Staedtler Double Hole Tub Pencil Sharpener - Turquoise - 512 006-37

One of the best and consistently —no idea why this one is better than their their others.But no kidding this works better than the silver and navy ones that i used to think were the best.I first got this in a set of pencils. I bought the smallest set of drawing pencils they made — the darker leads that were supposed to have less shine— I just hate shiny stuff. Not only did they NoT have less shine, the best thing about the kit was this pencil sharpener. And when I lost the first one, I had to get another one just in case I needed it and I love it. I use it for sharpening all my pencils.my favorite pencil, though for writing is a Mitsubishi. The red one. I also like it for drawing, and the eraser is money if they could make that eraser separate that soft, marvelous, dust, free streak, free eraser on the end of that red Mitsubishi pencil; that thing is tops

Bought this for my daughter's school kit. She can keep all of her #2 and coloring pencils ready without needing to ask to get up in class. The sharpener works well and keeps all shavings contained until ready to empty them.

Best sharpener ever! There’s nothing else that can compare!

Very portable - small enough for a backpack but large enough to use easily and not to need to empty too often. Love the transparent cup - catches shavings and I can easily see when it needs to be emptied. The lid snaps shut tightly so no debris escapes while carrying this sharpener around. It requires more pressure than I expected to snap the cup open and close for emptying, but that is a good thing as the cup stays securely shut. Only had for a few days, but already used it to sharpen various types of pencils, from common no.2 to professional artist grade, including color, sketching, pastel, watercolor and charcoal pencils. Worked fine with no fuss on all for me. With a manual sharpener, I find the trick is not to press too hard, not to rush and to pay attention to the angle you are sharpening at - different angles produce variations in the pencil point. Takes a little practice, but it’s not rocket science. I used some inexpensive no. 2 pencils to experiment and get the hang of this model before using on my pricier colored pencils, lol. This is an all purpose sharpener and does not make really long artist’s points for shading, but long enough for me so far. I may buy a long point sharpener also, like the Kum AS2 sharpener or similar.

It works well happy with it

This brand of manual sharpener has worked like non other I have tried before. I am a college student and it last me a very long time. Does not break the pencil like other sharpeners.

Used product and was dirty.

Great little sharpener. Sharpens most sizes of pencils.