The Pilot Pen Olfa PC-L plastics and laminates knife is a heavy-duty tool that is designed to produce fine score lines to precisely break various types of plastics, acrylics and laminates. Designed for the professional user, this knife is suitable for tasks ranging from sign making to interior designing to working on a construction site. The cutter features a blade retractable system and built-in room for spare blades in its ergonomic handle. The design of the Pilot Pen Olfa PC-L plastics and laminates knife stems from the invention of the world?s first snap-off blade cutter by Yoshio Okada in 1956. Okada, the founder of Olfa Corporation, was inspired to create this incredibly useful tool after breaking off segments of chocolate bars and analysing the sharp edges of broken glass. The snap-off blade cutter has since become a bestseller across the world and is commonly referred to as an ?Olfa cutter?. The length, width and angle of the blade, established by Okada, have also become the worldwide standard for the snap-off blade. Olfa?s carefully selected materials, superior engineering techniques, vast knowledge and experimental know-how about knives and blades, and strictly controlled manufacturing processes, enable it to manufacture the highest quality products in the world.