Swordfish 40908 Ikon and Ebony Sharpener Replacement Blade

I use this for my pastel pencils. I do a great many animal portraits and use a mixture of soft pastels and pastel pencils. Pastel pencils are not easy to sharpen properly with many sharpeners, but this doesn't break the pastel and sharpens to a great point for detail work. I wouldn't use anything else now.

I have used/tried about 11 different pastel pencil sharpeners on the market. Some electric, some battery operated and some just hand or crank model. These blades are for the BEST Sharpener I have ever used! Pastels dull all blades quickly. So replacement blades are a must! This Swordfish sharpener gets a fine point on a pastel pencil, consistently and with incredible precision. Be sure to sharpen a few leaded pencils after about every 7-10 pastel pencil sharpenings to lubricate the blade. I am a wildlife artist using pastels and oils. Being able to get a sharp fine point on a pastel pencil is critical to achieving whiskers and fine hair. This is my "go to" sharpener!!!

Cet appareil fonctionne très bien sur les marques de crayons Derwent, Carbothello et Pitt pastel.

Das ist mein bester Anspitzer für meine Pastellstifte. Weniger Bruch der Minen und sehr scharfe Spitze der Kreideminen. Auch für Pitpastell geeignet

Utilisé pour des crayons de pastelsTaille très bien mais pas longtemps même en taillant un crayon graphite entre chaque pastel... Revient vite très cher...