Shorty #1 Hobby Knife Handle and Matching Saw Blades?

[BJoe]

Got this handle through Great Planes about 20 years ago when I was still working for a HobbyTown and it was intended for tight spaces like inside the fuselage of R/C aircraft where the space is limited and the saw blades sometime in the late 90’s when I was still at Toys R Us, but at the same HTU I later went to work for.

Found it worked really well went paired with the X-Acto saw blades made to fit their #1 handles when working in tight spaces as well as for using them to clean out door, trunk, and hood (where applicable) openings.


Here it is with an Excel #1 handle and #11 blade on my more transportable model tool box, that also has room to transport some 1/24 and smaller “domestic” Kit boxes in it.

Does anybody know if it’s still possible to buy a handle like that or will I have to buy a normal #1 handle and somehow cut it down to match that one since what is left of Great Planes no longer sells that and I can’t find a comparable product?

Second, the saw blade is maybe 1.5”-2” long and made to fit right in the #1 style handles and this particular one was made by X-Acto, but can’t find anything close other than the #13 blades from Excel, which are more like 3” long.

 

[hnoroian]

I haven’t see a short handle in a long time, even in the cheap sets. Maybe you could cut down an old handle? A fingertip detail knife is what I have moved on to when needed, they even have rotating heads for some nice curvature.

https://a.co/d/5yumDSU

 

[bgredjeep]

Quick search found this that might be what your are looking for.

X Acto Knife Short Handle

Hobby knife and X-acto knife short handle upgrade used for crafts, arts, painting, rc bodies, and cutting

mlpinnovations.com

 

[BJoe]

I haven’t see a short handle in a long time, even in the cheap sets. Maybe you could cut down an old handle? A fingertip detail knife is what I have moved on to when needed, they even have rotating heads for some nice curvature.

https://a.co/d/5yumDSU

I’m thinking about cutting down another handle, TBH it would cheaper, especially if I go with a store brand #1 handle from HobbyLobby.
I saw that Fiskar one, but it’s not going to work for what I want to use that for.

Quick search found this that might be what your are looking for.

X Acto Knife Short Handle

Hobby knife and X-acto knife short handle upgrade used for crafts, arts, painting, rc bodies, and cutting

mlpinnovations.com

I’ve seen that too, but I’m sure if I would have to buy a knife just to part out for that handle.