Bladeless pencil sharpener?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtFundamentals/comments/11v3013/bladeless_pencil_sharpener/

2023-03-18 22:31

rmp881

So, long story short, I'm about to go back into inpatient treatment for an eating disorder after relapsing. When I was there the first time, there was not much to do in between therapy sessions other than draw/color and play board and card games with other patients. We had supplies such as colored pencils, but no sharpeners for them. The reason for that was a concern that a s u i c i d a l /self harming patient could take the blade out of one and cut themselves with it. As a result, sharpeners are banned from inpatient and residential levels of treatment, even for patients who have no history of s u i c i d a l ideations or self harming.

Obviously, however, an unsharpened pencil (which is what I prefer to use) is useless. So, are there any bladeless sharpeners available?

Okay, attempt #4 at asking this question, since r/drawing keeps insta-blocking it.