Cleat Posted October 25, 2023 Share #1 Posted October 25, 2023 One of my hobbies is pen tuning. I discovered two new hobby knife kits. Both kits are available in chrome, gun metal, and brass. The classic hobby knife uses #11 X-ACTO blades. The bolt action hobby knife uses #65 Excel blades. The classic hobby knife has a cap covering the blade and the cap can be stowed on the rear post. The bolt action hobby knife extends and retracts the blade using a rifle style bolt lever. I got both kits from PSI (Penn State Industries). BenD, Macika, mtaylor and 6 others 7 1 1 Quote Completed Build: King of the Mississippi by Cleat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGibson Posted October 25, 2023 Share #2 Posted October 25, 2023 Wow, Cleat! Those are (I'll say it...) sharp-looking knives! 👍🏆 mtaylor, Cleat and Canute 3 Quote Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (Couldn't help myself when it was on sale) H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft USS Constitution 1:76 - Model Shipways Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Kimmer Posted November 12, 2023 Share #3 Posted November 12, 2023 Question for you: Do they hold the #11 blade extremely tight so it does not loosen up under pressure? My current #11 blade holder by Exacto loosens up under stress when cutting. My #11 blade holder from Excel also loosens up with stress. The Fiskars barrel handle for the #11 blade does a pretty good job staying tight but I could use a handle a little larger. The ones you have look very nice. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolvir Posted November 15, 2023 Share #4 Posted November 15, 2023 That's very cool. I thought about getting into pen turning also, but few people write or appreciate a nice pen anymore. Nice to see another aspect to it. mtaylor, Canute and GGibson 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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