Prismacolor Premier Pencil Sharpener

I've used a lot of manual pencil sharpeners for lots of pencil types but this one is by far my favorite. I find other sharpeners sometimes break the lead or chip at the wood rather than being a nice, clean point. This one does the job exactly perfect.

This is what I use if I am not going to be at my desk where my electric sharpener it. This one is good but I am spoil... which means this one makes a fine sharp point which will easily break off if your hand is not steady when sharpening or removing the pencil from the sharpener.

this is an excellent sharpener. I do a lot of work with high end colored pencils and they can be difficult to find the right sharpener for but I've finally found the one! It even works great for my favorite Derwent pencils. I have 10 higher end hand held sharpeners and this one is the best by leaps and bounds . Just a heads up though, I had to watch a YouTube video on how to detach the shavings tank as the packaging has no instructions. The video has over 100,000 views so apparently a lot of purchaser find themselves in this predicament. So you can google to find the video or you can just close the top of the sharpener and then put your thumb on the small raised arrow on the front of it and push up and the lid should pop right off the tank.

My daughter likes hers, and she's an artist

Although mine only just arrived and has yet to see extensive/real usage, initial tests are good!The common, everyday two-hole pencil sharpener has two different sizes of holes to accommodate different pencil diameters, but what nobody ever seems to tell you is that the larger hole also tends to have a wider cutting angle! (For example, 30° vs. 23°.) I immediately had to check this against the generic (but trusty) pencil sharpener I've been using for over 20 years . . . only to verify that not only does the larger hole indeed have a wider cutting angle, I've been sharpening my Prismacolors using the "wrong" (narrow angle) one the whole time!While the cutting angles on this branded sharpener do not look much different from the common everyday angles, and are certainly not the super-wide factory cutting angle seen on new Premieres (and I also think my measurements as shown in the photo below skewed a little wide), this sharpener nonetheless provides a wider-angle sharpener in a same-diameter hole as the common everyday sharpener, which an advantage in itself, compared to trying to sharpen pencils in a hole intended for larger sizes (if you were in school during the '80s then you probably remember the nuisance of those rotating size rings on the classroom sharpeners).Only one thing to keep in mind: When it is time to empty the shavings compartment, the lid can be tricky to remove. With other sharpeners the lid may simply unscrew rather easily, but on this model the lid pops open. Try to grip the lid from its sides, while gripping the base from its front and back -- this helps reduce pressure on the snaps that hold it in place, and should make it easier to open for emptying.In the below photo, I compared the angles of my common sharpener (A,B) against this Prismacolor sharpener (C,D) and a new (factory-sharpened) Premiere for reference.

Nice two sided sharpener for pointed out more rounded pencil tips. Catches lead so no need to dump frequently.

This sharpener is very good for being manual. Just one or two twists and your pencil is sharp again. The one I had took several and ate up a lot of the pencil before it was sharp again.It's solidly made and easy to hold.

Works great. Definitely good purchase.