🖊️ Staedtler Double-hole Tub Pencil Sharpener 512 001 ST Review

I bought this sharpener because it had a little door so the shavings stay self sufficient until I emptied it and because of the brand I thought it might be a good sharpener. I have used it a lot. I wouldn't say it was any sharper than other sharpeners I've used before. I like two holes of different sizes. The smaller hole is great for using my Staedtler and Derwent pencils and the larger hole is great for using my Prismacolor and Derwent crayons. I've had it for a few months and it's getting a…

Ever since I've delved into the world of colored pencils, I've become aware of a problem most people don't know about: pencil sharpener technology is frankly terrible. In my earlier world of occasional use of the #2 pencil I had nothing to complain about when it came to sharpeners, the crayons were quick to show the flaws and imperfections of that range. On the one hand, there is a lot at stake. A good pencil can cost $1.75 to $2, so a broken tip from bad sharpening is real money. Excessive…

I bought a top quality electric sharpener a year ago but lent it to a friend who bought a set of crayons, all unsharpened. Spring. That was five months ago and I still haven't gotten it back. And recently I felt like creating a drawing with my large set of Prismacolor Premier colored pencils. Shortly after starting this project I realized, gosh, I don't have a pencil sharpener. So I went to Staples and bought a Staedler sharpener. I already have Staedler drawing pencils and a few other Staedler