Unique hand turned chalk holder in a purple swirl pattern acrylic with bright Chrome hardware. There is no top or end piece as this is designed to allow fit of long chalks teachers commonly use.  A great gift for any teacher, quilter, or woodworker, this useful Chalk Holder will keep your hands clean, reduce mess and prevents the chalk from rolling off the counter and breaking. Extend or retract the chalk by simply twisting the precision metal collet mechanism.  This also allows holding even the tiniest piece of chalk firmly in place. Fits standard board chalks of 3/8 and features a handy pocket clip which also helps keep the holder from rolling around.

Chalk is available at most office supply stores or teacher's supply stores.  I purchased the chalk shown in the pictures at Office Max.  Comes with 1 piece of white chalk.

My wife uses 2 of them, one with white chalk and the other with colored chalk for marking various colors of fabric for her quilting.  It is perfect for this, as the chalk just brushes or easily washes off without leaving any kind of mark.