Excel Blades #28 Heavy Duty Concave Carving Hobby Blade, 5 Pack, American Made Replacement Craft Knife Blades

A bit shorter than I guessed but great quality and price!

I can’t tell the difference between this and the big brand. A+++++

Works as intended

Good blades, would buy again

- Excel makes super blades for "Hobby Knives" My favorites are these, and the #25 (convex, with a shaped pointed tip). I'd get a pack of 100 of these if I could. - Seriously, these, I've used these to carve things like Gabon Ebony, and Bloodwood, so they also work on woods like Maple and Walnut. - These well-designed and well-made concave blades might be a bit specialized for "everyday" use, but for undercutting, rounding, and smoothing edges, including edges of openings into objects/surfaces, they're super! They stay sharp through a lot of use, and the edge can be "touched up" a few times with a superfine sharpening stone to extend their life. They're certainly *sturdy* enough to tolerate it. The tip is also shaped such that it's very good for scoring and other types of detailing.

These blades aren't easy to find, so I was glad to source them here. They use the industrial-size handle (the big honker, not the standard slim craft knife handle), so make sure you've got the right handle ready to go. If you haven't used this style before, practice the cutting angles or you'll not be happy with the results. Once you master it, it's a great detail knife.

I received the blades a few days after placing the order and they are as advertised. A tip o' the hat goes to the vendor! Thanks!

does what they say it does. Be cautious all the time but this device does not put you in direct contact to the blade unless you are careless.

Good quality.