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product_id: 3575396
title: "Grip Trio Pencil Sharpener: Silver"
brand: "faber-castell"
price: "KSh2898"
currency: KES
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reviews_count: 13
category: "Faber Castell"
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# 3-in-1 ergonomic triangular design extra sharp steel blades for clean points large shavings compartment for mess-free use Grip Trio Pencil Sharpener: Silver

**Brand:** faber-castell
**Price:** KSh2898
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ✏️ Sharpen your edge, sharpen your creativity!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Grip Trio Pencil Sharpener: Silver by faber-castell
- **How much does it cost?** KSh2898 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.ke](https://www.desertcart.co.ke/products/3575396-grip-trio-pencil-sharpener-silver)

## Best For

- faber-castell enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted faber-castell brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Trusted Heritage:** Crafted by Faber-Castell, a premium brand since 1761, trusted by creatives worldwide.
- • **Mess-Free Mastery:** Built-in large waste box keeps your workspace pristine—no more scattered shavings.
- • **Compact & Portable:** Lightweight and pocket-friendly design fits perfectly in your pencil case or desk drawer.
- • **Precision Sharpness:** Extra sharp steel blades deliver a flawless, clean point every time—extend your pencil’s life.
- • **Triple-Hole Versatility:** Sharpen jumbo, standard, and colored pencils effortlessly with one sleek tool.

## Overview

The Faber-Castell Grip Trio Pencil Sharpener is a compact, ergonomic 3-in-1 manual sharpener designed to handle jumbo, standard, and colored pencils with precision. Featuring extra sharp steel blades and a large shavings compartment, it ensures clean points and mess-free use. Lightweight and portable, it’s a trusted tool from a premium brand with over 250 years of creative excellence.

## Description

The perfect manual pencil sharpener for all shapes and sizes! This ultra-handy artist sharpener features 3-hole sizes, so you can sharpen virtually any pencil without changing sharpeners. The Faber-Castell Grip Trio sharpener works with all pencil shapes - use this pencil sharpener on graphite and color pencils, as well as standard and jumbo sizes. The color pencil sharpener features three sharpening holes that keep pencil shavings neat and tidy with an easy release to clean once finished sharpening. This artist pencil sharpener features extra sharp, steel blades for a clean point. The Faber-Castell Grip Trio sharpener works well with all Faber-Castell color and graphite pencils - it is highly recommended to use a manual sharpener with all Faber pencils. See your artwork come to life with the very best, professional artist quality art materials. Faber-Castell has proudly created the finest quality products since 1761.

Review: Amazing sharpener for makeup pencils - I’ve been searching for a decent one for my makeup pencils. Most of the ones I had would waste half the pencil and still not get a sharp point. With this one, just 2–4 short turns and my pencils are perfectly sharp. The pencil fits snugly, doesn’t wiggle, and the turn is smooth. It’s super easy to use, lightweight, compact, and doesn’t damage or break the pencil tip - love the breakage resistance! So glad I found it!
Review: Great for sharpening non-photo blue pencils and color pencils (and others!) - Ok I have had mine a couple of weeks now and I love to sketch and draw every day. The Faber-Castell Grip Trio Pencil Sharpener (mine's the grey) works great! I have used about every kind of manual sharpener I could find and this one is head and shoulders above the others. PROS: sharpens to a nice even point, sharpens with minimal rotations (i.e. less waste of a good pencil especially those expensive non-photo blues). Contains the shavings well. Nice handy design. I really have used a lot of artist manual sharpeners and this one has really worked well. CONS: Ok some of the reviews mention the plastic construction, the plastic hinge that connects the different (3 types) of sharpeners, and some difficulty in opening the plastic housing to empty shavings. Yeah it could have a plastic hinge with a metal pin and the hinge would be stronger. The shaving compartments could be a easier to access but then they might come off too easy then (and I have sharpeners that do that). Opening and clearing out the shavings does takes a little practice but honestly for less than $7.00 with free prime shipping it is just not a problem for me. At this price you can try one and if it doesn't work for you then it is not a big loss. For me: this thing works and works great. I am going to buy two more. I don't waste so much time trying to get my pencils to a good point with lesser sharpeners, sharp knives, or sanding strips. I definitely will use this one. As for the hinge if it does break the two halves do snap together but a small piece of Gorilla tape will make a makeshift hinge just fine. I am glad I read the other positive reviews of this sharpener. It definitely is a winner for a sketcher like me. The negative aspects are just not a problem for this price versus performance in my opinion. Happy points to you!

## Features

- 3-IN-1 HANDHELD PENCIL SHARPENER – The ergonomic, triangular shape makes this manual handheld pencil sharpener easy to hold and is designed to sharpen jumbo, graphite, and colored pencils with ease
- SHARPENS TO A CLEAN POINT - Extend the life of your art supplies with a quality handheld pencil sharpener! The extra sharp steel blades provide a sharp and clean point after every use.
- WORKS ON A VARIETY OF PENCILS - Use your Grip Trio manual pencil sharpener on all of your favorite Faber-Castell pencils! This pencil sharpener features sharpeners for jumbo, standard size pencils and a sharpener exclusively for colored pencils
- NO MESS, COMPACT DESIGN - Each Faber-Castell artists pencil sharpener has a large pencil shavings waste box to keep your workspace tidy. Great for on-the-go, the Grip Trio Sharpener is compact and portable to fit in your pencil case or desk drawer.
- FABER-CASTELL - Since 1761, Faber-Castell has created premium quality tools for creatives of all skill levels. See your artwork come to life in vibrant color with Faber-Castell quality art materials, a premium and artist quality brand since 1761.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B001P3LKPK |
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,823 in Office Products ( See Top 100 in Office Products ) #50 in Pencil Sharpeners |
| Brand | Faber-Castell |
| Color | Gray |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,864) |
| Date First Available | September 13, 2010 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 0.01 ounces |
| Item model number | 183897 |
| Manufacturer | Faber-Castell |
| Manufacturer Part Number | FC283898AZ |
| Material Type | Alloy Steel |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 1.75 x 2.75 x 6.25 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Faber-Castell
- **Color:** Gray
- **Material:** Alloy Steel
- **Power Source:** Manual
- **Specific Uses For Product:** Color Pencil, Graphite Pencil

## Images

![Grip Trio Pencil Sharpener: Silver - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61bjG4f6q+L.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: How do you open up the sharpener to CLEAN out the shavings?**
A: It is an easy thing, once you figure it out! :-) On the hinge side of the opener, there are arrows with the word "clean". From that side, you can gently pull the silver end of the opener away from the black hinged section. The shavings can easily disposed of from the silver section. Both the silver sections can be removed in the same manner, to empty shavings. Hope this helps!

**Q: What is the largest diameter pencil this can sharpen? Will it sharpen 15mm diameter Pencils? 

It doesn’t say on descriptions**
A: hai quoc nguyen~ No, it will not sharpen 15mm pencils. This is for standard to medium size art pencils only. 15mm would be considered a jumbo size pencil. I hope this helps.

**Q: Would this sharpener work on jumbo crayons**
A: According to the full product description, No.  I concur, owning and using two of these. Nothing Jumbo.

**Q: Where is it made?**
A: Guessing Germany.  Renowned, long-standing company from Germany known for their writing instruments.  It's a good sharpener.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing sharpener for makeup pencils
*by T***. on July 28, 2025*

I’ve been searching for a decent one for my makeup pencils. Most of the ones I had would waste half the pencil and still not get a sharp point. With this one, just 2–4 short turns and my pencils are perfectly sharp. The pencil fits snugly, doesn’t wiggle, and the turn is smooth. It’s super easy to use, lightweight, compact, and doesn’t damage or break the pencil tip - love the breakage resistance! So glad I found it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for sharpening non-photo blue pencils and color pencils (and others!)
*by A***E on July 30, 2019*

Ok I have had mine a couple of weeks now and I love to sketch and draw every day. The Faber-Castell Grip Trio Pencil Sharpener (mine's the grey) works great! I have used about every kind of manual sharpener I could find and this one is head and shoulders above the others. PROS: sharpens to a nice even point, sharpens with minimal rotations (i.e. less waste of a good pencil especially those expensive non-photo blues). Contains the shavings well. Nice handy design. I really have used a lot of artist manual sharpeners and this one has really worked well. CONS: Ok some of the reviews mention the plastic construction, the plastic hinge that connects the different (3 types) of sharpeners, and some difficulty in opening the plastic housing to empty shavings. Yeah it could have a plastic hinge with a metal pin and the hinge would be stronger. The shaving compartments could be a easier to access but then they might come off too easy then (and I have sharpeners that do that). Opening and clearing out the shavings does takes a little practice but honestly for less than $7.00 with free prime shipping it is just not a problem for me. At this price you can try one and if it doesn't work for you then it is not a big loss. For me: this thing works and works great. I am going to buy two more. I don't waste so much time trying to get my pencils to a good point with lesser sharpeners, sharp knives, or sanding strips. I definitely will use this one. As for the hinge if it does break the two halves do snap together but a small piece of Gorilla tape will make a makeshift hinge just fine. I am glad I read the other positive reviews of this sharpener. It definitely is a winner for a sketcher like me. The negative aspects are just not a problem for this price versus performance in my opinion. Happy points to you!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Little Sharpener
*by A***A on February 25, 2026*

At first I tried using a large electric sharpener which jammed after the first pencil so I looked for a manual sharpener that wouldn’t eat my pencil, and this one did the job. It only takes a few turns to get a sharp point.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-21*