Dahle 133 Pencil Sharpener with Automatic Cutting System, Adjustable Point, Accepts Standard Graphite or Oversized Artist Pencils (Special Edition)

Dahle 133 Pencil SharpenerFor those of you who have seen people rave about the Dahle 133 pencil sharpener lately but haven't gotten it to try it out yourself, here is a collage of pics for you to examine and consider. I ordered the basic black and white Dahle 133 model off Amazon. It arrived yesterday. I happened to have 6 new pencils I'm testing out, 2 of.each and all unsharpened.The sharpener is a manual crank but old school style like what we had in schools growing up in the 90s. You press the little tab to pull in rubber grip teeth, pull the white face out and put the pencil in. The rubber grips hold onto the pencil, pressing it gently to the sharpener gears and holding it in place. You turn the little dial on the crank to determine how sharp or dull you want the pencil. I went just sharper than right down the middle as I don't want needle points but do want some acceptable point age. You slowly turn the crank 2 to 4 times until here is no resistance. It feels similar to pedaling backwards on a mountain bike. Pull the pencil out and wipe off any residual shavings.Of each brand owncil (Luminance, Pablo and Hoblein) for these pictures, I sharpened the lightest shade only. I tried to line them up as straight as possible. The top 2 pictures are unsharpened, the bottom two are sharpened. Is it possible my pencils got longer while sharpening? As you can see from my personal review, the sharpener does not eat pencils, handles 3 different width pencils brilliantly without leaving teeth marks on the pencil barrels. I believe less of the wood is taken off than with my Prismacolor Premier hand turning sharpener, Faber Castell 3 in 1 sharpener, for sure less than my no brand Made in China pencil sharpener and we don't talk about how much of a pencil my ZMOL electric pencil sharpener eats.I am now raving, as is everyone else who got and tried the Dahle 133 sharpeners. It is amazing. My search for the perfect sharpener is over. Best part is it comes apart easily for proper cleaning to keep it in tip top shape and it was under $20.

I love this sharpener so much!! This is the second one I have bought even though the first one still works great, I didn’t want to keep taking it everywhere I went. I believe one of the best features is that after your pencil has been sharpened you will feel the blades stop eating away from the wood. That feature alone is worth it for colorists, artists, or hobbyist who put a lot of money into their pencils. The silver knob on the backside can also be adjusted to your point preference. So if you need a sharp point for details you can accomplish that as well as a more blunted point for softer applications. The clear tray pulls out smoothly for shaving disposal and it can be mounted to the desk or shelf. I will point out that the lever on the side needs to be pushed in when loading your pencil into it because this pulls the rubber discs that hold the pencil in place when sharpening back. You never want to force your pencils in always push in lever. It also works great with the square brutfuner pencils.

Sharpens to a fine point. Sturdy and easy to empty the trimmings bin. It comes with an attachment to screw to a table top. Consistently sharpens and stops when the pencil is sharp. Does not chew up the pencil.

Over the last year of my adult coloring career I've tried every sharpener you can think of. A lot I loved and still do. But, I'm quite obsessed with finding a better one that will last a bit longer than handhelds. I seem to go through them fairly quickly. I've searched and have watched reviews of other desktop sharpeners like this one but many weren't available in the US for a reasonable price. I was recently watching a coloring tutorial and the colorist was asked what her favorite sharpener was. Well, her answer was the Dahle 133 Personal Rotary Pencil Sharpener. I thought about it for a minute and headed right here to Amazon to find it. I did of course and at that point did a bit more shopping around for price comparison. Well, as usual Amazon had the best price and with Prime I received it in 2 days.I couldn't wait today to get it upstairs in my craft/stamp/coloring room and try it out. Needless to say I have been sharpening everything I could find that needed to be sharpened. IT IS AMAZING! I love it. Very simple to use and sharpens to a sharp, long, strong point. From Prismacolors to Polychromos to Derwent Artist to regular ole #2 writing pencils. Every one sharpened to a hard, sharp, long, strong point.I love the fact that it can be clamped to the table with the clamp included. You can adjust the length of the point from a soft blunt short point to the sharp, long point I talked about. The blade cylinder can be removed easily for cleaning and the shavings tray slides out with ease for emptying.Another plus I have to mention is the teeth that holds the pencil in place have rubber over them so they don't leave any marks on the pencils.I highly recommend this sharpener!