Let's explore the Battery Operated Pencil Sharpener.

A Battery Operated Pencil Sharpener is perfect when you are going somewhere to draw and may not have access to an electrical outlet.

Some advantages to using a battery powered pencil sharpener are...

• portability
• light weight
• convenience
• less mess
• no cord to plug in

You just never know where you'll end up sometimes.

You might go plein air and draw a beautiful piece of architecture while on vacation, (plein Air Means "Open Air" or "Outdoors").

Or maybe go to a park to do some quick sketches of the people around you.

If you're using standard wood graphite pencils, you're going to want a way to sharpen them.

Enter... The Battery Powered Pencil Sharpener.

Battery powered pencil sharpeners come in a vast array of shapes and sizes, and won't cost you all that much money.

I suggest that you do a Web-search using your favorite search engine to read some reviews of the available models.

I have been to many forums and have read the discussions on the topic of pencil sharpening. The general consensus is that the better quality battery powered sharpeners are going to be more expensive. I also learned that a battery powered unit will be pretty much worthless for colored pencils due to the limited power (torque), and their tendency to "gum-up".

I think they are just fine for a quick touch-up of your harder leaded pencils.

I would not use one as my main method of sharpening due to the fact that heavy usage might shorten the lifespan of the machine.

Just make sure you get yours from a trustworthy retailer so that you can get an exchange or refund if you need to.

If after trying one out and you'd like to give a review, just pop me an email.

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