General's Flat Point Sharpener

Comments about General's Flat Point Sharpener:

This sharpener works very well but the pencil, especially the 4B & 6B, has to be moved very slowly or the point will continually break. A word to the wise.

Comments about General's Flat Point Sharpener:

Did not know there was a tool to sharpen a carpenter's pencil. Always had to use a knife to carve the edges, but could not obtain a sharp solid edge. This is a great tool for people using the pencil for projects other than building.

Comments about General's Flat Point Sharpener:

The blades are not effective. Perhaps they are not ideally positioned in the design. No matter how carefully I would try, the lead would break. I could not even trim lightly because the blades are not sharp or the set angle of the blades are not ideally positioned for effective cutting.

When the blades require replacement, I will have to purchase a new plastic unit because the blades are not replaceable.

I wish there was another flat point sharpener that does a better job than this one.

Comments about General's Flat Point Sharpener:

This is a hard to find item. I bought one years ago at a big box hardware store. I needed to replace it, and could not locate one at a decent price. Blick Art had the best price.

Comments about General's Flat Point Sharpener:

This is one of the very few sharpeners that can sharpen a flat pencil. I have three different brands of carpenter pencils that i use and can only sharpen two types. Works best on General's flat sketching pencils, obviously. But you have to buy this sharpener as it delivers an amazing point. You have to figure out how to use it properly though, and be sure to sharpen over a trash bin.

Comments about General's Flat Point Sharpener:

I was amazed how quickly and easily I could sharpen the flat pencils with this sharpener. It's nice and neat when it's done. I love it.