Sugru Grip for Xacto or Hobby Knife

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Sugru Grip for Xacto or Hobby Knife

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If you have a hobby knife that did not come with a grip here is a quick easy way to fix this with sugru. This also works with things like pens and pencils.

Materials You Will Need

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materials,
 - hobby knife (or whatever item you are adding a grip to)
 - Sugru or clay

Piece of Sugru

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1. Cut a strip of sugru.
2. Trim it to however wide you would like you're grip to be.

Placing on the Knife

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1. Wrap the strip around you're knife.
2. Cut off excess sugru.

Molding Knife

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1. place you're fingers on the sugru how you normally hold the knife or a pencil and press down. 

Finished!

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That's it! you're done. You now have a fancy new grip for you're hobby knife.