Derwent Super Point Mini Handheld Pencil Sharpener (2302000) Review

Only suitable for flat-edged pencils. When I try to sharpen round pencils, the handle on the front panel doesn't hold the pencil. The front panel jumps as soon as I try to sharpen a round pencil. I can only use it by holding the sharpener and holding the pencil tightly. Table clamp not working properly. The pencil sharpener slides around. I'm afraid the plastic parts of the clamp will break if I try to tighten it any further on the table. I need three hands to use this Derwent mini sharpener. I

I bought it almost 2 months ago after watching a review on YouTube. I've wanted a manual handle sharpener for a long time and when I saw a video of it in action I had to learn more about it. This sharpener will take some getting used to and will likely require a lot of trial and error. Flaws with it, but if you take the time to learn it by trying it out with regular graphite pencils, it won't take you long to figure out how best to use it. There are very long nibs (even with Prismacolors) but…

I'll rewrite my review of this sharpener and give it five stars instead of four. This is a fantastic sharpener that makes my colored pencils razor sharp. It works best with harder small pencils but can also sharpen softer graphite pencils if you are careful. My main issue with this, and what originally made me give it four stars, is that the sponges on the part that holds the pencil firmly to the sharpener seem to lose a bit of grip over time. But while I think that's partly true, the main…