CARL Pencil Sharpener, CC-2000, Black, 5-Point Selector. Manual, Quiet for Office and Home Desks, School Classroom, CUI19018

A big disappointment: this is a beautiful, sturdy looking piece of kit marred by plastic parts where metal should be. The polished faceplate and rear are both chromed plastic -- white underneath, with applied chrome-colour finish. While it does a great job of sharpening, it's really disappointing that these two parts, made to look metal, are actually plastic.

As a teacher, I have purchased countless manual and electric pencil sharpeners. In the classroom, electric pencil sharpeners are noisy, messy, and continually break down. I don't care how well designed they are.I very seldom review products, but I have to for this, as it is exceptionally well-made. This, folks, is THE best and most thoughtfully designed pencil sharpener I have come across. The Carl Custom starts from long-standing "pinch/autofeed" manual sharpener mechanics and design, but re-does it exceptionally well.The sharpener case is much larger than comparable sharpeners, and is aesthetically appealing. The shavings bin is ample. The blades are very sharp, and, as anyone who has used this style of sharpener knows, sharpens very quickly and can do so to a dangerously fine point. Rubber feet and a substantial weight means that this will not be sliding around tabletops or randomly falling over, even when accidentally bumped. It is very sturdy and stable. All parts except the bin are metal. The pinch tabs and rotary arm are larger/longer than normal and suit every hand. Even the font choice and paint/finishing are very pleasing to the eye and touch.Throw in the fact that you have adjustable control over point, easy access to jams via the screw-in bezel at the back, and that it uses a replaceable rotary blade (looks to be an easily-sourced standard blade), this is a winner. I will note that the Achilles' heel of most sharpeners of this style is colored pencils, which tend to break off and get stuck in the blades. Not so with this model.Students love to use the sharpener. I have bought one for myself and 6 for colleagues.

Not a huge fan of having to pull the face out first. But otherwise it does a pretty decent job of making dull things sharper.

Chulo de bonito, deja lo lapices con una punta espectacular.

The pencil sharpener was beautiful! It makes perfectly sharp pencils....AND it can also (if you wish) make a duller pencil. It has yet to fail to make the perfectly sharpened pencil. The only minor problem that I had was that there is a very minor learning curve to how to use it. It isnt as easy as just put in the pencil and sharpen. You have to load the pencil, then pull out the loader, and then normally sharpen.It is more quiet than regular classroom sharpeners and electric sharpeners, but it is more loud than a handheld small sharpener.Aside from the minor amount of noise and the minor learning curve (which can challenge students the first time they use it) it is by far the best sharpener I've ever used. The efficiency of the sharpener far surpasses the minor downsides of it.

Bester Spitzer in der Preisklasse. Innen alles aus Metall, Schärfeinheit rotiert in Metall. Bei allen anderen Spitzern in der Preisklasse bis 60€ bekommt man eine Schärfeinheit die in einem Kunststoffzahnrad rotiert. Wie lange das klappt kann man sich denken.Habe damit alles angespitzt was rumlag, über 100 Stifte, von billigen Buntstiften über Castle Arts zu Polychromos und sogar Kohlestiften. Minenbrüche hatte ich nur bei Kohle, aber auch nur weil Stufe 3 eingestellt war, mit Stufe 5 geht auch dies.Einen Stern Abzug weil Stufe 1 und 2 nicht richtig funktionieren, der Autostop greift nicht und man säbelt den ganzen Stift durch, wird aber spitz wie eine Nadel wenn man aufpasst. Stufe 3+ funktioniert einwandfrei, mehr braucht es aber auch nicht. Für die meisten Stifte reicht Stufe 5.Die Reviews die meinen er hört auf zu spitzen: Ja, wenn die Mine abbricht und drin steckt, dann ist der Endsstop erreicht bevor gespitzt wurde :) Einfach aufmachen und rausholen.