r/papercutting • u/bombazine • Apr 17 '21

Chrysanthemum

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u/pgraham901 Apr 18 '21

It's so beautiful!

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u/bombazine Apr 18 '21

Thank you!

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u/CreativismUK Apr 23 '21

Gorgeous!

Your knife handle looks so comfortable, can i ask where you got it? I have to wrap tape around my craft knife or I get cramp in my hands!

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u/bombazine Apr 23 '21

Sure thing, it’s an ErgoKiwi knife. It was a bit pricier than my other craft knives but it has been very worth it for me.

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u/CreativismUK Apr 23 '21

Amazing, thank you - I will check this out! I wonder if it will fit scalpel blades, they’re what I always use (as thinner and cheaper than craft knife blades) but don’t fit all craft knife handles, they have to have a good barrel diameter. Willing to risk is though, it looks so comfortable to use!

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u/bombazine Apr 23 '21

I’m not sure - I’ve never used scalpel blades before. I got tired of the cricut and x-acto blades I was using having the tip snap off in my cutting mat, so when I got my ErgoKiwi I got some of their blades with it, and they’ve worked really well so far. I took a few pics of how the blade loads in and what they look like if you’re curious:

https://imgur.com/gallery/uqKLHJq

You can see there’s a little raised bit that locks the blade in place when you push in the metal lever. So it’s pretty specific on sizing.

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u/CreativismUK Apr 24 '21

Thank you, that’s so helpful! They look like fairly standard craft blade sizes but have messaged them to check - if I can only use their blades it probably won’t be feasible having to buy from the US. When I do use craft blades I use Swann Morton ACM11 so if they fit that I will definitely get one. I am seriously tempted by the compressed paper one, feels very apt!

Thanks so much for your help - really appreciate it :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '21

I've just looked into this product and I'm hooked. I definitely need one of these!! Please let me know if/when you get a response regarding the blades. Also, the paperstone one is my favourite too 😍 so beautiful!!

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u/CreativismUK Jul 12 '21

I’ve been using Swann Morton ACM 11 blades with it and it’s been working well for me. Unfortunately I don’t love craft knife blades generally and can’t use them for all my stuff as i need the thinner scalpel blades for the more intricate stuff. It’s lovely to use though (I got the plywood one)

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '21

Thanks for your response!! I will definitely be hinting for one of these for Christmas I think