The Army Painter Hobby Knife - Stainless Steel Craft Knife with Soft Grip and 5 Extra Precision Blades - Craft Knife Set, Art Knife & Mouldline Remover for Metal and Plastic Miniatures

Really sharp and the sharp bit on the back is great for cleaning seams

Great product! shipped fast and was packaged well.

It does the job well.Around the time I first got this in my hands it kinda fell apart after I was checking it out and twisting the tool to tighten/loosen. I didn't think all the pieces would fall apart. It was a bit confusing at a first when trying to out it back together. It was out back together after some time, though instructions would've made things easier

I needed to cut some of the leather and foam off a headset, I guess I got big ears. So, I tried the:The Army Painter - Stainless Steel Precision Knife with Soft Grip and Scalpel Hobby Knife BladesTamiya 74098 Modeler s Knife ProWith brand new factory blades, both were pathetic. The leather was extremely thin (tenths of a mm), yet neither knife would slice it. It would take dozens of passes to cut through and it was already looking pretty mangled. Then I thought, what about a my old Stanley marking knife?The Stanley knife with its used blade, sliced through in a couple of passes. The Stanley blade had been marking lines in Padauk, Cherry and Mahogany, and it still better than the Tamiya and the Army.Winner the STANLEY Pocket Knife with Rotating Blade (10-049).

This is junk. After a month, the locking mechanism is loose and can't be tightened and it's a big threat to the user. I trashed mine.

Although the value and overall comfort of the hobby knife is good, the quality is not. I am not sure if it is just mine or a manufacturing issue, but the locking mechanism for the blade does not work. It will not tighten enough to lock the blade in securely making it a safe risk. I had the same issue with the Army Painter Hand Drill, where the 3mm bit is between the jaw sizes and it has a tendency to slip and spin due to a lack of friction in the tightening mechanism. I like other Army Painter products, but was disappointed in the quality control of these two items.

When I bought this product it was advertised as having stainless steel blades, but as soon as I started using it the blade completely rusted over in a very short time.