When it comes to pencil sharpeners, we like to think there is no other pencil sharpener more quintessential than this Swiss-made Caran d'Ache Metal Pencil Sharpening Machine. Robustly constructed from almost entirely metal, this is a sharpener that can be passed down through generations. Mount it to your desk, table or bookcase using the supplied clamp.

This heavy duty machinery weighs 0.95 kg.

The butterfly clamps hold the pencil firmly in position for sharpening. The pencil is easily placed by pinching the clamps, placing the pencil, and releasing the clamps. This Metal Pencil Sharpening Machine can be used to sharpen any round, hexagonal or triangular pencils and pastels, from 4mm to 10mm in diameter.

A feature of this machine that truly makes it more than just your ordinary pencil sharpener, is that you can adjust the length of the point. You can do so by adjusting the button in the centre of the crank. And of course a convenient metal drawer holds all the shavings to keep things organized.

Misc-Store carries a range of pencils that would love to be sharpened in this beautiful machine. For the full overview of pencils take a look here.

Caran d'Ache

Derived from the Russian term for "pencil" "Karandash", which in turn comes from the Turkish root "kara tash" referring to black stone, i.e. the origens of graphite, the name Caran d'Ache is the pen name of Russian-born French illustrator Emmanuel Poiré. Since 1915 Caran d'Ache is located in Geneva, Switzerland, where its "Maison" is committed to create and develop writing and drawing instruments of the finest materials with the most advanced and innovative skills.

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