If you’re an office supplies fan and find yourself in Manhattan, you need to go visit CW Pencils at 15 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002. Note that the shop has a new location!
Here are links to some of the sharpeners I’ve been using.
Mobius & Ruppert Brass Round Double-Hole Sharpener – US $8.00 at CW Pencil Enterprise.
KUM Wood Cutter Pencil Sharpener – US $3.00 at CW Pencil Enterprise. This is the one I take with me on the road since it’s super-portable and (in case I lose it) inexpensive compared to my other sharpeners. Shavings need to be collected, though.
KUM Automatic Long Point – US $7.75 at CW Pencil Enterprise. This is my current favourite sharpener for pencils when I’m looking for a long, super-sharp tip.
4-in-1 KUM Metallic Sharpener – US $5.00 at CW Pencil Enterprise.
Sargent Art 36-1022 – CDN $2.29 on Amazon.ca. This is my favourite for sharpening crayons because so far, it’s the only crayon sharpener I’ve found that contains crayon shavings. A bit big for travel but is inexpensive enough that I could possibly order it ahead of time, to be delivered to a school etc. if I was going to do a craft activity with students.