Carl Pencil Sharpener. CP-80 Red. Manual, Portable & Quiet for School, Office & Home Desk.

And....Follow the directions/hints in the reviews. The base clamp could be better, but since you have a free hand to hold it down with, no worries. There's rarely an unsharpened pencil in the office for long.

Okay, I bought this after reading a lot of glowing reviews for the Carl A-5. Now I wish I'd spent the extra 10 dollars! I bought this for my 3 homeschooling kids in September, and at first I was very pleased. The little arm to hold it to the table isn't attached, so in an ideal situation, it should work, but in my household it was constantly getting lost. No big deal, really, because you can hold it down easily while sharpening. It gets pencils PERFECTLY sharp! And there's no over sharpening! Those are two big plusses.BUT. It's January, and after about 4 months of steady use by all 4 of us, it apparently lost a screw out the back. I only know this because a lead got stuck in it. Yes, my kids drop pencils, and the leads break inside. Well, I thought I'd try to get the lead out, but it's practically impossible. There's no way to access the sharpening chamber to empty it. I thought I'd take the screws out and take it apart, when I noticed there was already a screw missing, just from being used. :-(I'm sure we're harder on our equipment than a single conscientious adult would be. It would probably work forever for them. But I definitely wouldn't recommend this for a classroom. Unless you want to buy one every 3 months.

The pencils are not gripped tightly in the feeding mechanism and the shavings bin is not clear. Spend the extra money and get the Angel 5!

Cool sharpener. It doesn't create the point that the classic does, but also doesn't leave marks on your pencil.

great product

I chose this sharpener because of the reviews I read. Personally, I like it for home use but not for the classroom. The receptical for the pencil shavings is too small. I gave three to teachers at my grandchildren's school. One was totally destroyed!

Lovely sharpener for my Blackwings. :)

Get to know it.Open the chute about half inch first off to let it work it's way back to closed as it sharpens the pencil.Results in (almost) dangerously sharp pencils.Has benefit of having to press little lug at the (rt) front at the same time as putting in the pencil. This makes that toddlers cannot work it and bore trying..Broken Leads?? is NOT due to the sharpener but to dropping pencils on the ground repeatedly. The lead breaks inside which shows only on sharpening with anything , be it this one or a cheapy.Take good care of pencils and sharpeners. A great product. No power, no batteries.Have used it for 1 month.