KUM 2-hole Pencil Sharpener Magnesium Alloy Wedge Profile

That's right they are just that, extremely durable this is a great little pencil sharpener that is extremely easy to use and very reasonably priced. This sharpener is definitely a must-have for anyone who's involved in outdoor adventuring because it is great for using to make kindling for starting fires and for sharpening pokey sticks for poking things! These sharpeners are definitely reasonably priced and well worth it.

Wonderful sharpener for colored pencils. Nice sharp points on oil base pencils without paring them down too far. I prefer it to electrics. Stays sharp a long time. Highly recommend.

I can't tell if it's a real Kum brand magnesium sharpener that you can use to start fires with, beyond the printing on it, but I can tell you that it is really lightweight and does a great, fast job of sharpening pencils. Sharpens to a wicked good point, and it does it quickly with minimal strain. I'd give it a 5/5 if it weren't that misleading pic that made me think I was getting 3. Sorry, but that feels intentional and maliciously misleading, especially since it's the primary photo. Otherwise, great sharpener. Perfect for travel.

Made in Germany, this will keep pencils sharp with just a simple twist. You will have to use it over a trash can, since there is no place for collection — just the simple sharpener. Should the blade wear, they can be replaced.

I travel a lot and am out on job sites and needed a all-around great pencil sharpener. It seems as I travel the points break off even though I’ve tried to use mechanical pencils. It seems that wherever I go, I have a wooden one give it to me at the job site.It’s an awesome product and I’ve bought many for friends and will buy several more.

I'm a little torn on how high to rate this. The sharpener works and I got this because it's made of magnesium and I wanted that for the fire starting capability (very handy in a camping/hiking/hunting pack), but what frustrates me is that I only got one. Looking farther into it, the only place I could find that said it only came with one was in the item details near the bottom with like the weight and stuff where it said "1 unit", but even then 1 unit could mean "1 package of 3 pieces". So it wasn't very clear and I was under the impression that I was getting 3, I don't think I ever would have gotten this one if I knew I was only getting 1. But besides that, it works, does what it is supposed to.

I love it! Like many of us, I have found that neither electric pencil sharpeners nor the inexpensive hand-held sharpeners do the simple job of sharpening a pencil really well. Sometimes the lead is exposed on one side, but not so much on the other. Sometimes the lead breaks or falls out. I've had to accept mediocre quality for what I thought would be the best I could have -- until now! I have tried this on several old and new lead pencils, new colored pencils, and the results have been outstanding! The blade will eventually dull, but since I will only use the smaller size hole, I will simply replace the worn out blade with the unused blade over the larger hole. I also hope to find replacement blades, although these little 2-hold pencil sharpeners are not expensive, so purchasing several is not out of the question. I am so glad I gave this little sharpener a try!

I love KUM pencil sharpeners, I've been using them for over a decade. I'd assumed I would be getting 3 of these based on the product photo that shows 3 of them. NOPE, they only send you ONE sharpener. Deceptive at best, outright scamming at worst. Horrible value for only one of them.