Quick Question about Pencil Sharpeners

[spuriousgeorge]

Hello, friends!

 

Does anyone know of a helical sharpener that produces a short point? My current helical sharpener, a Classroom Friendly, produces a long point unsuited to colored pencils and to softer graphite.

 

For visual reference: I prefer the point on the left.

 

Thanks a bunch ☺️

[Claes]

Perhaps this one?

https://www.dahle.com/sharpener/item/133

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

[spuriousgeorge]

Thank you, Claes. Much appreciated!

[inkstainedruth]

I'll admit that I almost never use a "standard" #2 pencil -- I've used lead holders since I was in college (Koh-i-Noor and Staedtler-Mars) and have special sharpeners for the 2 mm leads that fit in them.  It took me something like a decade to go through a 12 pack of the Koh-i-Noor leads.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[spuriousgeorge]

Thanks, Ruth!

 

I, too, very much enjoy lead holders. Do you have a favorite lead pointer?

[spuriousgeorge]

I don't mean to impugn the Classroom Friendly sharpener, by the way, which produces as perfect a needle point as one could wish. Highly recommended for most pencils!

 

 

[Claes]

This 2mm lead sharpener will give you two settings: short sharp and long sharp, so to speak. This is a Fedra 4905.

 

However, The Ultimate Sharpener must be Jupiter I. :-)))))

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1732067784/jupiter-1-guhl-harbeck-prencil-sharpener

 

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

 

[Chris1]

Swiss Army Knife 😂

 

Sorry, couldn't resist it!

 

 

[PPPR]

Could this be close to what you're looking for?

 

HTH