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knives">Utility knives</a>, <a href="/wiki/Office_supplies" title="Office supplies">office supplies</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elmer%27s_Products,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Elmer's Products, Inc.">Elmer's Products, Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.xacto.com">http://www.xacto.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>X-Acto</b> is a brand name for a variety of cutting tools and office products owned by <a href="/wiki/Elmer%27s_Products,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Elmer's Products, Inc.">Elmer's Products, Inc.</a> These include hobby and utility knives, saws, carving tools and many small-scale precision knives used for crafts and other applications. An X-Acto knife may be called an Exacto knife, <a href="/wiki/Utility_knife" title="Utility knife">utility knife</a>, precision knife, or hobby knife. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=X-Acto&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original knife was invented in the 1930s by Sundel Doniger, a Jewish Polish immigrant to the United States. He started a medical supply company in 1917 producing medical syringes and scalpels with removable blades.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would later be his inspiration for the X-Acto brand of knives.<sup id="cite_ref-Smithsonian_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smithsonian-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had planned to sell it to surgeons as a <a href="/wiki/Scalpel" title="Scalpel">scalpel</a> but it was not acceptable, because it could not be cleaned. His brother-in-law, Daniel Glück (father of poet and 2020 <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature" title="Nobel Prize in Literature">Nobel Prize in Literature</a> laureate <a href="/wiki/Louise_Gl%C3%BCck" title="Louise Glück">Louise Glück</a>), suggested that it might be a good craft tool. </p><p>In 1930, a house designer asked Doniger if he could create something for him that would help him crop some advertisements, Doniger agreed and created what is now known as the X-Acto Knife.<sup id="cite_ref-Smithsonian_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smithsonian-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=X-Acto&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:X-Acto-knife.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/X-Acto-knife.jpg/220px-X-Acto-knife.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/X-Acto-knife.jpg/330px-X-Acto-knife.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/X-Acto-knife.jpg/440px-X-Acto-knife.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>An X-Acto knife equipped with a "Number 2" blade</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Exactoknifeparts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Exactoknifeparts.jpg/220px-Exactoknifeparts.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Exactoknifeparts.jpg/330px-Exactoknifeparts.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Exactoknifeparts.jpg/440px-Exactoknifeparts.jpg 2x" data-file-width="526" data-file-height="129" /></a><figcaption>Parts of an X-Acto knife from left to right: (1) handle, (2) collar, (3) collet, (4) blade</figcaption></figure> <p>An X-Acto knife is a <a href="/wiki/Blade" title="Blade">blade</a> mounted on a <a href="/wiki/Pen" title="Pen">pen</a>-like <a href="/wiki/Aluminum" class="mw-redirect" title="Aluminum">aluminum</a> body. A <a href="/wiki/Knurling" title="Knurling">knurled</a> collar loosens and tightens an aluminum <a href="/wiki/Collet" title="Collet">collet</a> with one slot, which holds a replaceable blade. </p><p>There are numerous other knives on the market with very similar designs. Blades are typically interchangeable between different brands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=X-Acto&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>X-Acto knives are generally used for <a href="/wiki/Handicraft" title="Handicraft">crafting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hobby" title="Hobby">hobbies</a>, such as <a href="/wiki/Scale_model" title="Scale model">modelmaking</a>. </p><p>Before the availability of <a href="/wiki/Desktop_publishing" title="Desktop publishing">desktop publishing</a> tools, preparing copy for use in <a href="/wiki/Printing" title="Printing">printing</a> (literal <a href="/wiki/Cut,_copy,_and_paste" title="Cut, copy, and paste">cut and paste</a> or <a href="/wiki/Paste_up" title="Paste up">paste up</a>) depended heavily on the use of knives like the X-Acto for trimming and manipulating slips of paper. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_products">Other products</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=X-Acto&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other products"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to knives, blades, and tools, X-Acto produces office supplies including <a href="/wiki/Pencil_sharpener" title="Pencil sharpener">pencil sharpeners</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paper_cutter" title="Paper cutter">paper trimmers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stapler" title="Stapler">staplers</a>, and hole punchers. X-Acto sharpeners are electric, battery, or manual. X-Acto has three types of trimmers: razor, rotary, and <a href="/wiki/Guillotine_cutting" title="Guillotine cutting">guillotine</a>. </p><p>Through 2012, the company sold ceramic and convection <a href="/wiki/Heater" class="mw-redirect" title="Heater">space heaters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mechanical_fan" class="mw-redirect" title="Mechanical fan">fans</a> under the Boston brand name.<sup id="cite_ref-Heaters_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heaters-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=X-Acto&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Olfa" class="mw-redirect" title="Olfa">Olfa</a> – Japanese utility knife company<span style="display:none" 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style="width:1%">Other <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">knives</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircrew_Survival_Egress_Knife" title="Aircrew Survival Egress Knife">Aircrew Survival Egress Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athame" title="Athame">Athame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_knife" title="Butterfly knife">Balisong/Butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballistic_knife" title="Ballistic knife">Ballistic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballpoint_pen_knife" title="Ballpoint pen knife">Ballpoint pen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayonet" title="Bayonet">Bayonet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boline" title="Boline">Boline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolo_knife" title="Bolo knife">Bolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boot_knife" title="Boot knife">Boot knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowie_knife" title="Bowie knife">Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cane_knife" 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title="V-42 stiletto">V-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoroi-d%C5%8Dshi" title="Yoroi-dōshi">Yoroi-dōshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">Manufacturers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aitor_Knife_Company" title="Aitor Knife Company">Aitor Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Mar_Knives" title="Al Mar Knives">Al Mar Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Tomahawk_Company" title="American Tomahawk Company">American Tomahawk Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aritsugu" title="Aritsugu">Aritsugu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benchmade" title="Benchmade">Benchmade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6ker" title="Böker">Böker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Knives" title="Buck Knives">Buck Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company" title="Camillus Cutlery Company">Camillus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattaraugus_Cutlery_Company" title="Cattaraugus Cutlery Company">Cattaraugus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Reeve_Knives" title="Chris Reeve Knives">Chris Reeve Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chroma_Cnife" title="Chroma Cnife">Chroma Cnife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clauss_Cutlery_Company" title="Clauss Cutlery Company">Clauss Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobray_Company" title="Cobray Company">Cobray Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Steel_(company)" title="Cold Steel (company)">Cold Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River_Knife_%26_Tool" title="Columbia River Knife & Tool">Columbia River Knife & Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisinart" title="Cuisinart">Cuisinart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutco" title="Cutco">Cutco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalian_Hanwei_Metal" title="Dalian Hanwei Metal">Dalian Hanwei Metal</a></li> <li>Dexter-Russell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ek_Commando_Knife_Co." title="Ek Commando Knife Co.">Ek Commando Knife Co.</a></li> <li>EKA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerson_Knives" title="Emerson Knives">Emerson Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._Dick" title="F. 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