The Must Have Homeschool Tool

We received a red pencil sharpener from http://classroomfriendlysupplies.com/ . It is the best manual pencil sharpener I have found. Easy to operate. Both my kids and husband can use it.

First you pull the front out.

 

Then you squeeze the 2 black nobs and put the pencil in the hole and release the nobs.

And the pencil stays in.

 

Next you turn the crank. One way will loosen the crank so you can open it up the other way sharpens the pencil.

As you crank the turning of the wheel will get easier and that is how you know when the pencil is sharpened. Also the front goes in as the pencil gets shorter.

Next you squeeze the 2 black nobs and pull the pencil out.

 

This is the end result.

 

I want to make a special note that I did this with 2 types of pencil. One pencil was brand new.

And this is the outcome.

 

Once pencil I broke.

And this was the outcome.

This is a magnificent sharpener.