X-Acto Knife Rolling Off The Table? TIP

In my teens I was fortunate to work at a print shop as a graphic artist doing paste-up.

This involved sitting at a drawing or light table making many long cuts using a straight edge and X-Acto knife. 

One morning our typist Pam was helping with paste-up. We heard a loud scream.

Her X-Acto knife had rolled off the slight angle of her desk and stuck in her thigh.

At one time, X-Acto made a knife handle with a hinge on the top end. You could flip the end making a bend in the handle preventing it from rolling. I couldn't find any of these online.

There is a no-roll handle on this Gripster knife -

On TRF there is a thread on Model Rocket Tips.

Sooner Boomer wrote:

Stick an eraser on the end of your X-Acto handle, this will help keep it from rolling.

GrouchoDuke had the best answer - 

A zip tie works really well too.

I just added a twist tie to the back of my knife handle.

Worse X-Acto Product Ever!

I couldn't find my pencil sharpener. I wanted to sharpen some dowels. I walked to the grocery store and found this.
I figured I'd go the extra money and get the X-Acto brand pencil sharpener. It's an interesting shape, a "Triangle" with two different sized sharpeners. That white piece on the top is an eraser.

We've all used X-Acto products before with good results. NOT THIS TIME!

I started sharpening a dowel and the case popped open. I snapped it shut and it opened again.
That clear window opens on a hinge. After struggling it did open but the opening is too small - the shavings won't shake out! When you sharpen the pencil by turning it to the right, it pushes the shavings away from the window area forcing them into the side of the sharpener.
The eraser at the top pops off when you try to erase with it. I threw the eraser away.
I'll use the sharpener for now, but hopefully will find a better one soon.
Don't say this blog isn't valuable, I just saved you all $1.19!

I went to the X-Acto website and let them know how disappointed I was. I lead a very exciting life. Did you know X-Acto is now owned by Borden? I think Elmer and Elsie the cows should concentrate on glue and dairy products.