Can this sharpener sharpen a child's first pencil - it is a thick pencil
294527
No, probably not. It is an excellent product for sharpening standard size pencils, but I think you'll need to find something else for sharpening thick pencils.
294528
It depends on how thick the pencil is, but the sharpener is designed for standard pencils and I don't believe it would sharpen an extra-thick pencil.
294529
No. The center is only large enough to accommodate the circumference of a standard no. 2 pencil.
2232270
Yes. I've tried pencils that were maybe 3 inches long or so and it's worked just fine. I've been very pleased with this sharpener so far. Just remember to kind of give me a little twist while you are sharpening or else you end up with a small spot that didn't quite sharpen.
1407249
My son uses the blackwing pencils, which are quite soft. I guess they could be compared to colored pencils. This sharpener did a fantastic job.
1829533
It has a thick mechanical pencil lead that you twist to push up like a regular mechanical pencil. There is a sharpener for the lead itself to make it thinner but it's not necessary to use. A regular sharpener would not work. This has been a great pencil for my left handed child. It has helped him form his letters.
138256
Yes. I don't have a thick pencil to try it on, but I was able to get it on a Sharpie fine point marker that's a tad thicker than a thick pencil. It took some effort, but I got it on. The grip bulged a little in the middle, but didn't seem to change the feel of the grip while holding it. Also, if you leave it on a thicker writing instrument - it may stay permanently stretched out though. Hope that helps!
902790
It will sharpen those on the biggest setting. We had a few left over from my 2nd grade twins. We used to use a exacto knife to sharpen them so they didn't get sharpened much until we got this sharpener.
777739
The size of the sharpener only allows it to sharpen #2 pencils. I have used it to sharpen colored pencils which works as well.
106508
Sorry, I sent it to someone else so I do not know if it works on large pencils.... I hope that it does because it seems to be made for children.
2223225
I've not allowed my students to sharpen colored pencils in this sharpener. I'm sure this would sharpen colored pencils just as well as regular. I have a total of 50 4th grade students students a day. My experience with other electric pencil sharpeners is that because colored leads are softer, they tend to stick to the sharpener blades which seems to make them lose their sharpness. I'm trying to be pro-active rather than re-active.
343481
I bought mine a year ago for my then 6 year old first grader for home use. I had also bought him 6 boxes of 36 count Ticonderoga Beginners - Primary Size pencils (extra fat). He loves his sharpner so much that he decided to sharpen all 216 pencils. When doing homework at night he would purposely press hard to break the lead, just so that he could run back and sharpen his pencil with it. We had to start keeping 5 or 6 pencils at a time at the table while doing homework just to avoid that. If this sharpner can put up to his daily abuse, it should do fine in a classroom setting.
1338588
Yes. I tried it on a Ticonderoga #2 pencil and it even worked on the "my first" Ticonderoga pencil which is thick.
934637
I have sharpened colored pencils in my sharpener. I sharpen hundreds of No. 2 pencils a week. I found that the colored pencils gummed up the sharpener a bit. I also have more than one sharpener because I sharpen so many pencils. If I did sharpen colored pencils, I would use one of my older sharpeners for colored pencils and keep my better sharpener for the demanding job of sharpening all my pencils. I also no longer sharpen foil/plastic wrap pencils. These pencils have cute pictures and designs on them, but they also dull and gum up the blades.
1225956
Yes, just be sure your shun is not a single sided edge. I have two shuns and it sharpens them beautifully.
491206
I don't know. It shut off before the pencil was sharp. I tried to sharpen brand new pencils and it barely began to sharpen when it shut off. I'd wait until it reset and try again. Still not sharp. It took at least 6 times through to get the pencil sharp.
1236363
Yes it will sharpen the fat triangle pencils just fine, and I imagine it will work fine for fat crayons too.
1491890
With all pencils you have to be careful with the type of pencil sharpener you get. I have two types of pencil sharpeners. I use one for regular pencils and the other works well with color pencils. It just took me two tries to find the right sharpener for color pencils. One of those sharpeners just broke the lead all the time, meanwhile the other was more gentle with the lead, and wood.
1267515
This sharpener works with a standard size pencil only. The opening is not adjustable so larger pencils (like those used in kindergarten or preschool) will not fit.