Waldo Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I need something to hold a double-edged razor blade (the ones used in safety razors, for shaving). Something with a handle at one end, and something that can hold a blade securely at the other; to form a craft knife. Anything like that exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I would suggest using a split stick, possibly a plastic device, maybe an old pen or toothbrush? insert the blade into the split and use tape to tighten the whole lot up. We used a similar method to produce a small axe with an old cleaver-knife head and a hammer-stem and it worked better than I had anticipated whilst out camping and needing to split some wood for a fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Loads of 'em here. I've used them in the car trade before, for scraping off gaskets and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Boomer- Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Sounds a bot of a stange thing to ask for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 It's for cutting foamcore. Needs to be a very sharp, thin blade. A razor blade is perfect for the job, just not very safe, unless I can fashion some kind of knife handle for it. ---------- Post added 16-04-2015 at 18:55 ---------- Loads of 'em here. I've used them in the car trade before, for scraping off gaskets and the like. Ah yeah. Thanks Alcoblog. They're okay for using paint scraper style I guess. I need something I can use to slice across and through 5mm deep foamcore, so ideally with a handle that is horizontal and in line with the edge of the blade. I imagine such a tool doesn't exist, and I'll need to make something ad-hoc, with bits of stick, clamps, metal and screws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghozer Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I got one of these from WHSmiths.. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71VfkW9XN1L._SL1500_.jpg It'll do the job easily!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Have a look in the craft shop at meadowhall retail park or this http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=CWRW9SfovVf-dLYLwiwagnYJA49ulyQH37f38Dee61wkIABAFINXNggYoB2C7hoCA0ArIAQGpAmRlP0DzCLk-yAMbqgQfT9Dg-HLcYhvFf-j_FL_ApWhWmv5nU8CN-DaBawAmQoAHjbS3E5AHAagHpr4b2AcB&sig=AOD64_08GDBVBchPfRzbdkD27ipMcZH_lQ&adurl=http://www.scalpelsandblades.co.uk&nb=0&res_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.tb.ask.com%2Fsearch%2FGGmain.jhtml%3Fsearchfor%3Dcraft%2Bknives%26st%3Dtab%26ptb%3D5740238B-773A-4A3F-B18A-C80583D18E14%26n%3D781af389%26ind%3D2015032201%26ct%3DSS%26pg%3DGGmain%26tpr%3Dtabsbsug%26p2%3D%255EZ7%255Exdm711%255ETTAB01%255Egb%26si%3DGoogle_GWL_UK&nm=36&is=811x695&nx=320&ny=12&clkt=227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 I got one of these from WHSmiths.. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71VfkW9XN1L._SL1500_.jpg It'll do the job easily!! That looks like it could do the job, thanks! Do you know what they're called? Just trying to find the item on their website.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960boy Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Barbers use a cut throat razor but the blade is actually slipped into a handle. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STAINLESS-STEEL-CUTTHROAT-RAZOR-100-DERBY-SINGLE-EDGE-BLADES-BARBER-SUPPLIES-/300768516276?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item46073358b4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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