Blade for laying roadbed for a model railroad

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Uncle Bill

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Other than something like an x-acto style blade, does anybody know of an extremely thin "razor with a handle" I can use to cut cork road bed for my, uh . . . son's
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model railroad project? I'm thinking of something sort of like the blades that come in a Stanley utility knife but a bit longer, maybe three inches. If you've ever laid cork roadbed, you understand why the blade needs to be extremely thin.
 
I've laid a lot, but never a cork roadbed. For your son huh? Sounds like the various blades offered by xacto is what you need.
 
X-acto makes long blades? Neat. I guess I just haven't seen them. Probably right there at the train store by the short ones.

BTW, a sharpmaker 204 at the 30 degree angle keeps a standard x-acto blade going a long time.
 
Bill, I always enjoy talking to you. You always come up with something of interest.
Merry Christmas!
 
Thanks, Tangus! Merry Christmas to you too!

I think I found it:

X-acto No. 226 Blade -- 2 5/16" blade for whittling and trimming. (Available everywhere in hobby shops) A little short but will do I think.

I'll try it and see how well I can get mm . . . I mean my son's roadbed laid out tonight.

Ho, ho, ho!
 
The Outdoor Edge Wedge has an extremely thin blade and it's wide with a full flat grind so what little thickness it has at the spine is approached very gradually. It's an ideal blade geometry for cutting cork, and the handle is great, too, you can control it much better for precise work than those slippery round X-Acto handles.

The only drawback is the blade is made of soft stainless cheese, but if you don't mind sharpening frequently it's just what you're looking for. The current model is made of somewhat better steel than mine; I have the old model in 420-J2 but current production is 6M. (Yes, I am thinking about getting a new one ... since you asked....)
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-Cougar Allen :{)
 
Look at some chip carving knives. If you get the right kind they are great for detail, very sharp and stay sharp.There are quite a few different styles to choose from.
They have a pretty good selection at www.woodcraft.com . I like my swiss made knives really well and their not expensive at all.

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