Japanese-made professional pencil sharpener designed for both standard and soft lead pencils. Precision engineering for artists and professionals.
Why This Exists
Westek created this professional-grade sharpener to solve a specific problem: most sharpeners are engineered for standard graphite pencils and destroy softer leads—whether that's charcoal, coloured pencils, or artist-grade graphite. The Pro handles both without compromise. Japanese manufacturing means precision tolerances and blade quality that Western mass-market sharpeners simply don't match. This is the kind of tool that gets recommended in art school supply lists and stays in your desk for years.
The "professional quality" designation isn't marketing fluff. Japanese art supply manufacturers hold their tools to exacting standards because their domestic market—artists, designers, students—won't tolerate mediocrity. If it says "Made in Japan" on a pencil sharpener, it means the blade geometry has been engineered properly and the housing won't crack after three months of use.
What Makes It Good
Soft lead compatible — handles charcoal, coloured pencils, and artist graphite without breaking cores
Professional-grade blade — Japanese steel maintains sharpness longer than standard sharpeners
Precision engineering — tight tolerances ensure consistent point geometry
Durable construction — built to withstand daily professional use
Made in Japan — manufacturing quality that art professionals trust
Who This Is For
Built for artists who use soft lead pencils and can't risk breaking expensive cores, illustrators who need consistent points for detailed work, and anyone who's discovered that cheap sharpeners destroy more pencils than they sharpen. Perfect for coloured pencil artists, charcoal sketchers, and people who've invested in quality drawing pencils and refuse to ruin them with inadequate tools. If you've ever had a sharpener snap a soft lead and waste half the pencil, this is the upgrade that prevents that happening again.
Specifications
Brand
Westek
Model
Pro
Compatibility
Standard and soft lead pencils
Grade
Professional quality
Made In
Japan
Note: Japanese-made sharpeners cost more than mass market alternatives because they're engineered properly. The blade geometry, steel quality, and manufacturing tolerances make the difference between sharpening pencils and destroying them. This is the tool you buy once and keep.
Beautiful and functional products. Have ordered twice and will again soon.
Kathleen J.
Amazing!!!!! there is nothing like this store in Hamilton or even Auckland, speciality stationery and so much of it is Japanese, my fav! Very cute store. Penco, Midori, Supreme, Moleskine, etc. inside an old fashioned arcade, easy enough to find.
Didi
Love browsing this store, such high quality items.
Rebecca Y.
Tom stocks some of the best quality and designed stationary products you can find in New Zealand. His customer service is also top draw and excellent. I had a few issues with a pen I had bought, Tom offered some tips to help work through and after that didn’t work he offered some store credit to try something else. I would highly recommend and will be making sure to buy as much of my stationary products as possible from SuperKiosk in the future! Keep up the great work Tom!
Will C.
Such a great find! Love their range - quality stationery you don’t see everywhere. Service was awesome—ordered at night, shipped the next morning, and arrived the day after. Will definitely shop here again.
If it skips, scratches, or feels like background utility, we don't stock it. Every tool in this kiosk has earned its place on our desks before it reached yours.
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