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πŸ”ͺ Excel Blades #11 Carbon Steel Hobby Knife Blades - 5 Pack - American Made Replacement Craft Blades Review

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Details

BrandExcel Blades
Item Dimensions LxWxH1.56 x 0.02 x 0.25 inches
Color#11 Double Honed Straight Edge
MaterialCarbon steel
Style#11 Double Honed (5 Pack)

Description of πŸ”ͺ Excel Blades #11 Carbon Steel Hobby Knife Blades - 5 Pack - American Made Replacement Craft Blades

Most popular hobby knife blade, 100% Made in the USA from carbon steel with a fine point straight edge for trimming wood, plastic, paper, leather, and more with ultimate precision. Versatile replacement blades fit all standard light to medium duty craft knives including Xacto Knife. Sharper than average blades, these double honed hobby blades have a strong tip and flex without breaking to keep their edge and tip longer, and are coated in a thin layer of oil for rust protection. Perfect tool for graphic artists, designers and arts and crafts applications – wood carving, scrapbooking, model kits, paper crafts and more. Includes a pack of (5) #11 double honed blades with 1.56 x 0.25 x 1.0 edge

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Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good Blade

After using some of the blades I bought because they were the cheapest, I decided to spend a little more and buy these to see if they were any better. I do model building, mostly carving balsa wood and paper. Previous blades have worked well, and so does this one. I have no complaints. I couldn't tell if they were better or worse than the other brand's other than the cheaper blades had a greasy finish which was annoying. They are dry, which makes packing more convenient. If they cost a little…

Pros
  • Craft Supplies
Cons
  • Crumpled

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Dulls quickly, doesn't fit X-Acto tool cap

They were fine but didn't feel as sharp as real X-Acto blades (which I ended up buying have to use them instead). ). I only use them for cutting washi tape on a self-healing cutting mat and these blades dull much quicker than real/genuine x-acto blades. And finally, not everyone frets, but the shape of these blades is not identical to real x-acto blades, which means they don't fit in the cap for my x-acto tool. Already clumsy and injury prone, the last thing I need is an open blade when I'm not

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  • Manufacturing
Cons
  • Can't remember but there was something

Revainrating 5 out of 5

They did a good job for me but 1 blade had a bent tip when delivered

I ordered a hobby knife and the tip came bent/bent so I bought this pack of 5 blades. These blades also had a curved point from shipping. 4 more good blades and I was able to complete the job. I don't know why companies think they can just stick their blades in the tube and think it won't move and hit the lid in transit and get damaged. I ordered other blades which arrived safely and what they did was put the blades in a very small plastic bag which - between the air in the bag and the seals at

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  • Arts, Crafts & Sewing
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  • disappears