To sharpen your knife, keep the X-Acto blade at a shallow angle to match the existing bevel. Smoothly drag it across the sharpening stone several times on both sides.

Unfortunately, X-acto knives are not very everyday carry-friendly. But there might be an answer now. CRKT has launched an affordable, relatively minimalist EDC folder that shares some of the X-acto’s ...

An X-Acto Knife with size 2 blade. Evan Amos via Wikimedia Commons. The X-Acto knife can be found on the desks of architects, artists, designers, photographers, model makers, and ransom note ...

With its sharp Number 11 blade and sleek pen-like body, this knife looks similar to the X-Acto you already have in your kitchen drawer. The X-Light, however, has a bright LED lamp installed ...

X-acto knives are popular as the scalpel of the craft world. Obviously, holders for the blades are available off-the-shelf, but you needn’t settle for store bought. [Ariel Yahni] set about ma… ...

If you need to sharpen up a small blade or metal tool, a few swipes on an emery boad will do in a pinch. If you find yourself needing to sharpen up a small blade like an X-acto knife or tool like ...

On a Tuesday morning a few weeks ago, a 20-year-old student named Dylan Quick showed up at his community college in Texas with an X-acto knife and went on a stabbing spree.By the time it was over ...