Just received this catalog, if you click on dissection instruments, then dissecting surgical blades and handles, then product photo and description details, it will take you to a catalog page, on page 4, there seems to be three blade styles that might be useful in a PSK. Blade # AJ124, AJ112 & AJ119. It indicates they are available in quantities of 100. I see if we can order some and check it out.

Mopec Blades

Pete

Many years back college bookstores used to sell scalpel blades and handles for biology classes. They may still be a good souce.

Good idea, for a local source for many on the forum. Getting scalpel blades is not a problem, as least for myself; we have hundreds of them in the lab. What was new to me, were these particular blade shapes.

Pete

Ken-

Thanks for the tip; couldn't find scapels in my area through the obvious channels, except in large quantities. Made PSK's for brothers for Xmas, and ended up buying 4-packs of Xacto blades as substitute. Work well as makeshift light-duty knife (fish cleaning etc) - surprisingly sturdy (had to make one to demonstrate - they're preparedness-challenged).

One advantage of an Xacto blade is - at least as I recall - that they are a lot thicker, tougher, and probably has a wider blade grind than a scalpel, which might stay sharper longer.