Pencil Sharpeners

notes / drawing / tools

A proper sharpener matters more than you'd expect. The difference between a bad point and a good one shows up in the line. Collecting notes on what seems worth getting.

Models to look at

Dahle 133

German helical blade. Supposed to be very good. The benchmark.

Sonic Ribigaku Karu — half manual
Sonic Ribigaku Karu yellow half-manual sharpener

Japanese. Half-manual means you crank to sharpen but the mechanism handles the rotation. Compact. Interesting concept.

Taille-crayon manivelle — motif maman canard
Duck crank pencil sharpener

Crank sharpener shaped like a mother duck with a duckling. Manual, satisfying to use presumably. Found on Amazon FR.

Some electric options (AFMAT)

AFMAT electric sharpener, black AFMAT rechargeable sharpener, blue

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