AFMAT Long 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.

Excellent product. So easy to use and works best with my charcoal.

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

This works very very well makes a very nice long point or a regular point feeds really well you don't have to hold the pencil in the slot

This would be much higher if not for two problems. Let's start with the positive though.This sharpener is super easy to use. You do t have to hold the pencil, so you can hold the sharpener while turning the crank. This is nice cause that means I can take it anywhere with me as it is also really light weight. To choose how long you want the point you just turn a knob on the crank, and to un stick it of a lead breaks in it there is another knob below the crank that you turn to pull the mechanism out and remove blockage.I want everyone reading this to understand that for the price I am very happy with the product.HOWEVER, there were a couple of things that I was a little bothered by. This first and biggest problem is that when I received what was supposed to be a brand new sharpener, it already had shavings inside of it, so I got a sharpener that was used and returned.Aside from that, the longest point optio. Doesn't get as long as the pictures makes it look, but it's still better than my little sharpeners, and the instructions for the sharpener are not super clear which direction you turn the knob on the crank to make it longer or shorter. They tell you about it, but they don't tell you which way is shorter and which way is longer. Not a huge deal, but would be nice to have more clear directions.All in all I like this little guy, and despite it being previously used, I'll keep 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!

This is a great sharpener. Exactly what I needed for those long points