Show us your craft knives/scalpels

[Fortytwo]

There was some talk about these in regards to whittling as well as talk about the Havalon Evolve, a tool that is close to this subject so why not.



First up are my three quality knives in this genre.
The first is a Faber drafting knife, a style used in drafting and if I understand it correctly it is used to correct ink lines by scraping away the ink from the paper.
Second is an X-acto Gripster, I prefer this one to the standard X-Acto since it moves the tightening screw to the back minimising the chance of accidentally loosening the blade.
Last is a Swann-Morton #3 scalpel, at the moment I only have the #12 blades for it so it's a very speSmurfpillsed tool as things stand.

[Poncho65]

Cool blades 42 Great thread idea as well

[Ray S]

First up are my three quality knives in this genre.
The first is a Faber drafting knife, a style used in drafting and if I understand it correctly it is used to correct ink lines by scraping away the ink from the paper.
Second is an X-acto Gripster, I prefer this one to the standard X-Acto since it moves the tightening screw to the back minimising the chance of accidentally loosening the blade.
Last is a Swann-Morton #3 scalpel, at the moment I only have the #12 blades for it so it's a very speSmurfpillsed tool as things stand.

The drafting knife is more commonly known as an ink eraser but it also served as what is known as a "folding bone". It was used to make(or fold)envelopes prior to them becoming commercially available.Many companies produced them with handles of various materials including bone;ivory ;wood;and pearl to name a few. I have a couple with fancy sterling silver handles.
Among my medical instruments are various scalpels;some of them of the folding variety with tortoise shell handles.These date back to pre-1870 when they first started using metal handles in order to sterilize them in an autoclave. Dissection tools still continued to use wood handles as they did not need to be sterilized. The trocar set is by an old Connecticut firm of Landres,Frary and Clark that made all types of cutting tools. I won't say what it is used for;if you're interested look it up;but only if you have a strong stomach.
I've also included some utility/craft knives by various makers.Enjoy.

[Ray S]

Some more medical stuff and some utility/craft knives.

[Ray S]

More utility/craft knives.

[Ray S]

Last ones for now.

[AimlessWanderer]

I have a set that's proved quite useful on occasion. The one that's sat on top isn't part of the set, it's a Swann Morton holder.

I also have a Gerber Artifact........ somewhere.....

[Fortytwo]

First up are my three quality knives in this genre.
The first is a Faber drafting knife, a style used in drafting and if I understand it correctly it is used to correct ink lines by scraping away the ink from the paper.
Second is an X-acto Gripster, I prefer this one to the standard X-Acto since it moves the tightening screw to the back minimising the chance of accidentally loosening the blade.
Last is a Swann-Morton #3 scalpel, at the moment I only have the #12 blades for it so it's a very speSmurfpillsed tool as things stand.

The drafting knife is more commonly known as an ink eraser but it also served as what is known as a "folding bone". It was used to make(or fold)envelopes prior to them becoming commercially available.Many companies produced them with handles of various materials including bone;ivory ;wood;and pearl to name a few. I have a couple with fancy sterling silver handles.
Among my medical instruments are various scalpels;some of them of the folding variety with tortoise shell handles.These date back to pre-1870 when they first started using metal handles in order to sterilize them in an autoclave. Dissection tools still continued to use wood handles as they did not need to be sterilized. The trocar set is by an old Connecticut firm of Landres,Frary and Clark that made all types of cutting tools. I won't say what it is used for;if you're interested look it up;but only if you have a strong stomach.
I've also included some utility/craft knives by various makers.Enjoy.

Nice collection! 

[Fortytwo]

I have a set that's proved quite useful on occasion. The one that's sat on top isn't part of the set, it's a Swann Morton holder.

I also have a Gerber Artifact........ somewhere.....

How are the blades on that? A kit like that is super nice but the ones I have bought have had non-existent edges and I'm not using replaceable blades because I like sharpening them... But maybe I should, most are straight edges anyway and should be easy enough to sharpen.

[AimlessWanderer]

I have a set that's proved quite useful on occasion. The one that's sat on top isn't part of the set, it's a Swann Morton holder.

I also have a Gerber Artifact........ somewhere.....

How are the blades on that? A kit like that is super nice but the ones I have bought have had non-existent edges and I'm not using replaceable blades because I like sharpening them... But maybe I should, most are straight edges anyway and should be easy enough to sharpen.

The blades aren't fantastic, but good enough. The kit also includes a sharpening stone, and they sharpen fairly easily

[ThePeacent]

There was some talk about these in regards to whittling as well as talk about the Havalon Evolve, a tool that is close to this subject so why not.

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First up are my three quality knives in this genre.
The first is a Faber drafting knife, a style used in drafting and if I understand it correctly it is used to correct ink lines by scraping away the ink from the paper.
Second is an X-acto Gripster, I prefer this one to the standard X-Acto since it moves the tightening screw to the back minimising the chance of accidentally loosening the blade.
Last is a Swann-Morton #3 scalpel, at the moment I only have the #12 blades for it so it's a very speSmurfpillsed tool as things stand.

Nice idea and nice thread! These were just crossing my mind as a thread on those knives was started yesterday on Bladeforums by a very well known and wise member there, and they seemed curious to me. Worth a read. 

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1462305-A-forgotten-but-useful-craft-knife