Unlike most electric and hand-crank sharpeners, you'll also get a clear view of how full it is with shavings. It may be the only thing made out of a mason jar that is more utilitarian than twee.

A cool feature is its point adjuster—use this mechanism to set your desired sharpness before you go. One thing to know is that there’s a small learning curve with this sharpener.

At some point over the past few years, I noticed that we didn’t have pencils in our house, which I blamed on a lack of pencil sharpeners. Sometimes, you need to make a little mark on a wall when ...

The "Living Dead Dolls" Sadie Pencil Sharpener is a favorite of artist and sharpener aficionado Matthew James Taylor —and it doesn't take much to see why.