Carpenter Pencil Sharpener

In this video I'm reviewing a typical sharpener marketed for rectangular carpenter pencils.

Carpenters pencils are used often by all tradespeople, including for Carpentry, Contractors, and in my case, Drywall. It's important to have a sharp pencil and the typical way of sharpening a carpenter pencil is with a utility knife.

Perhaps this sharpener would be more suitable for a circular carpenter pencil, but the marketing depicts and implies good results using rectangular pencils, in this video I put that to the test.

#Construction #Carpentry

[plummetplum]

The sharpener I bought here in the UK has a moving section that accommodates the shape of the pencil. That part rotates within the sharpener holding the pencil in place perfectly.

[RuthHenriquez]

A square peg in a round hole. You were right to try it out though, and thanks for letting us know.

[wordsbymaribeja]

Yours worked a hell of alot better than mind did.

[mcoguyaj]

I have the same problem you had. Just tore the pencil up. They are from the UK and on their website are using their company brand pencils and it seemed effortless. Maybe they use a different type a wood for their carpenters pencils like balsa or cottonwood is the only thing i can think of.

[LaOwlett]

These are pretty freaking neat! I see that as a tool to misplace and will just cause me resort to the nearest knife or even a sheet of sand paper before I'll bother looking for it.
I always have a sharp Leatherman tool on me anyway. I might consider one if it had a little carabiner or a key ring I could tie a string to - so it would always be at the end of the string nailed to the table.

That being said, they never make these things so you can replace the blades with a standard shaving blade, box cutter or exact-o blade, so they're really just a gimmick built to take your money and add to the landfill.

[NockOn]

I wish I would have seen your video before getting the samething. Mine came with 7 pencils. I actually split the pencil length wize trying to sharpen it LOL

[craigmonteforte]

and for the reasons shown After 35 years of being in the Trades as a Carpenter, Foreman and a Professional Woodworker I’ve never seen a Professionalmin the Trades use one of those Sharpenerss on a Jobsite for Carpenter Pencils when I used them I always used a quality Utility Knife Or for trim and Precision Work I prefer the Inexpensive plastic Bic Mechanical Pencils they are inexpensive bought in Bulk and work well if you lose one it doesn’t break the bank and you can by them I bulk at Walmart or most Office supply stores in packages of20 or more

[vinnyenriquez]

I believe you put the pencil in twist enough to have the blade touch it and then pull out while twisting

[anitaward]

Totally agree with you, not the smartest or easiest method to sharpen the pencil.

[rick]

I got one with a curved blade that worked very well

[richvictorynow]

can i use a carpenter pencil aharpener to sharpen a regular pencil??

[airbrushamusement]

A lot of people are not mechanically inclined at all. Cool video.

[Quacks]

If I used this tool, I would probably stop twisting when the lead was just starting to be fully exposed at the sides, as shown at 2:15; I would then use a knife and carefully carve away the two half-conical "wings" of remaining wood from the lead. This technique would allow the sharpener to do the difficult work of the initial "bulk-removal" of the wood from the graphite core, and then the knife would quite-easily trim off the last small bits of wood to expose the lead, without wasting much of the lead the way a regular pencil-sharpener does with an ordinary writing-pencil --- by forming a finely-tapered point every time you re-sharpen, you typically lose around three-quarters of the writing-core.

[johnnymize]

Instead of pencils, I use this for creating campfire tinder from small limbs. Works great.

[Francois_Dupont]

lol for years i thought those things had a special spring form inside in order to sharpen the square pencil evenly. i am very cheap so i never bought one and always used a knife to sharpen mine. i am highly dissapointed in this sharpener.

[TDNomad]

The orange color shaper I got from Home Depot sharpens to a point.

[pitr]

try not to push the pencil while sharpening.
I've seen a similar sharpener that has a rotating thingie inside the shapener that compensates for the rectangularity of the pencil. maybe you can search online for that kind of shapener. I bet you'll find one. or you can stick to the cutter. or maybe the wood of the pencil is not good for the shapener

[michaellee]

we are the company that manufacture these kinda products, and im telling you these are GARBAGE.

[roscoepatternworks]

I use a 12" disc sander, no knifes no pos sharpener that tries to make a rectangular pencil into a round pencil.

[mysterytour]

I was curious if there were some for carpenter pensil and as i see why spend money even 50cents for something not working well! A good cutter box do a perfect job!