Pencil Sharpeners

[Roger Feeley]

I’m a big fan of the stuff from the early 20th century, particularly when it was over-engineered.
Check out the Jupiter pencil sharpener. I wish I had space in my shop for one of these things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ3OyWbI778&t=102s

[George Yetka]

One of the first garage projects was mounting a wall sharpener. My father had one so it seemed the right thing for me to do.

Not for garage use but the best point you can get. This combined with some Palomino Blackwings.

https://a.co/d/3WsXlPj

[Tom M King]

Never seen that one. Ordered one. Thanks,

Blackwings are too soft for me. I use Eagle, Berol and earlier manufacturers, Mikado/Mirado no. 3's and no. 4's. Only once in a while no. 2's.

[George Yetka]

Never seen that one. Ordered one. Thanks,

Blackwings are too soft for me. I use Eagle, Berol and earlier manufacturers, Mikado/Mirado no. 3's and no. 4's. Only once in a while no. 2's.

The Black is soft
The pearl(white) is medium
The grey 602 is firm
And the natural are extra firm

[John Stankus]

The Black is soft
The pearl(white) is medium
The grey 602 is firm
And the natural are extra firm

I thought Blackwings were good but expensive ($30/dozen). Try a "Mitsu-Bishi" 9850 HB lead and it writes smooooooth and only $8.50/dozen

on the Sharpener side I have found the T'GAAL multisharpener does a nice job, and you can dial in the point angle you want. (The Kum Automatic long point found in art supply stores is also good but a fixed angle).

In terms of old school sharpeners... the ones with the helical blades are best. Most of the modern ones just have a straight shaving blade.

John

[Thomas McCurnin]

One may purchase the Jupiter pencil sharpener for probably under $300 here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/27624160301...Bk9SR4an3OzgYw

[Alan Rutherford]

I had no idea there was so much to consider in pencil sharpeners. Personally, I'm looking for one that's big and bulky and clips on my belt, to make up for some perceived inadequacies in my measuring tape.

The video about the German device lead to this one: Why You NEED An Overengineered Pencil Sharpener!

[Tom M King]

In a pinch, I sometimes use this kind:
https://www.zoro.com/lenox-utility-k...B&gclsrc=aw.ds

[George Yetka]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkSmaFAuaH4

Instructional video

[Paul Saffold]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkSmaFAuaH4

Instructional video

Thanks George.

[Tom M King]

I was curious about that Kunz, so I ordered a new M&R and the Kunz. Using new unsharpened no.4 Eagle Mirado's out of the same box, I did a one after the other test. There was no comparison. The M&R sheared away cleanly and quickly to a Very sharp point. The Kunz didn't cut as cleanly and wouldn't take it to as sharp of a point because it was not shearing the cut but rather crumbling it away. The Kunz also had to be emptied. The Kunz also is bigger than I want to take up room in a pocket even on my tool belt.

For a pencil sharpener to keep in your pocket or tool belt, I highly recommend the M & R, and the blade can be sharpened without a lot of trouble but it comes decently sharp to start with. The new one did not work quite as well as the older one in my tool belt that has been sharpened a number of times, but there is no need to sharpen it to start with.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...0?ie=UTF8&th=1