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A Versatile Cutting Tool

Razor Tools

When you need to cut deeper than 1 inch, single-edge razors won’t reach. Nor will a typical hobby knife blade.

You need a box cutter, one with a slender snap-off-blade that extends out to about 3 inches.

(A single-edge razor reaches only half an inch. A #11 hobby blade has a 1-inch cutting depth.)

I noticed that Butch, the Boomer guy, regularly uses a slim utility knife, AKA box cutter, for carving jobs.

So when I decided to carve out a battery bay in the nose of a foam Wild Wing, a box cutter was my tool of choice. It’s long enough to slice out the bottom of the pocket, no problem.

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One Response to “A Versatile Cutting Tool”

  1. Dave says:
    July 2, 2008 at 2:39 pm

    Had I thought of that some effort would have been saved. I took an old paring knife and honed it to a razor edge. Does the same thing but requires maintenance. :::::slaps forehead:::::