Hi Liz,
            I buy boxes of 100 single edge blades from ACE Hardware.  They are consistently sharp, and cheap.  I also find that clear, non-yellow Krylon (for a drawing fixative) is also cheaper at the hardware store than the art supply store.  Hope this helps.
Mike Rothman
On Feb 9, 2011, at 11:25 PM, Liz Day wrote:

> Greetings... 
> (been out of commission a while)
> 
> In December, I went to the local art supply store (Bates) to restock on single-edge razor blades, and bought a box of 100 as usual.
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> After using a few, I realized to my surprise that they were dull.  It's not the brand I had normally been getting (in a red & black box - why didn't I save it?).  Bates ordered me some from X-acto. Those, too, were pretty dull.  Apparently, few people use them anymore.  (??)
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> I didn't realize that this basic tool, which I carry everywhere in lieu of a knife, was going extinct.  
> :-(
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> Does anyone know what brand used to come in a red and black box?  
> Or what kind you use that are sharp?
> 
> ack...
> 
> thanks,
> Liz Day
> Indiana, USA
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