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Kum AS2, Two Hole Automatic Long Point Pencil Sharpener, Mfg Part Number 1053021 ( extra lids not...

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

Two-step sharpening solves problems of hand sharpening with an exacto knife and sandpaper blocks. Takes manual dexterity to shift your sharpening task from the course hole to the fine *. Best on the market.

Long point sharpener is one of the best on the market. Shaves the wood of the pencil down to a long taper, and then sharpens the lead to something you don't want to stab yourself with. The left one is for coarse sharpening and the right for adding a f... Read More

Works great with fc polychromos and pc ultrathins. Makes the most use of the crayon core for coloring purpose. No issues whatsoever and performs as expected.

It comes with two extra blades that are stored in the sharpener. The blade stays sharp for a long time and when it starts to get dull, there are 2 replacement blades.

Two holes create better, more expressive lines. Long point also offers the ability to create wider lines with the side of the lead. Helps the user explore new methods of pencil use.

Cons

The screw hole had stripped from use after only a few dozen sharpenings. It never sharpens to a point, it just breaks the tip.

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Highlights

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Quality

Simple to use and sharpens to a really fine point

Very happy with my purchase easy 1 2 punch for getting a quality cut on your pencil ends

The older version of this sharpener that we had for 10 years was swiped by an artistwhoisnolongerourfriendbecauseshestealsfromm... Read More

This product even though it is plastic is not disposable

Price

This is a great sharpener for its price

The value that this sharpener brings is amazing

This one is every bit of the black wing for about half the price

It is the same exact style of sharpener and does the same thing for a fraction of the cost

Competitiveness

It works every bit as well as the blackwing at half the price

Ive included a comparison picture with two other sharpeners an inexpensive staedtler metal sharpener that ive used for years a... Read More

I also tried a prismacolor sharpener that wirecutter recommended but found this sharpener to deliver more consistent results

Overview

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This product had a total of 1,383 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 27 2024.