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In today’s post, as part of the online workshop; Adventures in Acrylics, I will be reviewing; Royal Langnickel: 6 Piece Flexible Palette Knives.
Royal Langnickel Flexible Palette Knives
Product Details
- Manufacturer/Brand; Royal Langnickel
- Item number: RD70
- RRP at time of writing: £1.99
Purpose
The packet says Quote” Ideal for all arts and crafts projects. Use for maxing paints canvas painting and all creative texture applications. These knives are made of flexible plastic for ease in mixing oil or acrylic paint.” End quote
Reason For Buying
There are a bewildering array of shapes and sizes of palette knives to choose from. I wanted this kits as it has 5 different knife styles to experiment with. Also being plastic, they won’t ruse of be as scratch as metal knives that I’ve seen in the past can be.
Pros/Cons
Pros
- Good choice of styles in the pack to experiment with
- Light in the hand
- Easy to clean
- Very affordable
- Comfortable to use
Cons
Just a niggle, sometimes these knives can be a little too flexible. I was trying to stir gesso and they were bending more than they were moving it. Not a problem with the paints or thinner mediums. Can’t complain, given the price point. I’m still happy with them.
Build Quality
Fair for the price.
Value for Money
Excellent. A great way to experiment with different designs of knife, to see which you will use the most.
Would I buy it Again?
Maybe, but just for spares
Summing up
Royal Langnickel Flexible Palette Knives
I have another set which look identical to these bur are un-branded. My unbranded ones are a better quality and have a smoother finish and are a bit firmer. That sais when you don’t want to spend a fortune or ruin expensive knives to stir up paint/mediums/ gesso, then these are fine. Ideal to experiment with, but once you find a style that you like, upgrade to the metal versions. I’ll be reviewing the Royal Langnickel metal equivalents soon.
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Billie 🙂
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Somewhere in a safe place is my metal palette knife that I used with paste for my stencils but I can’t find it now!! So if you know where it is can you give me a hint please LOL
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Lynn x
Have you tried asking Saint Antony?
He’s handy for finding Lost things 😉