The lighter colour shows how it has worn down during use and it is important to keep the edge clean by wiping it along a spare sheet of paper to avoid muddying colours. Electric sharpeners can be quite harsh on soft 'leads' and I would not recommend this for pastel pencils at all. One hole is set up for graphite and gives a sharp point, the other sharpens to slightly thicker barrel and blunter point more suitable for colour pencils. Rubber claws grip the pencil securely for excellent and reliable sharpening without damage to the barrel. This site is registered and owned by Staples inc in the USA and operated in the UK under license to Banner Group Limited.

Got a chance to test it out and it works like a dream (you wouldn’t guess it was nearly half a century old). The Pro Sharpener can beused with all pencils up to 8mm diameter whether they are round, hexagonal ortriangular. Pencils with a hard core such as oil-based coloured pencils (Faber castell Polychromos) and the graphite H leads are strong enough to be sharpened to a longer point than a standard pencil sharpener.The Mobius and Ruppert Lead Pointer with tub has an extremely durable, specially hardened blade which ensures the lead is always sharpened without breaking. Priority deliveries cannot be offered to all locations, and occasionally shipments may be delayed by credit checks.

Aspect is a subtle mélange, textured fabric with a warm soft handle, balancing superior flammability performance and a natural aesthetic.A longer lead allows me to cover a large area much quicker than a short or standard length lead point and a short lead can be very helpful if a tonal application is to be applied in a small/thin area.

By allowing its natural beauty to shine through, we’ve ensured that Patina is truly at home in its new habitat - the office. Only by taking a deep breath and slowing down do we become aware of our surroundings and the Pattern in Nature is revealed to us. Some Artists prefer to use a craft knife to sharpen their pencils because it allows them full control of the shape and length of their pencil point. It does one thing, and that issharpen both graphite and colour pencils to an extra long point, which it does brilliantly andconsistently.By pressing the 2 black sections at the top of the sharpener together, you can insert your pencil and release to grip - turn the crank handle at the back to sharpen and the sharpenings fall into the clear drawer below. We believe that giving children the right materials, they will make and play with beautiful things that last a lifetime. Primarily as a coloured pencil artist myself, I use the Derwent battery powered sharpener simply for quickness and minimal mess. The most common pencil sharpener around, and usually found in novelty sharpeners that will have these plastic sharpeners embedded inside them somewhere. Like any blade they blunt over time and should be replaced if you find that there's resistance to turning or if they keep breaking leads.