I love my Stanley 10-095 knife, but sometimes the blade slips under pressure when cutting through tougher jobs and the side adjuster can be uncomfortable to hold.
I'm a big fan of snap-off blades in general as the blade is so thin and all I have to do is snap a new blade when it stops cutting.
I recently noted a picture of a Chanel craftsman using the L'Indispensable knife with what appears to be a 30 degree 9mm snap-off blade inserted.
So, if there are any owners of the L'Indispensable knife and you also have 9mm snap-off blades to hand, do they fit inside?
I was thinking of buying the handle only and using the spare blades I have.
Cheers!
LD Knife was garbage, sorry not sorry.
The steel is as soft as I am around kittens.
I was wondering why people spoke highly of it - then I saw Equus video where he uses it to make a watch strap or something (I think) and has to make like 3 passes to get a cut and I was like LMAO
I use Excel razors for when I need a super thin blade, and a box cutter for my sole bend leather, nobuyoshi with an extremely thin edge for everything else. I threw the LD in a box - but recently remodeled the blade to become an scraping chisel for glue application! Works well enough.
Olfa sac-1 30 degree @philip great knife
Sorry I'm late on this thread. Seem to have missed it. I've used an array of blades, cutter holders and also the over-hyped indispensable. I think working with snap off blades are way more easier when you are doing orders as it saves a lot of time.
@Philip
Some products that I finally settled on:
1. SDI 3006C Zinc alloy blade. This has a z locking closure and prevents any play at all. You can also give a decent amount of downward pressure as the locking mechanism is like a flap and not like a roller or auto lock type. I think crimson hides sells this under some name like ingenuity knife.
http://stationery.sdi.com.tw/en/product_detail.php?Key=646&cID=18&uID=4
2. For Blades I like to go for SDI 30 degree 9mm snap off blade. I feel like going for the 30 degree blade lets me see a little more of the marked line or pattern border while cutting. I used to use NT cutter blade before and shifted to SDI as their blades too are made of SK2 +cr steel and were much much more harder, so it reduced the bending by a huge margin while cutting curves.
@Philip Phil, see response above ... forgot to type you in.
D2. I believe my mortising chisels and one or two of my handplane irons are D2, and it's good stuff, in my experience.
Late to this thread, but a quick note about my experience with one of the Chartermade L'Indispensable blades. I've found it to take a very nice edge and hold it a good deal longer than the originals. Similar to even the expensive handplane irons I've purchased, the blade cuts OK for a short bit out of the box. But it needs a little work on fine sandpaper or diamonds or stones or whatever you use to get your blades shaving-sharp. It's not polished to a mirror finish when it arrives. The artisan does that job. It's quick work because the blade is close to where it needs to be and because it's quite a small area of metal that needs working. For people who want to use such blades, it'll likely last lifetimes. All in all, I'm good with it.
I’ve recently discovered the Japanese firm Olfa....superb!!
I have a knife from Elfita that is very similar to the Indespensible but in a wood sleeve.
I have had it for more than a year now. Pretty simple to use and becuase the wood is kind of boxy its more chunky that the Indespensible and therefore for me easier to hold and grip.
Sharpening is simple, it doesnt hold a edge for a very long time but it also doesnt dull so quickly that its annoying. Just my 2 cents on the topic.
Interesting thread. I’ve got a L'indispensable but don’t know what all the hype is about with them. Standard blade dulls really quickly. I prefer my Stanley snap-off but get the same issues as Phil in that the screw lock isn’t very secure and allows the blades to slip (The thread pitch allows it to back-run). I’ll try some snap-off blades in the brass handle but worry about them slipping down through the slot and taking my fingers off!
TBH the brass handle shape isn’t that comfortable for my grip. I much prefer the Stanley. Is there a snap-off kinife out there with a better clamp screw system than Stanley?
I got one with both the original blade and a Chartermade blade.
I have no idea what all the hype was about the Chartermade? It's limit garbage.
The original blade on the other hand, i really love. I mostly use my indispensable with the original blade when cutting curves as it doesnt bend like a snap-off or an exacto.
Mmmm... that doesn't sound too "traditional", hahahaha :P (joking)
I have L'indispensable but with its own blade... sorry not to be able to help :(