Why can't I sharpen pencils without them breaking?

[GratsTheat783]

Every time I try to sharpen a pencil, it ends up breaking. I bought this sketch set and ended up sharpening one of them to the point that half of it was gone because the lead kept breaking. Is there a trick to it? Ever since my school days, I've never been able to sharpen them right, it's why I prefer mechanical pencils but I've lost all the lead bits for mine.

 

[Kyouyama Kazusa]

If it's such a big issue, it might be worth getting an electric sharpener. If retards in schools can use them, so can you.

 

[Farsided]

Most pencils have had a rough journey to the store already, might be that or you dropped it and broke the core. If it starts breaking off repeatedly, nothing much you can do.
Switch to mechanical pencils or 'whole graphite core' pencils.

 

[Sparkletor 2.0]

Try inserting the pencils in one at a time. If you try to shove all the pencils into your anus all at once, they tend to break.

 

[Mesh Gear Fox]

Are you jamming them in there like a gorilla?

 

[Poppavalyim Andropoff]

use a knife nig

fuck this cunts fancy knife just use a box cutter. the one your breaking is probably the 4B or 6B?

 

[Character from a movie]

Try one of those infinite pencils.

 

[GratsTheat783]

the one your breaking is probably the 4B or 6B?

It's an HB one I was trying to use. The kit also came with some sketching pencils that have really thick lead that breaks easily.

 

[CallmeCicada]

Never break a pencil again with one simple trick, you won't believe the results.

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A knife and sand paper are all you need.

 

[We Are The Witches]

You can try changing the sharpeners, although sometimes the pencils themselves are of shit quality or already broken, but I have no clue what you bought or what condition is in. Could also be if you try to sharpen them way too much, this may be another factor.

If you want to be safe, you may sharpen them with a blade (like they've told you above) and forget about everything. Well, be careful to not cut yourself.