Techni Edge TE01-111 No. 11 Hobby Blades

I had to take time to review these blades! I do leather craft. Mostly holsters. I previously bought an 8 pack of a different brand from Hobby lobby for the same price and the blades were so brittle. They would snap off and dull quickly. So I decided to give these a shot. I didn't have my hopes up since there were so many for such a low price but WOW! I love them!! I will not buy any other blades! These blades don't bend or break. They stay sharp for a long time. Before I would have to go over a cut 4 or 5 times. With these blades - twice at the most. And that's going through two heavy layers of leather. I will definitely by buying these again!

I've been a loyal fan of Xacto #11's for decades and they're wonderful blades. If you're reading this you probably know that Xactos are considerably more expensive than the Techni Edge blades and with that in mind I put off trying the latter for a few rounds of blade-purchasing. A while back i took the (inexpensive) plunge and bought a pack of 100 Techni Edge blades and the results have been excellent. Many have said the Techni's are less durable and break more - personally I have not found this to be true: they seem very comparable. My use for using these is standard thickness paper (which is quite thin) up to heavier card stocks and even watercolor paper (which is not only thick but textured) - the Techni's perform excellent on paper and there's no disadvantage to the Xacto brand that I can detect. Heavier papers do challenge the blades but again I'm not noticing a difference one way or the other between Technis and Xactos. Given the value in price and comparable performance I'll be buying Techni Edge blades again instead of Xactos.

They're the exact same (or likely better) performance as the overpriced name brands! But one major difference - they're a MUCH BETTER PRICE!!!! Buy from the default seller (who sells these via Prime) because I saw a reviewer saying they got "rounded/dull knives", which is NOT TRUE WHEN BOUGHT FROM THE DEFAULT/proper PRIME SELLER! I received super sharp #11 blades that fit into your standard #11-compatible hobby knife blade holders! - CUTTING FAUX FUR: I use these blades INSTEAD OF SCISSORS for cutting faux fur by pressing these just enough to cut the backing but not the actual fibers of the fur, and these are absolutely perfect for that. This allows the fur to NOT "shed". People complain of faux fur "shedding" all the time. No, faux fur doesn't shed enough to warrant complaining UNLESS you don't cut it correctly! Or under the EXTREME rare case that a manufacturer got a bad batch. Extremely rare. PS. If you or anyone else order faux fur from the seller fabric.com SHOULD EXPECT out-of-the-box leftover fur to fly out and "shed". Why? Because fabric.com's employees USE SCISSORS on the faux fur. That leaves LOOSE fibers on your cut of fur! Those LOOSE fibers come off and people think "it's shedding" or "it's cheap". No. No, I'm not paid to do this. I just hate that Jo~Ann's has the NERVE to sell super bad quality fabric for 2-4x the price of many online stores. - NOTE: photographed orange package/container is where the knives are stored. THE EXACT PHOTOGRAPHED PACKAGE itself IS OLD and has been extensively used, thus showing wear that WILL NOT BE PRESENT if you order a brand new pack of these! Here's how it appears when it arrives: CONTAINER: • arrives as a thicker plastic container (think of a similar thickness to the plastic containers that NEED scissors to be opened) with an orange label/wrap to prevent accidental opening. Inside, the blades are very well-protected. The blades inside are all oiled and neatly aligned next to each other in a mini "wall of death by a thousand cuts". But that "wall of death" itself is neatly wrapped in a super thick protective "paper" to prevent dulling blades prior to use as well as preventing accidental cuts/penetration of the container. Tl;dr: • These are #11 hobby blades. They fit standard blade holders. They ARE NOT DULL when you buy them from the current/default Prime seller. I don't know why the current top review says these are dull. That's not true. • If you work with faux fur fabric, these are essential. Don't want "shedding"? Carefully use these to cut the fur backing instead of hacking at the fur with scissors and you're good to go. I recommend buying: faux fur from TheFabricExchange and other fabrics from fabric.com. Not sponsored or paid to say any of this, just my EXTENSIVE experience. Take this as you will. These blades are by FAR a better deal for hobbyists and professionals alike who use #11 knives for anything from modeling to properly cutting faux fur fabric, and more. If you read this far, here's a cookie 🍪

I've been using these blades for very detailed papercutting work for several years, and they are wonderful! The tips don't snap easily on curves or deep cuts. While I go through a lot of these, the edge holds longer than other blades I've tried. It's not merely good value for the price (which is so much more reasonable than most other brands!), it's good value overall. I have one complaint: the last two packs of these that I've ordered have contained 5-10 blades whose very tips have been slightly bent. They're not expensive, and it's not an inconvenience when the other 90 or so blades are fine, but it's frustrating and renders those bent blades useless for my work. I don't know if it's a manufacturing issue or if something happens when the manufacturer ships, but I thought I'd bring it up. Has anyone else had this problem? (Lord knows it's not a problem with Amazon's shipping: their shipping box is at least 10x larger than the product & crammed with so much cushioned packing material that it's a little ridiculous. These aren't the crown jewels we're trying to ship, people.) Overall, these blades are excellent for any craft or hobby work. I highly recommend them.

Buenas cuchillas, compre en promoción un X-Acto #11 que venia en 2 x 1 y sus navajas no tardaron en perder filo. Los uso mayormente para modelismo estático, asi que estoy limpiando constantemente rebabas o removiendo material, otras veces lo ocupo para cualquier otro corte fino de papel o cartón. Las navajas como tal no tienen un excelente filo pero hacen su chamba, la punta es fina y es algo que justamente requería. En cuanto al paquete, es pequeño, lo cual es excelente pues no ocupa espacio y las navajas vienen protegidas por una ligera capa de aceite para asegurar su longevidad en lo que llegan a ser usadas, este punto es excelente. En cuanto a relación calidad precio, es buena, por relacion cantidad - precio, es excelente.

The blades are perfect for cutting even thick paper. It was a much awaited product for me and was delivered on time. The blades were beautifully arranged, all 100 of them. Definitely a must have for art enthusiasts!

Arrived on time and work perfectly. Sharp, clean cuts.

nice and sharp out of the box. they don't stay sharp very long but that's why there are 100 of them right?

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