Sharpening Bloc

Sharpening BlocCharcoal points dull quickly during sustained drawing sessions, interrupting your workflow and compromising mark quality. This sharpening bloc maintains precise edges without the mess and waste of traditional knife sharpening. The generous abrasive surface shapes charcoal sticks, conte crayons, and pastel pencils through controlled friction, letting you customize point geometry for different mark making techniques, sharp for contour lines, beveled for

while triple priming creates a consistent

non-porous mixing surface that cleans easily with soap and water or palette knife scraping

5" palette zone

no muddy water cups

grip the ring itself

or to seal finished work on unconventional supports like glass

at this precision level

no dials to adjust

formulated for smooth rewetting and consistent color release

while eight watercolor pencils introduce wet media techniques

angular v-grooves

Forced drying with heat guns intensifies cracking