Comments on: Sharp as a Tack

By: Dee

Dee — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:43:36 +0000

Holy Cow! I had no idea there were other pencil sharpener fanatics. (I wanted to say freaks but that’s not nice) My husband has an entire sharpening routine! Whew! I thought he was a little crazy….glad to know he’s in good company! (he enjoys electric)

By: Cindy in GA

Cindy in GA — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:42:06 +0000

I love sharp new wooden pencils as well, but I have eraser-destroying children who use up the nice pink eraser ends of the pencils before we make it to the 3rd sharpening. There is nothing sadder than a nice wood pencil with a used-up eraser. Those crummy add-on erasers break the first time we use them, if not the first time we shove onto the end of the pencil. We have a lovely collection of big pink erasers which no one can ever find. And don’t even get me started on children who pull the lead out of the mechanical pencils!! (O.K., do I sound a little burned out? Let me go get some chocolate, strictly for attitude-adjustment purposes.)

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:34:29 +0000

I too have an sharp penci obsession. So much so that now mechanical pencils are my only choice of lead writing instruments.

No pencil sharpeners necessary anymore!

By: Megan@SortaCrunchy

Megan@SortaCrunchy — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:55:09 +0000

Funny thing – my daughter #1 is OBSESSED with sharpened pencils. I am not so much, but we are talking borderline OCD with her (not kidding). Anyway, we’ve tried all kinds, too, and I saw this very one at Wal-Mart and pondered it. I am SO glad to hear of your sharpening happiness with it. It’s goin’ on ye olde list.

By: The Bug

The Bug — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:45:45 +0000

Wow – they still make that model? We had that exact same one when I was growing up many moons ago.

By: ThreeLittleMonkeys

ThreeLittleMonkeys — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:17:54 +0000

I am also partial to the old fashioned crank pencil sharpener, but my maniac children can’t get enough of the battery operated monster that belches after each round of sharpening.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:40:52 +0000

I have that sharpener on my kitchen counter! It looks so stylish, doesn’t it?

I’m just THRILLED that now my girls will sharpen their own colored pencils! They used to hand me the box of 96 (you NEED lots of colors to color) and ask me to sharpen them. argggg.

What other cool toys, err I mean tools do you have that make homeschooling a breeze?

By: E

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:15:14 +0000

@chocolatechic, good news! I wondered about the lead content of pencils, and checked online… They’ve been making pencils of graphite since the middle 1500s, so I doubt that in the 1970s there was ANY lead in that pencil. Now you’ll have to find another reason for acting like you do

And btw, everyone, I HAVE BEEN TO THE PENCIL MUSEUM in Keswick, England, so I am clearly an expert on pencils! http://www.pencilmuseum.co.uk/

GO PENCILS!

By: Need A Nap2

Need A Nap2 — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:36:49 +0000

We bought that one (only in PINK) but my sharp pencil fixated children have already broken it. I plan to return it to Wal-M (if only I could find the receipt!!!!). So I’m still searching for an old fashioned one. I hope yours works for YEARS to come. (My 4-year-old son may have something to do with the early destruction of said pencil sharpener.)

By: SoHelpMeKath

SoHelpMeKath — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:04:43 +0000

I have an obsession with sharpened pencils, too. I recently posted on Facebook that my favorite office supply was a pencil sharpener, and I got razzed for it.

My DH has an old electric sharpener that he got from one of his old offices; works like a charm! My DH8 likes to work her pencil tip down right to where she likes it, and then I come along and sharpen it! LOL!