tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post115609462332893578..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Two new sharpeners - from Prismacolor and PanasonicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1157020957590480582006-08-31T10:42:00.000+00:002006-08-31T10:42:00.000+00:00I saw that Prismacolor sharpener in the latest Dic...I saw that Prismacolor sharpener in the latest DickBlick.com catalog, and I thought that it looks like a nice one, comfortable in the hand. You may already know this, but if you sharpen your Prismacolor pencils and the 'lead ' keeps falling out over and over, it's probably because the 'lead' is broken in pieces all inside the wood shaft. I think that one thing that helps is to get a pencil case that holds each pencil individually, instead of using any kind of case in which the pencils can rattle around. The insides get broken from too much bumping. Sometimes they're already broken by the time you get them, but if they aren't broken yet, the cases can help keep them unbroken. I bought a leather case zips and holds 120 pencils in elastic straps. It's also really nice for keeping colors sorted. The battery operated sharpener looks really nice. I just keep buying $10 electric sharpeners...sometimes in the after-school sales, they can be found for $6. The waxy pencils are really hard on sharpeners I've noticed. I love your blog! ~DarlaDDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061399352477972492noreply@blogger.com