The sharpener only sharpened on one side and didn't give a central great point

But if that excellent point is made half of pencil lead and half of WOOD, it's not going to be MUCH use to you

It does put an EXCELLENT point on (hence 2 stars instead of 1).

The grips on the bottom keep it in place and it gives a very sharp point

I think my favorite feature is the auto cutoff at the perfect sharpened point, it works great

Every time I use this sharpener I get the most perfect point

Tried it on several different pencils and found that getting a great point wasn't achievable

Very quiet and sharp point.