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

This is by far my favorite pencil sharpener. Unlike most others, this puts a slightly concave tip on the pencil—great for durability and much more aesthetically pleasing. It’s adjustable (so you can control the thickness of the sharpened tip—great for putting a thick tip on a pencil for an artistic project and then a sharp tip on a pencil for writing) and is easy to use. It’s small for a crank sharpener, easy to empty, and very sharp—don’t cuts very quickly. I’ve tried almost all of the major sharpeners out there (including the much more expensive El Casco) and this is by far the best.

This is my favorite sharpener--checks all the boxes for me. --It gives a serviceable point, not the longest or most elegant but quite nice. --It handles pencils of almost any wood; I haven't yet encountered a pencil that chokes it (even cheap ones or those with a wrap, but if you're shopping for a sharpener like this I assume you're smart enough not to be using truly terrible pencils anyway). --The rubber grips don't put bite marks in the pencil. --Handles tris, mini jumbos, and jumbos. I've used one of these for several years, through hundreds of pencils, with no detectable difference in performance. I own several other crank sharpeners; some give a longer, more elegant point (Carl Angel 5, Deli, etc) but all have a significant weakness--leaving bite marks, choking or failing to stop sharpening on some kinds of wood, oversharpening (cranking forever) on soft grade or colored pencils, having too small an aperture for larger barrels, etc. It's a cute little workhorse. Highly recommend adding googly eyes to the feed plate.

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.

I really Love this desk shapener!! It makes my prisma pencils nice and sharp without breaking! Amazing!

Key points versus others: rubber pencil grips, not metal teeth; extra large opening for jumbo sizes versus merely a large opening; a variable point adjustment versus two or no choice. The point bluntness is adjustable, not the tip angle, so you always get a narrow angle. The exposed surface is very clean and the side is slightly concave rather than flat. It seems to sharpen on center very well, which will reveal the pencils that don't have well-centered cores. A down side is the mount; the feet are not very grippy, so when I mounted it to the shelf, I added some grippy thin foam under it and also some for where the clamp grips the under side of the shelf. It does take some getting used to, and it is clear some people never get that you need to pull the front part out first. As far as the body being plastic, this is fine except I would want the handle to be metal also, but I've had no problems so far. Because this has a larger opening than most, it can put a really nice point on larger pencils that you would otherwise have to use a handheld sharpener for, which will have a shorter point for large sized pencils. For example, the Dixon Tri-conderogas come with a little sharpener since many won't handle its larger size, and it puts an acceptable ho-hum point on them. However, the Dahle is able to give them a lovely long point (see https://mobile.twitter.com/RyanGray/status/578974339384512513/photo/1). A blunter setting works great for colored pencils and is much more reliable than a handheld sharpener.

Works like the ones in schoolrooms: a pair of conical steel gears that rotate against each other as you turn the crank, sharpening the pencil between them. Like the one I had in college (that my Dad latched onto when I got married), except it's more compact and easier to empty. The key to its usefulness is the pull-out gripper plate. Press the gray button (in the front corner of the faceplate), pull the plate away from the body of the sharpener, insert the pencil, and release the button. (This sort of sounds like it takes 3 hands, but I did it without even thinking about it the first time I used it, so it's easier than it sounds.) Now turn the crank handle until there's no more resistance, and remove your nearly needle-sharp pencil, ready for the finest work. The shavings bin in a pull-out drawer underneath, visible in the image. Very easy to empty, just pull out and dump. The device comes with an optional clamp to affix it to the edge of the desk. I have no need of it, since it's so easy to hold while using, but if you want to keep it in one place or have difficulty using it, due to arthritis or weakness in your hands for example, then it would be useful. UPDATES: 1. It's not exactly like the old fashioned ones; somehow, it does the job with a single screw. But it does do it. 2. With the old fashioned ones, I used to have to lean over the wastebasket and blow the shavings off. This one produces a clean, neat point. 3. If your sharpener is working, DON'T MESS WITH THE SCREW AT THE BACK OF THE HANDLE. It adjusts the relative positioning of the faceplate and the screw. If you screw it in too far, the pencil sits loosely in the sharpener and doesn't contact the blade. If you screw it out too far, it eats the pencil. Mine arrived precisely tuned, but I fiddled with it after seeing a complaint from another customer.

I have 6 or 7 different pencil sharpeners because of my art work. I use graphite, pastel pencils, wax-based colored pencils, and occasionally brush pens or markers and soft pastels. The first 3 of these need to be constantly sharpened. Outside of the lead holders (6 different grades), which use their own "pointer," I use this sharpener almost exclusively. I have a regular pencil sharpener with adjustable holes, a razor based one, and a "long point" sharpener, but this one beats them all. It has a "grabber" that holds the pencil in place and an adjustable sharpness feature so you can get the point you need. It is self feeding and will stop sharpening when it reaches the point you've selected. It is the BEST sharpener for artists. Really. The best. You won't regret buying this one.

I recently purchased the Dahle' 155 because I liked my Dahle 133 I purchased years ago, and really liked it. When I went shopping for a new one, I checked out the same model however it showed the 155 as the professional version of the 133. The 155 version is extremely difficult to turn, has no instructions what so ever, you have to watch videos on it on you tube to learn how to use it. The big difference is, this 155 model will sharpen those real big pencils where as the 133 version does not. The 133 is great for prisma premier and lots of round colored pencils and school pencils. Unless you need a sharpener for those large pencils, I would STAY AWAY FROM THE 155 MODEL. Even if you have larger pencils, I would just get those large round hand held sharpeners, those are much easier and quicker than the 155. If I still had my box I would be sending this piece of junk back for a refund. Definitely not worth more than 17.00. I would say it's worth maybe 8 or 9.00 in my opinion. If you have the slightest hand problems, this will really bother you because it is so hard to turn. Amazon would not let me review the 155 model, it kept reverting to the 133 model, maybe because they know what kind of review the 155 would get.....hmmm!

This is the best pencil sharpener I’ve ever used. I love it. Works great on coloured pencils, Hb pensions and sketching pencils I love the way you set it and it gives you a perfect cut every time. I only have the use of one hand and I can manage it just fine After sharpening all my pencils it stopped sharpening. I took it apart it worked a few times and then stopped again. Now I haven’t been able to get it to start again. I love it but if it’s only going to work for a couple of months it’s not worth it. I am so disappointed 😔

Lo compré hace 4 meses y ahora el mecanismo tiene fallas, la parte que debe abrirse para agarrar el lápiz se cierra cuando giro la palanca, entonces rompe las puntas de los lápices y sino las rompe, la mina queda con un orificio justo donde debería estar la punta. Intenté contactar directamente a la empresa, y me dicen que no atienden problemas fuera de la región EEUU y Canadá... que escriba a Alemania

This really does live up to the hype. I use it for mainly colored pencils and I can get the exact point I like. It has a range of settings and is easy to adjust, I like how it holds the pencil in place as it sharpens. Best sharpener I've owned yet.

Cette aiguisoir est parfaite. Elle donne le choix de la pointe et ce qui est vraiment avantageux pour vos crayons hautes gammes c’est qu’elle aiguise très peu à la fois, vous allez trouver que de petits copeaux de bois et très peu de pigmentation.

There was nothing to like about it. I must have gotten a deffictive product which is unfortunate because it took a while to get here. I opened the sharpener very excited and my first pencil I went to sharpen the crank flew out of the back and out of the casing. If I try to pur it back together the same thing happens. I am extraordinarily disappointed by this product. If I spend almost 30 dollars on a pencil sharpener I'm really looking for quality and quality control.... returning product today. Update : I repurchased a second one and this one is great! Been using it exclusively and zero issues. First one was just a defective product.