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I'm using this with Staedtler Mar Lumograph pencils and it works great for sketching. This is a TWO-STEP sharpener. For those not familiar with a two-step sharpener, here's the process you should follow... 1) Empty the shavings from the container so that you can see the pencil as it is sharpening. 2) Carefully sharpen the pencil on the side marked "1". This will sharpen the wood part of the pencil and may leave the graphite tip looking a little weird and deformed. You may want to empty the container again so you can see what you're doing in the next step. 3) *Lightly" sharpen the pencil again on the side marked "2". This will sharpen the graphite tip of the pencil. You don't want to push too hard or the blade will bite into the tip and break it off (you'll then need to get something to push the broken tip out of the sharpener). If all is done well you'll have a pencil sharp enough to be a prison shiv.