I got a set of gently used Derwent pastel pencils from a friend. I’ve tried to sharpen them, but it seems quite difficult and the tips keep breaking off. Does anybody have any ideas from experience on how to sharpen these pencils. Thx.
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It is difficult to sharpen pastel pencils. I use a nail file. The soft side.
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Hello, In general I have not had trouble sharpening derwent pencils. Do not use a pencil sharpener. I use a box cutter then sand them to a point with sand paper. However, I’m pretty sure my color saffron came broken inside the barrel because as you can see in the picture, it is the smaller one but I have hardly used it. The led kept breaking off every time i sharpened it until it got so small.
Sadly, if your pencils have been moved from place to place and/or dropped, chances are the led inside the pencils’ barrels are shattered hence the persistent breaking off. I’m so sorry you’re having this problem.
I hope this helps.
Sonia
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I had the same issue and reached out directly to the company. They were super nice and sent replacements! Give it a try.
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