Buying knives online — Olfa trimming knife blades

Olfa blades - highest quality cutters and blades

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OLFA have been making cutters and blades in Japan for over 50 years.  The OLFA name is synonymous for quality, performance and innovation with the original snap-off blade invented by the OLFA founder, Yoshio Okada in 1956. Olfa blades are high-quality, segment-snapped blades primarily used in utility knives and rotary cutters. They are renowned for their sharpness and durability, making them popular choices for various applications across different industries. Here's a breakdown of Olfa blades and their uses: Key features: Snap-off design: Each blade segment can be snapped off once dull, extending the blade's lifespan and minimizing waste. Sharpness: Made from high-quality...

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OLFA - The Japanese Leading Tool Experts

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Millions of people reach for an OLFA blade or cutter every day. The quality and reliability of the simple construction is taken for granted. While cheap OLFA blades are commonplace now, before Yoshio Okada created the first snap-off blade the only option were blades that required frequent sharpening and had none of the safety features OLFA offers today. Although a modern invention, your OLFA cutter calls on an old & rich heritage of blades and manufacture in Japan. OLFA blades - Japanese swordsmithing Japanese swordsmithing has a legendary reputation. The swords used by Japanese warriors were sharp and had such...

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Trimming knife blades for carpet fitters

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We all like to do a great job and make our customers happy, however, you ideally need to have the right tools to back up your skill-set. Never is this truer than with carpet fitting, which requires a special type of blade for you to be able to implement any work to the best of your ability. For such applications, our trimming knife blades here at Prime Tooling are absolutely ideal. Coming in a range of sizes and quantities – with competitive pricing to boot – you’d be hard-pressed to find the products you need in a better place. To help back up why...

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How Olfa’s innovation and quality create great craft knives

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Olfa blades and Olfa rotary cutters are not only one of the most distinctively designed you can buy they also come from a company with a record of innovation. Olfa’s name is even derived from the Japanese words for bend and break, a reflection of the snap-off blade they invented. The company founder, working in a printing company, found the blades they used for cutting paper became blunt quickly, but realised that other parts of the blade remained sharp as they were unused in the cut. Working from this observation he developed a blade with scored lines along the length...

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5 reasons to buy Olfa Cutters and Swann Morton blades online

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The internet has undoubtedly brought a great revolution in commerce. More and more people prefer online shopping as it offers many advantages over the old-fashioned bricks-and-mortar shopping. Here are a few reasons why you should buy online the next time you run out of blades for your Olfa Cutters or need a Swann Morton supplier! Buying knives & blades online for more convenience It is simply the easiest way to shop. No queues, no travel, and it’s certainly much faster to buy replacement Knives and blades online that it is to go to your local trade shop. You’ll also likely...

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