ApsaraLong Point Sharpeners - Pack of 20

Love these sharpeners. They are better than the more expensive ones I've bought over the years. They create the longest point, and I haven't experienced any lead breakage. And with the generous quantity for the price, I carry them in my purse (I like to journal with my pencils in cafes), backpack, and in my pencil case. I love the Apsara pencils too!

If you want that really, really sharp pencil lead this is the sharpener for you. I love my Dahl 133 but if I want a super sharp pencil Dahl eats the pencil so I use the Apsara pencil sharpner, it doesn’t eat the pencil as much. But for regular sharpening my Dahl is my go to. Plus you get 20 sharpeners for under $10.

Great that there are a lot of sharpeners in this box. Will last me a long while! Fits most of my coloured pencils though it is a bit tight on my Derwent Lightfast pencils.

I've used about 10 of the 20. Of those 10, I have had to throw away 4 or 5 after using for just a few colored pencils. The problem is that they do not give a long point, as advertised. The problem exists regardless of the brand of colored pencil . I throw them away rather than have to adjust my technique to having only a short and not sharp point. About half of those I have tried work great and for a reasonable amount of sharpenings. I will not be buying again because of this problem. Even for half the sharpeners, the price is OK, but the hassle makes it not worth the purchase.

I enjoy creating cards, bookmarks, illustrations etc. with various inks and colored pencils. I have broken countless leads in colored pencils and have never attained a sharp point until now. I love these little sharpeners. The only con is you have to catch your shavings on paper or into the trash can instead of the sharpener being part of a self contained holder. It would also be nice not to have to buy so many.

My sketching pencils have nice long leads, so I'm quite pleased. This doesn't work well with chalk pencils, but neither does any other sharpener I've used, so I won't count that as a flaw specific to the sharpener but the pencil.

Works well. Very light, very cheap (hence the box). Sharp blades, but cuts roughly - it takes a bit more time to get an even cut compared to the Blackwing, Kum, etc. Here’s a few shots how it compares to the Blackwing single stage and my personal favorite, the Mitsubishi KH-20. Pencil is my favorite: Tombow 2558 “B”. Overall, my favorite portable sharpener. Much cheaper and easier to carry than the Blackwing (what I’m using now as a portable sharpener).

There aren't many pencils that don't like this sharpener, although the ones with super soft lead tend not to take the long point well (6B on down, as well as soft-core color pencils). But for firm pencils down to trusty HBs, this is my go-to. A better inexpensive sharpener cannot be found! Long, fine, needle points.