Swann Morton No3 Scalpel Handle - Stainless Steel - Number 3 by Swann Morton

No3 blade handle, probably the most famous ever? Easy to hold, even with hands like hams! Blade change is quick and easy. Sized to (obviously) fit standard surgical blades.

I use a lot of scalpel blades in my various modelling and craft projects that I do for leisure. I have favoured larger blades in a number 4 handle but for some more intricate work I have my smaller blades that need the number 3 handle. The advantage of this is that I can make smaller cuts to my fingers..... er, I mean the craft materials I am working with. Yeah, not fingers. I may have cut myself once or twice over the years. Basically you will need to check the blades that you're using are compatible with these handles, being Swann Morton they are designed for their blade range and are excellent quality. I always have a ready supply of blades and a couple of handles. Like other Swann Morton handles these have a small scale on them so you can measure the length of the cuts you make without having to reach for a separate measuring device, a nice feature even if you don't use it that often. On a more serious note, if you are concerned about cuts from the exposed blades, either for yourself, or if you have inquisitive pets or children then blade covers are available too, I tend to push my blades into a block of dense foam when not in use to stop the cuts, that and try to be more careful.

Excellent item very very happy

Just brilliant at what it does. Another one of those classic designs that is a classic for a reason. It holds a very sharp blade and glides in the hand. If you you want to cut something and it’s not too deep then this is the very tool.

This came in a reasonable time frame and was well packaged. Unfortunately absolutely no instructions on how to put blade and handle together. Given how sharp these blades are I believe this to be an error on the part of Swann-Morton. I have never used this particular form of craft knife before and it took two mature intelligent adults and a cut finger to crack it. Once it was useable it was very impressive and cut through my card making card stock like the proverbial hot knife through butter. Had there been any instructions at all this would have received 5 stars easily. I would recommend it, but only if no other knife will do. It is great at what it does but I don't believe that it is designed well in terms of attaching blade and handle

This is to replace my old No. 3 handle which no longer grips blades as securely as it should: it has taken something like 15 years of frequent use to get to this stage and owes me absolutely nothing. The new handle feels very much the same and retains the blade properly, and that's all that really matters. The most noticeable difference between the two is the addition of short metric scale on the new version, which just looks like "added value" to me. I really can't conceive of any use for it. I thought I'd hate that, but as it turns out it's cleanly done and not nearly as irritating as expected. The branding is a bit bigger too. There's another difference though: the old handle is made from some sort of nickel silver, whereas the new one is stainless steel. It makes sense and should give a longer lifespan, but you won't get the distinctive yellowish patina. Tool obsessives like myself will regret that; normal people won't. The quality is the same, which is to say exemplary. Regarding the changing of blades: if you don't know how to do it, find out. The potential for injuring yourself is surely obvious. Swann Morton's website provides a video and a couple of pdf files which make the procedure clear.

I purchased this scalpel because I lost my old one in college and needed a new one quickly. It arrived nice and quickly (luckily on the same day as the blades that I ordered too). I can see why they recommend using this scalpel in my college course. It's very sturdy and solid. It won't bend or flex and just does the job. I use it to make light work of any straight-line cutting jobs - once you begin using it, you'll wonder how you ever coped with scissors. The circular grippy cutouts on both sides of the scalpel help you retain good control over the blade and the ruler on the handle can come in handy for certain applications. I find that I have to use pliers to pull blunt blades off the handle when they need replacing. But I see this as quite a positive thing. After all, I want the blade to be held on the handle firmly - the last thing I want is the blade to ping off whilst I'm using it. So I don't mind needing to get the pliers out the replace the blades. All-in-all, this scalpel handle is great and I was lost without it for the couple of days I was waiting for it to arrive.

Does the job, I've used these for years

Ma crainte était que la lame ne soit pas assez solidement fixée sur le manche vu qu'il faut exercer une certaine force dans mon usage en lutherie , car les bois sont souvent durs. Mais aucune inquiétude à avoir une fois clipsé aux lames de la même marque , c'est bien plus solide que les cutters en plastique et en alu. C'est également redoutablement bien plus précis et sa forme tombe bien en main. Un outil au top dont je ne vais plus pouvoir me passer dans plein d'usages , et comme j'ai 99 lames d'avance je suis équipé pour un sacré moment !

excellent

Ho acquistato più di un manico per me e colleghi per il lavoro di restauro. Il bisturi è perfettamente bilanciato e soprattutto le lame si incastrano perfettamente e si tolgono senza problemi. Avevo già provato altri bisturi per i quali invece era difficile bloccare la lama come estrarla. Anche i miei colleghi mi hanno detto che il peso e il bilanciamento è migliore di quelli a loro disposizione. Quindi prodotto consigliato.

Il prodotto è arrivato con 3 giorni di anticipo perfettamente imballato. È contenuto in una bustina ermeticamente sigillata marchiata sempre swann-morton (la classe non è acqua). Il bisturi è meraviglioso, perfetto in ogni dettaglio, con scala centimetrata perfettamente calibrata (utilissima nella pratica soprattutto per incisioni piccole e di precisione, come sul viso). Ovviamente la marca è già di suo una garanzia di qualità, il materiale è ottimo, leggerissimo, estremamente elegante, autoclavabile all'infinito non si usura.

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