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SPD X-11

Overview
The Special Projects Division X-11 is a precision made, titanium handled, compact cutting tool using a common and replaceable no. 11 utility blade. A unique, unibody design which is smaller in width than a AAA battery and about as long as your pinky finger. This small but mighty cutting tool is designed to be barely felt on your keychain, in your pocket, or stored in a pocket emergency kit or stash tube.

Small but
Mighty

Ths SPD X-11 is a very compact, yet highly capable cutting tool. Barely over 8 grams in weight, smaller in diameter than a AAA battery and about as long as your pinky finger. 

Titanium EDC

At PDW, we have a strong affinity for titanium billet and machining them into useful, everyday carry tools and objects. The SPD X-11 is a precision made tool to EDC. #hikebikecampshootridedive

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Advanced, Utility
Design

Using the latest fabrication techniques, we were able to construct the handle out of a solid piece of titanium billet, creating a unibody cutting tool. Despite it's very compact size, smart details characterize the design which features four preset blade positions and carefully considered ergonomics.

Best
Grade

We use the best grade in materials in the making of our X-11. From 6AL-4V grade-5 titanium billet, to the brightest strontium aluminate cabochon button inlay, PDW is uncompromising in quality of make. The practical use of the replaceable, readily available no.11 utility blades was a smart decision to have an off the shelf supply of razor sharp blades at your disposal. 

A to
Z

As with just about all of our EDC tools and items, we include a presentation box, that is simple, yet elegant and practical. Our tin boxes are completely reusable for storing odds and ends, fire making supplies, a DIY sewing kit and more.

Special
Projects
Division

Making the X-11 literally required some fresh angles in fabrication methods. It was a challenging and ultimately satisfying exercise to achieve a unibody construction that we were after, as well as the whole process to miniaturize the entire cutting tool was befitting of our SPD classification. 

Product Specs

Materials

  • 6AL-4V Titanium
  • Carbon Steel
  • Strontium Aluminate

Approx. Dimensions

  • OAL: 59mm / 2.32"
  • Thickness: 7.62mm / .30"
  • Thickness with Button: 8.32mm / .033"
  • Width: 10.4mm / .041"

Approx. Weight

  • 8.5g / 0.3oz

Features

  • Precision Machined Titanium Unibody Construction
  • Fine Matte Industrial Finish
  • Brightest Glow in the Dark Button Cabochon
  • Uses Replaceable, Readily Available No. 11 Utility Blades
  • Four Blade Positions
  • Lanyard Hole
  • Lightweight & Compact
  • Packed in SPD Signed Tin Presentation Box

Marks

  • SPD Kraken Trident

Customer Reviews

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Chris
So close to being perfect

The SPD X 11 is a great high-quality, minimal EDC cutting tool. I love the fit, finish, and fidget factor. However, the x11 has two shortcomings that make it impractical: first, the slotted screw that holds the thumb slide mechanism together is an odd, atypical flat head screw with rounded corners. A 2.5 mm flat head screwdriver or smaller is the only screwdriver that can be used to unscrew it or tighten it. It would have been more practical to make the slot in the slotted screw go from edge to edge of the screw head, OR just make it a T6 torx screw head. Second, I'm having a hard time finding #11 blades that fit the blade seat in the thumb slide mechanism. Despite the claim that this tool was designed for Xacto #11 blades, I haven't been able to find Xacto 11 blades that fit consistently. It seems that the tolerances between the blade seat and the blade hole in #11 blades are way too tight. I haven't tried several xacto brand and off brand name #11 blades, but none fit as easily as the #11 blade that it came with.

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Daniel Rodriguez
Perfectly designed

This thing is practical, expertly crafted and looks cute!

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John .
Smaller than I thought

Great design and functionality, as others have stated it is smaller than expected. If you thought this would fit in your hand nicely you are mistaken. But also a great tool. Bonus if you forget and leave it in your bag at the airport you can remove the blade and toss it, they’re pretty cheap on the amazons to replace the blade.

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John N
Replacement Blade Question

@PDW: I am having a difficult time finding #11 replacement blades that fit. The hole into which the locking mechanism (the thing with the springs) is *just* a bit too large to fit the 3 different replacement blades I have tried.

Is there a specific brand you can recommend so I can change out my now-dull blade?

Standard X-ACTO No.11 should work perfectly.

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John N.
Size + Fit

Yes, this is a very very small utility knife. I've gotten used to it though, sorta. Still wish it was 30% larger.

The bigger issue(s) are 1. changing the blade requires a complete teardown, and 2. I can't seem to find no.11 blades that fit. I've tried 5 different makers and none of them fit for multiple reasons. Bummer.

HI JOHN, WE designed the X-11 around the Xacto brand No. 11 blades, but did not fit the tool for the 'Z'- type blade. While similar, the 'Z'- type is apparently slightly different than the more common stanard No. 11 blade profile. We've made a note of this and will see if we can come up with a blade seat that fits both for any potential future production runs.

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