This hand-held sharpener features a ratchet mechanism which makes pencil sharpening quick and easy. Just simply rotate the pencil back and forth without having to let go and re-grip the pencil repeatedly as with regular hand-held pencil sharpeners. Features: ・It has a compartment for shavings that can be easily opened to discard the contents. ・It has a cap to cover the pencil hole when not in use and also serves as a holder when sharpening hexagonal short pencils. ・The dial lets you choose between 2 sharpness settings: fine point and broad point.