DerwentTwin Hole Pencil Sharpener, Black, 11.5mm & 8.25mm

This pencil sharpener does an excellent job of sharpening the slightly bigger barrels of Derwent Colorsoft colored pencils!! I was struggling to sharpening the Derwent pencils in the various sharpener that I use (A regular manual or battery sharpener, Faber-Castell sharpener, Prismacolor sharpener, and a Stampin up sharpener) because the Derwent pencil barrel is slightly larger it either wouldn't fit or it was extremely snug. I finally gave up trying to sharpen them as I was getting a blister trying. So I looked up if Derwent had a sharpener and ordered it (I had done this with my Prismacolors as they would break easily in a normal sharpener, so got Prismacolor sharpener which works great!). This Derwent sharpener works like a dream for my Derwents!!! Totally recommended this sharpener! I haven't tried using it with any other pencil brands I have, just solely for the Derwents. 🙂

If you use Inktense Pencils, you’ll want this sharpener. It will save you money when you use this sharpener so that you don’t grind up your expensive pencils. Well worth the money!

Perfect little sewing/quilting pencil sharpener for my craft room.

This sharpener works well. I don't get as much breakage with it, and it has stayed sharp. I get breakage on my soft core pencils with other sharpeners, but not with this one. Would definitely purchase again.

it sharpens pretty well, though it sometimes without warning will chew up a colored pencil or two. Also the shavings tank is extremely difficult to get off and even harder to get back on. In fact, I'm using mine without the tank because I cannot get it to line up and snap back on the sharpener part. The design of it has the shavings tank upside down and I think that is an issue because you can take it apart without flipping it over and that can make a mess.

I've only used the smaller hole so far for regular pencils and colored pencils, but it worked great! Nice and sharp, without shaving too much off. Feels sturdy. The little lid that covers the holes is the only thing that may break off one day, but can be kept on with some tape or something. 👍🏼 Nice little thing!

This is a review for “Derwent Manual Twin Hole Pencil Sharpener“This pencil sharpener has several things going for it that are positive. It accommodates many different sized pencils because of it having two different sized sharpeners built into it. The blades in the sharpeners are very effective. The sharpened tips that it makes it very sharp and pointed.My one critique of the sharpener is that the receptacle to hold the pencil shavings is not large enough. It is also a fairly dark body, so it is difficult to tell just how full the receptacle is. I primarily use the smaller of the two holes for my sharpening and testing and found that once you took the base off to empty it, there were a whole bunch of pencil shavings jammed up by the actual blade and hadn’t dropped into the receptacle. If the wall of the container was just a little bit farther away from the edge of the blade, the shavings would probably drop into the container better. But as it’s a fairly tight fit up in there, I think the shavings just crawled in on its self and wedged itself into place. I hunted around for some thing, a kin to a paper clip to unfold and used to poke and pry the excess out.When I initially unpackaged the sharpener, I could not get the lid open. It was so difficult that I actually went to the back of the package to see if there was any directions and maybe figured I was doing it wrong. Eventually, I did get it open and upon breaking that first seal, it was never as difficult to open or close again. So, if you’re struggling, keep at it, or give it to somebody with bigger, stronger hands. Once you get the top popped open, it is then easier to also pop base off to empty it.I tried as many different brands of pencils that I own in it, to see how well can you come at eight different sized pencils. Happy to report. All of them worked fine. From top to bottom:Faber Castell PolychromosPrismacolor PremierHolbeinDerwent GraphitintDerwent InktenseSharpie Peel off china markerStabilo AquarellePrismacolor 2H drawing pencilGeneral’s charcoal whitePrismacolor Premier, blending pencilConte a Paris chalk pencilLuke studio lending pencilCaramel d’AcheOverall, I am happy with the sharpener.

Works as advertisedOddly enough, I used it to sharpen pencils