Submitted by zstandig t3_yn770s in BuyItForLife
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zstandig OP t1_iv7k86n wrote
Yes, I prefer cedar pencils too
Lwn3 t1_iv8blpu wrote
I did get the X-Acto one last year, because I was tired of the kids leaving their sharpeners lay around and/or losing them. And it's what I had easily found.
Figured that if it lasts through ⅒ of the punishment that the school ones get put through, then it should at least get my kids through school.
sierrabravo1984 t1_iv8evg4 wrote
This pencil sharpener had me so confused, I thought they were made in Boston, Kansas but I couldn't find it on a map anywhere!
Gnarlodious t1_iv8gn9i wrote
That’s because it’s the Boston spelled with a tilted o.
sierrabravo1984 t1_iv8h5pj wrote
ultraparadisemonster t1_iv8xnpb wrote
My knuckles got bloody just looking at this monstrosity
Ok-Wasabi2873 t1_iv936h4 wrote
I remember those. It was already ancient in the 1980s.
archimedesismycat t1_iv9pc5u wrote
My grandma has one that auctions to a table with a little lever. Best pencil sharpener ever!
Dry-Organization-426 t1_ivb3asp wrote
It was always a process I was willing to annoy my whole classroom for
zstandig OP t1_ivbr647 wrote
From what I understand the modern version is just lower quality
Also the grinders inside do dull after a while, I was able to sort of sharpen them up a bit again with a kind of file as I wasn't able to find replacements. It seemed to work just fine and it sharpens pencils well
collectionofstrange t1_ivcwrw8 wrote
Have one of these built into my unfinished basement and it works like a charm 😅
zstandig OP t1_ivddbn8 wrote
A lot of them seem to be built into basements and garages. I got this one from the garage, previous owner left it.
I have an older one I took from my grandparent's house after it was sold, I didn't see why it needed to be given to somebody else
zstandig OP t1_iv7dx4e wrote
Still sharpens pencils beautifully. I put it as vintage because I've read that the successive X-Acto version isn't as good.
The clamp is vintage too, I found that on etsy a while ago