X-ActoXZ611 100 Pc. Classic Fine Point Blade

they are sharp, there's lots, they are protected in both a waxed sheet AND oil, not just the little plastic container it comes in. i imagine that as long as you keep them in a relatively dry place, they'll be well protected from rust and the like and you'll have lots for use for a relatively long time.I've been using it to cut basa wood actually and they do the job really nicely. run a few pass throughs, flip, run a few more passes and, you're through. done. the first one hadn't needed replacing at all for a good long while, even while cutting, slicing, scraping and whittling through soft wood and glue. so i imagine this set will last me some years before needing replacing entirely, provided i don't lose the rest of them :p.considering all that, they're pretty cheap.

These real X-Acto blades here are so much sharper and durable. They give a much cleaner cut than the imitations. I had ordered some of the cheap knockoff #11 blades a while back that were flimsy and not sharp enough.

As an architect and woodworker, I know that sharp tools are safer for building models and other things. They are predictable, controllable, and therefore safer. These are the sharpest, best X-Acto blades available, and well worth the extra money.You'll make many more (and much better) cuts from this pack of zirconium nitride-coated blades than two packs of the regular ones. More cost up front, but less cost over time. A fewer blade changes while you're working.Erick The Reviewer

These are an exact replacement for x acto.

Everything was exactly as we expected.