This sharpener is an all-metal device. It has a pair of helical blades that do the sharpening. It will mount in any plane, as the chrome outer box can be removed and attached in 90 degree increments so that it will 'hang' down' no matter how the head is mounted. If I'd paid attention, I'd workshop! I mounted one to my metal peg-board using pins and a magnet on a wooden base have bought it in a big box store for twice the price but I thought it was gimmicky until I read the eBay feedback after searching for alternatives. So, I bought two. One for my office, one for my and the other to my wire shelving using a wood strip and some hanger clips. This is an old-fashioned (no batteries, thank heavens) device that works like a champ and has that old-school quality and effectiveness. When I read that a school teacher uses it, I was sold. My old X-Acto with a plastic hopper that broke and needed epoxy was $2 more than this gem, just because it had a suction base. This is the sharpener for the discerning buyer, bar none! Read full review
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I have used several wall/table/hand actuated carbon point enablers; the closest I got to "sharp" was the sharpener this replaced. I wish I had gotten this when I was first looking for a "decent" sharpener 15 years ago. It is smooth, welcomes several sizes from those thin golf pencils to the super thick goof off pencils. I tested it on B2 (perfect) 4H (also perfect) Schwan all surface utility black wax (perfect) colour wax and water colour pencils (perfect) and charcoal soft, medium and hard (fail, but, I think charcoal pencils need to be sharpened carefully with either a knife or 40-80 grit sand paper). Not sure how it would handle 4B to 9B. Easy to install, just used a drill, thin bit and starting pilot spot. If one wants a reliable, sturdy pencil sharpener, this is good.
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I bought their battery operated one and it just wouldn't do the job and kept breaking the lead.... This manual pencil sharpener, I bought one for my husband to put into his shop and when the battery operated one flubbed on me, I decided to order one of these for myself. I'll probably never go back to any other kind of pencil sharpener again. One thing to be aware of. You will probably be better off buying longer screws than the ones that are in the package because over time, those short screws are going to wobble out. Go with a screw twice the length and you should be okay.
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I have tried X-ACTO's electric pencil sharpener and it is no good. Breaks the lead before it gets sharp. This hand crank sharpener if very good and easy to use. I can sharpen the pencil to a sharp point and not break the lead. Great quality and very inexpensive.
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The construction is well made metal. The base is sturdy and most of all, the blades are sharp giving a consistent edge each time. The gauge options are plentiful allowing for any size pencil. Overall, I am very satisfied with this product.
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I bought a bostich manual sharpener a year ago and the tip would always be lopsided. The crank was directly attached to the sharpening gears. This is a huge flaw as the gears would wiggle while sharpening leaving the tip of the pencil askew. This design assures that the pencil tip gets sharpened properly. Although I would say that I noticed round pencils do not sharpen as well as the octagon sided pencils. The sided pencils hold in place better at the standard setting than the round ones. This keeps them nice and steady. This pencil sharpener I use for my family. I have 4 kids in school along with my wife and I. I couldn't tell you how well it holds up in a classroom setting. For me and my family it works great. Don't mess around, just screw this right into the wall or a desk. Clamps for pencil sharpeners never work out. I recommend this to anyone who needs a sharpener to use on a daily basis. Read full review
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This is one of the few items made today that I think is better than the old ones. I remember Boston pencil sharpeners from school. Although they worked better than electric, they were still a little loose, and required a good touch. Incidentally, I've actually had to teach students for the last decade or so how to make a circular path with the crank to get a good, sharp pencil. This is better than the Boston ones of old. It is quite tight, and takes only a few cranks to get a great point. It even works on the cheap Chinese pencils lots of districts provide (although there is no guarantee the lead will be in the center!).
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You really can't go wrong with this old fashioned perfect design. Clean, easy to use and razor sharp are features other sharpeners only try to emulate. Fewer plastic and far more durable metal parts than others. No electricity required to operate the original green energy pencil sharpener. Someday products like this that are well built from good materials won't exist... better get yours while you can.
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It transports me back to a time when the sound of snot sucking and spontaneous giggling mixed perfectly with the smell of sweaty, kid socks and pencil shavings. No other sharpener gets your pencil juuuuuuust right like one with a hand crank. If you do not have one of these bad boys right here... be jeeeeeeeallllllous! Pbbbbt!
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I was very pleased with this product. I had no Idea that a sharpener could be so smooth and easy to use. I thought they were all like the ones that we used in grade school. I now know they do get dull. You will love this one.
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