Pencil Points: KUM Left-handed sharpener

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• As with KUM's myriad of other products, the blade sharpens pencil wood like a machete with a stick of butter. It is smooth.
• The small rectangular shape is easy to hold.
• The blade is positioned on the opposite side of the shaft so left handers can hold the pencil in their left, the sharpener in their right, and turn the pencil away from them.
• There are two holes -- one for regular-diameter pencils, and one for oversized/triangular pencils.
• Unfortunately, the clear plastic case which contains the shavings cracks easily. I've gone through two.
• The case doesn't have much of a capacity. If I am sharpening a brand new pencil for the first time, I have to stop half-way through, empty the sharpener, and continue.
• On a positive note, the point it creates is perfect -- a little over half-an-inch from tip to the barrel. Just enough room to grip the pencil while maintaining a sharp point.
• Overall: Thanks, KUM, for thinking of us 8-15% of the population who use our other hands! Remember what they say -- if right-handed people use the left parts of their brains predominantly, that means us lefties are the only ones in our right minds!
• Overall points: 3.5 out of 5 points