Was given one of these as a gift and have loved it since day one. Its perfect for when you need to get into those hard to reach places and scrap off putty residue or some little bit that won't allow for a larger blade. I've found that it makes a very nice putty knife for my 1/700 scale ships and 1/144 scale aircraft. I use a water based putty so I simply wipe it with a damp cloth when I'm done and its good as new. Don't worry about the retractable part either, it holds extremely well when extended. The design doesn't allow popping back in while working, unless you accidentally hit the button near the top of the handle; been there done that :P It's a perfect complement to the standard #11 blade that everyone should have in their tool box and its of the normal excellent quality we've come to expect from X-acto's products. Go get one, you'll be happy.

Was given one of these as a gift and have loved it since day one. Its perfect for when you need to get into those hard to reach places and scrap off putty residue or some little bit that won't allow for a larger blade. I've found that it makes a very nice putty knife for my 1/700 scale ships and 1/144 scale aircraft. I use a water based putty so I simply wipe it with a damp cloth when I'm done and its good as new. Don't worry about the retractable part either, it holds extremely well when extended. The design doesn't allow popping back in while working, unless you accidentally hit the button near the top of the handle; been there done that :P It's a perfect complement to the standard #11 blade that everyone should have in their tool box and its of the normal excellent quality we've come to expect from X-acto's products. Go get one, you'll be happy.