After some concept sketching and study modeling I created a physical model of the pencil sharpener from my set of RIDGID branded office products. One of the primary features that I decided was really important for this brand and the target user was for the pencil sharpener to sharpen rectangular carpenters pencils rather than standard pencils. I finished the pencil sharpener model around Christmas a few years ago and I took it over to Home Depot to take a few pictures next to other RIDGID products. The pencil sharpener must have looked right at home because an employee made sure I wasn't stealing anything as I left the store.
Additional pictures after the jump.
