How to Sharpen Charcoal Pencils - Faber-Castell 

try to use knife. please be careful. ask an adult. and you dont need a sharp or pointy.

U should sharpen them like this the first time but later u should use a cutter (someting sharp like a knife)

I have the exact same issue with them

Yeh mine keep snapping. I think it’s because I have a nasty cheap plastic sharpener that cuts too deep into the wood and charcoal.

I just use a big eraser

me 2

All i see is made in germany, made in germany and made in china..the holes are different too but the rest looks the same.. like tf

Hi James! Yes, the sharpener and how you sharpen matters with our Pitt Charcoal pencils. In the video we recommend our metal double hole sharpener FC185710. The blades are sharp and made in Germany, so the quality of the item is excellent. With our Charcoal pencils we also use very high quality wood, which can make this process tricky. The video shows the sharpening of the charcoal pencils, but you want to be gentle when you start seeing charcoal come out of the sharpener. This means you are getting the charcoal sharpened, not just the wood casing. When you see charcoal, make your twists lighter and check that you do not over-sharpen and break the tip.

Tips for easy charcoal sharpenning: 1.Put it on a Freezer for more than 30 minutes 2.Use Mechanical sharpener If you are going to sharpen it again, bring it back to freezer. But the easiest way is using a sharp blade or razor.

Thank you for the feedback and interest! We will pass this along and hopefully get something in the queue for our Pitt® Pastel Pencils!

FaberCastellUSA, thank you much appreciated

Think Artistic - The suggested sharpener is the 185710 Dual Hole Metal Sharpener: www.fabercastell.com/products/double-hole-standard-size-metal-sharpener-185710

@Jericho Narvaja thanks! 😁

The 24 to 48 pack do.

Ashlei - The suggested sharpener is the 185710 Dual Hole Metal Sharpener: www.fabercastell.com/products/double-hole-standard-size-metal-sharpener-185710 Please let us know if you experience any difficulties at consumer@fabercastell.com.

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I can see where you're coming from xD

Really?

It works, but now there's an available 8B black staedtler. I don't use much charcoal today.

Does that work?

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