A pencil cutting tool 1 comprising a recess forming part 10 for boring a connecting recess 52 in an end face 51 of a pencil 50, wherein the recess forming part 10 comprises a main body 11 having a cylindrical insertion hole 12 for insertion of an end of the pencil 50 and a boring blade 40 disposed inside the insertion hole 12 so as to come into contact with the end face 41 of the pencil 50, the boring blade 40 has a semicircular cross section and a flat surface 40a extending along the axial line of the insertion hole 12, and the main body 11 has a discharge part 13 that is formed so as to face the flat surface 40a to discharge shavings from the insertion hole 12.