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Blackwing's Overbuilt Pencil Sharpener Cuts a Curved Point
Supposedly the points last longer
This amusingly overbuilt Long Point Pencil Sharpener is by California-based stationery company Blackwing.
Rather than sharpening your pencil point into a mere cone, it cuts a curved taper into it; this shape, the company claims, "resists breakage."
The sharpener is made of machined aluminum, and the blade is German steel.
Comes in three colors, and runs $22.
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German steel, made in China. I'm not seeing curved points in the photos or video...unless the curve is imperceptible to the eye. Regardless, not sure it would make any difference in writing performance.
The more lead you can expose, the better. It's why when I was still using pencils for drawing I'd just cut away the wood with a pocket knife.
Within reason - imagine whittling away enough wood to only leave a long piece of graphite, like a few cm long - it'd break without the wood to support it.