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UPDATE: My mom still loves the scalpel kit and uses it daily. She also bought one for me. I've been using mine as a box cutter and craft knife for cardboard, which is bad for the blade yes, but - it can just be swapped out! That's the beauty of a scalpel - you can get a different blade shape or a brand new blade whenever you want. When you move on from one craft to another, the knife can move on with you. It'll never sit collecting dust because it can become just about whatever knife you need it to.I got this for my mom, who is a taxidermist. She wanted a folding scalpel so she could get better organized and have less blades lying around her table. Not only does this scalpel solve that problem, it comes with a metal case. So it's a complete kit - it has storage for everything.The scalpel is a friction lock, so it does not go totally rigid. If you press on the back of the blade, it will start to fold in. So it takes a bit more skill to use this knife, but you can also lean on it with your thumb. I think it would be a good whittling or carving knife.Overall, it's a good gift and it pulls its weight very well as an EDC item. Many people like making survival kits out of small tins, and this set here is a good start for a kit like that. It's very hard to do better than this for ten bucks.

Nice little keychain knife. The knife comes with a scalpel blade pre-installed and a few extra as well as a little tin to store it. It's easy to use and change blades. Sharpness is what you would expect with a surgical scalpel.

Cons -1. Not a flipper. Requires two hands to open.2. Not a frame lock. Blade does not lock forward securely. In the wrong situation, it could collapse on your fingers. An unlikely but possible scenario.3. Knives without the above 'cons' are available at only slightly greater cost.4. Suitable only for slicing. The blades fracture very easily if used for any other purpose. True of all scalpel knives.5. The 'clip' is far too tight to slide over most anything. Who would use the clip anyway?Pros -1. Very inexpensive.2. Very sharp (it's a scalpel).3. Replacement blades are very inexpensive.4. Very small. Keychain appropriate.5. An excellent utility blade to keep in your console or on your keychain. Don't be without one or it's equivalent.Conclusion -A good buy. Buy several and and share them with friends.

This was much smaller than I expected. It's not three inches long when folded up. That said, it's scalpel sharp and great for delicate, precise cutting. It comes with replacement blades, not sure how many because the packaging is in Chinese or Japanese. Maybe five.

Good quality it fits in my pocket easy to use

This thing is cool however a standard surgical scalpel blade used in the United States will not fit on this the groove is much larger than the regular standard. It does come with blades that fit but the standard ones will not. You can see the size difference in my pictures one of them is a regular number 10 scalpel blade the slot cut out in the blade is too small to fit this handle.

The only thing I don't like is there is no lockblade, you can replace the blade so you always have a sharp blade. Perfect for pocket or crafting, I bought a few of these and it comes with replacement blades to start you off.

First off if youre looking for a pocket scalpel this one is fantastic for how cheap it is. Construction is solid, folding action holds on key ring, no accidental opens to date.I will say I do wish this had a locking mechanism for the blade, and a better way to open it ( gonna need nails for this one folks. Also changing the blade can be a bit of a hassle, a visual aid would have been appriciated.Other than that comes in a nice tin with 5 replacment blades, and blades on amazon are cheap as dirt.Just remember when you change blades to dull the old one on some concrete and put it back in the storage tin if you dont have a sharps container.