It's looking good! :)
FWIW, I would rotate the wood pattern a few degrees around the axis of the
sharpener (the same axis a pencil would align with) to fix the sides up
with
a proper grain, and add a little (or little more...) turbulence... and maybe
a little shine, since they'd probably be polyurethaned or otherwise
finished.
But maybe that's just me...
--Chris
