Helix Metal Desktop Sharpener for Standard and Jumbo Pencils (Assorted Colours)

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This Faber Castell 9000 sharpener has two sharpening holes and is suitable for coloured pencils and graphite pencils. It has a compartment which will catch the shavings from wood-clad pencils. When not in use, the sharpening apparatus will slide down into a plastic case so that graphite dust cannot fall out of the sharpening holes. This sharpener also features an efficient slide-out reservoir to simplify emptying shavings and help control messes. Sharpeners come in all different shapes, styles, and colours. You can choose a sharpener that catches the shavings, a desktop sharpener, an open sharpener, or an electric pencil sharpener. Whatever type of sharpener you need, you can rely on Ryman®. Our range is complete with all of the pencil case accessories you'll need for school, work, or home, from some of the top brands like Milan, Staedtler, Faber-Castell, and Helix. This gadget also comes with a desk clamp, making it easier for students to sharpen at their desks without the device slipping. Win-Win!

While most of us think of standard school-issued No. 2s when the word pencil comes to mind, pencils come in more than one shape or size. Pay attention to this when selecting the right pencil sharpener for the diameter of pencils that you habitually use. There are dedicated pencil sharpeners for every type of pencil, from the most basic to those favored by artists who want to achieve specifically honed points on their graphite or charcoal pencils. Teacher Kim Fox tells us, ‘We put electric sharpeners [Gold Sovereign] in every room and learning area. Best decision. No more broken or missing sharpeners, no blades being taken out and no sharpenings everywhere.’ In addition to your communal classroom sharpener, it may be a good idea for each student to have their own pencil sharpeners to avoid the need to get up during lessons to re-sharpen pencils. If students can hop up at any time to sharpen their pencils, this privilege can easily be abused. To prevent this from happening, establish rules around when pencils can and cannot be sharpened. For example, you may want to establish that no one can stand up to sharpen their pencil while you or another student is speaking, or perhaps you want to limit sharpening to the start and end of the school day. Create a Pencil Sharpener Job This KUM Double Metal Sharpener pencil sharpener is made of metal and has two steel blades. It will fit any 7 mm and 9 mm pencils.Personal pencil sharpeners vastly range in quality and functionality, so we’ve included a few Teach Starter teaching community recommendations to help you decide. Staedtler Desktop 1 Hole Sharpener With repeated use over a long time, the blade on this sharpener will wear down and become blunt. Replacement blades can be found here. Our favorite sharpener has been updated since testing. The revised model, pictured above, has sleeker aesthetics and the pencil diameter knob has been redesigned for easier turning. We're linking to the updated X-ACTO School Pro in our review.The X-ACTO School Pro Electric is a workhorse pencil sharpener made for high volume usage across a variety of pencil types, including color, graphite, and charcoal of varying hardnesses. This unit has six preset pencil diameters covering a wide range of sizes up to 10 millimeters. The shavings are collected in a large, clear container, so it's easy to see when it needs emptying. This machine helps combat oversharpening (and thus, pencil waste) by disengaging the "fly away" spiral blade once it achieves a fine point. This sharpener is designed for use with ‘Jumbo’ 12 mm diameter pencils such as the Faber Castell Series 9000 Jumbo or the Koh-I-Noor Jumbo Graphite Pencil 1820. The colour of the plastic portion of the unit might vary from that shown above.

This single hole sharpener has a lightweight magnesium blade and a sturdy glass jar to catch the pencil shavings.If you’d instead not rely on an electrical sharpener and don’t mind putting some elbow grease into it, a manual pencil sharpener like the Carl Angel-5 Pencil Sharpener might be for you. Known for its durability and sharpening performance you can count on, teacher Tel A. Bel from our community told us that her Angle-5 lasted 40 years. Wow! The body of this sharpener is made from magnesium while the blades are high-carbon steel. It is a two-step sharpener – the first hole removes the wood, and the second shapes the lead to create a long, precise tip.

Like the Staedtler mentioned above, the Derwent Manual Helical Desktop Sharpener can be fastened to each desk for ease of use and enforcement to end the case of missing classroom sharpeners! If you would prefer, the blade can be reversed so that you push it, rather than pull it, against the pencil. Simply bend the flexible metal frame apart so that the blade falls out, flip the blade round, and replace it in the same set of notches. This product comes with three replacement blades which can be inserted in the same way. The compact design features a shaker mechanism that automatically advances the pencil for sharpening and is suitable for graphite and coloured pencils. One easy way to minimise the amount of time students spend out of their chairs sharpening pencils is to make sharpening a job that just one or two students do each week. When a pencil breaks, students can place it in an assigned spot in the classroom where the official pencil sharpener can set it right. This Derwent Twin Sharpener can be used to sharpen pencils of 7 mm and 8 mm diameters. It has a lid to stop lead dust falling out of the sharpening hole, and a larger reservoir than most sharpeners. It would therefore be perfect for longer sketching trips or for those who sharpen their pencils very regularly.The KUM Long Point uses two separate sharpeners in one unit. It first renders the wood into an elongated cone and then shaves the lead to a fine point. The palm-sized sharpener easily fits into a briefcase or tote, and the clear shavings bin allows you to see when it's time to empty the filings. The sharpener is designed for the 2- and 3.15-mm lead common to art pencils but can handle 8 mm diameter pencils as well. Now that you’ve got your pencil sharpener sorted, do you have plans for managing all that sharpening? Here are just a few tips from our teacher team to make your year run smoothly! Get Your Own Teacher-Only Sharpener This sharpener is designed for use with Stabilo Carbothello Pastel Pencils, which have softer leads than regular graphite pencils and cannot hold as fine a point. They therefore have to be sharpened to a slightly wider angle (i.e. a stubbier point). In the following table, an ‘X’ entry indicates that a pencil and sharpener are incompatible. Either the pencil won’t fit, or the sharpener will only chew it and break the lead off. The Westcott iPoint HALO Battery Operated Pencil Sharpener is another teacher-favourite to look into for your classroom. This affordable sharpener has an auto-sensor shut off to ensure pencils are not over-sharpened, resulting in wastage. Plus, it comes with durable Titanium Bonded blades and an easy-view shavings reservoir to monitor when it’s time to be emptied.