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!

Worked as described and very easy to sharpen pencils with a long tip (even charcoal pencils)