SURGICAL ONLINE 100 Scalpel Blades # 11 with Free Handle

High quality, individually packed, sterilized blades that are perfect for crafters and hobbyists. I am not a surgeon so I cant attest to the medical quality of these, but they look and feel like other brands that are well known in the medical field (bard-parker, etc.) The handle is a little less weighty than im used to, but not by much. Installing the blades is easy and they fit snug and secure (always use a hemostat/pliers when installing a blade. DO NOT USE YOUR FINGERS or you will lose them) The blades themselves arent as flexible as the disposables, which is good for paper crafting and cutting rounded corners. They hold an edge well when cutting through heavy cardstock and paperboard. I've used a single blade for over 50 long cuts and its just now showing signs of dulling. At this rate it will take me 10 years to go through the entire box! Quick word of advice... *These blades are SHARP! I don't mean shaving sharp, I mean SHARP. I had my ring finger hanging out over the straight edge guide I was using to cut cardboard with. I am now missing the corner of my ring finger AND fingernail. Didn't even feel it til I saw it on the ground. Treat these with caution at all times! Save the foil in came in for when you're done with the blade so you can dispose of them safely (use a LOT of tape to wrap it, dont want the garbage men getting cut). At this price its a definite GREAT buy! An essential tool for paper crafts and scrapbooking.

Aside from the traditional use of this item, I use it a lot in place of regular blades and Xactos for cutting. Great for cutting paper, foam, etc. If you are designer or crafty person, I recommend using these since they are cheaper than replacing Xacto blades over and over. Nice and sharp (which they should be). The #11 pointed tip is really useful for fine line work and to piece through material. I do recommend getting a more comfortable grip.

I have purchased these several times and have never been disappointed. I use the scalpel as a hobby knife and recommend it to anyone looking for a good hobby knife. The handle being flat prevents it from rolling around and is also lightweight. The blades are easy to change. The cost also makes changing blades often less expensive than exacto blades

I purchased this kind of by mistake. I mean I bought it on purpose, but since I'm not a surgeon or surgical tech, I was not familiar with the sizes of blades and differences in similar numbers. I would suggest you look up the number of the blade you are interested in and find a chart or picture that shows them side by side. It was a low enough price that I don't feel robbed. There are many blades so if you do any kind of wood working, leather works or other craft type work you will probably find a use for the blades. But these are small. Like smaller than any exacto blade I've used in the past. I thought this would be a different style blade to fit the foldable scalpel i got. It is small but great fo little odd things. Since the blades are so sharp they will not last long when used around the house or for hobby or bushcraft tasks. I thought i was getting a big refill for my folder but i was mistaken. So for the blades alone 4 or 5 stars. The handle I think is sub par. The shaft the blade slides onto is warped/bent, and slightly out of shape. This makes it difficult to slide a blade on or off. Since these are essentially razor blades, the likelihood of cutting yourself is moderate so exercise due caution. The handle seems durable enough, it's is just cheaply made with not enough attention to detail. Only 2 syars for the handle. But again, for 100 blades the price was fair enough.

No instructions on fitting the blades. Figured it out pretty fast but it's a bit dangerous to have to fiddle around. I bought these because e-xacto raised the replacement blade price for a box of 100 #11 blades to an unreasonable price. I'm using these blades for model building and crafting hopefully they will be up to that use .