Customer Reviews

Chalk Holder Combo Pack - Commando Anodized Pro Series Handles (1each Clear, Gold & Blue Anodized) with One Piece colored or white Standard 3/8" School Chalk in Each Holder - SAVE 5% and Receive FREE Fluorescent HighLighter

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

If the chalk breaks, which happens easily against the metal edges, especially in the hands of enthusiastic junior high students doing board races, you have to unscrew the top and use the edge of a paperclip, or other sharp, thin object, to push the chalk up so that it can be used again. This tool is much sturdier than the plastic variety, but doesn't have the button on bottom that you can push for easy chalk release and refill.

This product is all metal and very durable. The end must be unscrewed and screwed back down every time you need to extend the chalk. This can be somewhat annoying when you are trying to lecture as it slows up your pace when writing notes on the board. Now I use them for my colored chalk, which I use less frequently, and went back to my spring-activated chalk holder for white chalk.

I bought this product for my husband. He told me he loves it and would recommend it to other teachers.

One thing I hate about using chalk is the residue on my hands, especially when you use colored chalk to emphathize certain items. I went for this item because the plastic holders my school provides break if you look at them wrong. These holders are absolutely outstanding!!! No residue, easy to use. Durable. I have no worrys about using them. To top it off, it gives me an added professional appearance to my daily presentations. I highly recommend you buy this. Better yet, if you are looking to get something for that favorite teacher, this is a great low-cost item that I am sure most teachers don't even think about getting for themselves. Buy it!!!!

These chalk holders were a great investment. They are expensive, but worth every cent. They really grip the chalk very firmly - other chalk holders that I have used in the past do not grip the chalk very firmly at all, with the result that the chalk was inevitably pressed back into the chalk holder the moment I started writing on the blackboard. I keep two or three chalk holders at hand for every colour - in case the stick of chalk breaks or gets used up during the course of a lesson. (Breaking of the chalk during writing can be avoided by letting it protrude no more than a centimetre from the tip of the chalk holder - but then it may not last the whole lesson.)

I keep a set of the Commando chalk holders in a plastic pencil box in my briefcase. I use the clear anodised chalk holder for white chalk; the gold anodised chalk holder for yellow, orange and red chalk; and the blue anodised chalk holder for green, blue and purple chalk. The chalk holders look very professional, and best of all - they stop my hands getting covered in chalk dust!

this holder is better than the pressure only holders in which the chalk is never tight and slips rendering the holder useless and frustrating unless you wrap the chalk with tape for a tigher fit. the problem with this is that the chalk often falls into the holder requiring minor surgery to remove it. it needs to have some kind of chalk retrieval mechanism or something to keep it from falling back into the holder too deeply. also maybe a softer surface than the steel holder itself would be better to hold the chalk.

Works pretty well!
The chalk holders are sturdy, and hold even really small nubs of chalk tightly in place. Although it's obviously easier (and faster) to simply grab whatever piece of chalk is resting at the board, I find that whatever I write using the chalk holder usually ends up being more legible -- which is, of course, the point.

The four-star rating is due to the twist-grip of the chalk holder itself. I prefer the clutch holders since it's easier to fully retract the chalk (and not get it all over you, your clothes, your bookbag, etc.), but with this one, I find that I never fully retract the chalk since it's inconvenient to do so.

THe quality is not all that great. The screw on part in not very smooth.