Makers Cabinet Høvel Pencil Sharpener

If, like us here at Coolector HQ, you endeavour to cultivate a classy aesthetic for your workspace, small little design flourishes like this Høvel Pencil Sharpener from Makers Cabinet are going to make all the difference. Small but perfectly formed, the Høvel is an entirely reimagined pencil sharpener. The Høvel pencil plane allows you to whittle your pencil perfectly to any desired point. And, visually speaking, it is beyond compare.

Priced at £68, the Makers Cabinet Høvel Pencil Sharpener is an impressive piece of design and unlike commonly used sharpeners that twist and snap graphite, the unique mechanism of this sharpener helps prevent lead breakage. The solid brass body adds a pleasing amount of weight to the workspace accessory and character to the sharpener, which only becomes more beautiful with age and the more you use it and if you’re in a creative industry, that will likely be every day.

It is made from solid brass and each Høvel Pencil Sharpener comes with a pack of 10 carbon steel blades that will see you through plenty of pencils before your pack needs replacing. It takes its design inspiration from traditional woodworking planes, making craft central to sharpening your pencils and we’re big fans of the aesthetic flair and pleasing hand feel of this workspace essential. By changing the angle while sharpening your pencil, you can achieve an endless variety of points, ideally suited to your practice.

Høvel is machined from solid brass and this is important because it gives it a weight in your hand that makes Høvel a more useful tool and an impactful object in your collection of stationery and accessories that are dotted about your desk. It works with all pencils. Sharpen soft pencils such as pastels or makeup without snapping your lead, or sharpen carpenter pencils like you would with a knife. Whatever type you’re looking to sharpen, Høvel has got your back.

Leo Davie