Make Your Own X-Acto Knife

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Make Your Own X-Acto Knife

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I've noticed that in many instructables,an X-acto knife is needed.But over here,in Mauritius,I looked eveywhere but couldn't find one.So I decided to make my own.In this Instructable I'll show you how to make a really efficient which looks like a real one.

Gathering the Supplies

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Materials:
15cm of bamboo(the diametre needs to match to that of the width of the blade),4.5cm length of hose pipe(it needs to fit tightly around the bamboo) and a blade(X-acto blade,scalpel blade,cutter blade etc).

Constructing It.

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Take the pipe and put it around the bamboo.Make an incision on top of the bamboo.Insert the blade in the incision.Then finally,put the pipe around the blade.Paint it in silver(it makes more real) or any color you want.Here you go.Your own X-acto knife.