I think I've finally found a pencil sharpener that I like. It's a hand-crank sharpener made by Mitsubishi. I bought it on Amazon for $20.47.
It has a pull-out thing that holds your pencil in place.
Look how nice! But be careful because it doesn't have an auto-stop feature, and you could end up with a short stump if you're over-exuberant in your sharpening. Trust me. I know.
One drawback (which I actually don't think is a drawback) is that although it comes with a puka to use a clamp with, it doesn't come with a clamp. I think that it did at one time, but the reviews I read said that it was pretty useless because the sharpener would eventually work its way loose. But I really don't mind it being portable.
Another thing I should tell you . . . don't buy this Swingline sharpener. Fisher has it on sale this month, and I liked the slim design so I got it. It's an electric sharpener, but it turned out that you have to really push the pencil down hard to get a good point. Also, after sharpening a few pencils the motor would get hot. I finally decided to return it when I found that it was still warm to the touch even though I hadn't used it for a few days.
Luckily, I still had the receipt, and it had been only a week, so it was no problem to return.
4 comments:
scary that the one you returned was still hot after a couple of days
Wow. You are a pencil sharpening queen! Are you for hire?
I have a similar one from the Philippines for about $10. Once sharp you can tell it’s time to remove the pencil.
Kat, I know!! I unplugged it right away.
Aunty, sharpening pencils is strangely therapeutic. LOL.
Susan, ho, nice price. Mostly I can tell when it's done sharpening, but some of the colored pencils just keep going.
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