Apsara Long Point Sharpeners - Pack of 20

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).

You could spend this much for one German made sharpener and not get as fine a long point. Getting a pack of 20 is a bargain. The blades are sharp and perform well. I have no doubt the blades will not hold their edge as long, but at this price who cares.

So far these have been amazing. I was hesitant to try this sharpener on a nicer pencil even though they came highly recommended (by someone who uses them on Blackwing 602's). So I tried it on a pencil I don't really like, a WOPEX pencil, and I got a long ribbon curl with the WOPEX! No other pencil sharpener I have can do that! Usually what I get is a mess of small chips. I then tried it on a Steadler Norica and the curl off that would make Norm Abram excited (old reference). Then I tried it on a brand new Tombow Mono100 and it sharpened that pencil like a dream! The point is perfect, it looks like it was sharpened by a wall mounted sharpener, not dinky piece of plastic hand held sharpener, and the point isn't like the usual hand held sharpener shard of broken glass point that most of them produce, this is a bonafide point (I got this point on all three pencils I sharpened, the WOPEX, the Norica, and the Mono100). The plastic housing is cheap, there's no way to be nice about that. The whole sharpener screams cheap and it's so light and rather small, but it does what it's supposed to do, very well. In fact the whole box of 20 sharpeners was a bit surprising on how small it was. These would make great little gifts to someone who like pencils, especially once they have tried it because they will want more.

Very good for the price especially

These sharpeners make excellent long tips on my Mitsu-Bishi Hi Uni 2B pencils The point is sturdy and smoothly sharpened. There is no cover to the sharpener but it makes it easier to tap out shavings caught on the blade. I just sharpen over a tissue and then throw the tissue away when I’m finished writing. I’ve been using one sharpener for a couple weeks and have gone through two pencils and the sharpener is not dull.

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.

These are good for the price, but seem to go dull a little too quickly.

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!

They don't last too long as they are for the softer wood of Indian pencils, cedar wood tends to dull them quite quickly, but they do have the best longpoint I've ever used. Also excellent value. Also great custoner service from Inpro Stationery

spitzeste Bleistifte ever!

These little plastic numbers are amazing. They produce a long point similar to burr grinders like Exacto but in a little manual form factor. The blades are super sharp and have worked well for all the wood types I've tried so far. My experience with plastic bargain sharpeners has always been poor and I can't yet comment on how many jobs these blades will do before they dull, but for this price and at this quantity I think I'll be OK if I only get a few dozen sharpens each. Note that these ship direct from India so took a while and the package came a little worse for wear, but the contents were fine.

Just what I ordered. The sharpeners create a really good long point, come in different colours and are now my favourite. I carry them everywhere

Good