OLFA

OLFA Corporation

Native name	オルファ株式会社
Company type	Private KK
Industry	Tools
Founded	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Founder	Yoshio Okada
Headquarters	Higashi-nakamoto, Higashinari-ku, Osaka, 537-0021 , Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Shinichi Okada (President)
Products	Cutters Knives Blades Cutting accessories
Revenue	¥86.9 billion (2022)
Website	olfa.com
Footnotes / references ^[1]^[2]

OLFA Corporation (オルファ株式会社, Orufa Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of utility knives, founded in 1956 in Osaka, Japan. The name is derived from the Japanese words oru (折る, bend and break) and ha (刃, blade). The company is known for inventing the snap-off blade and the rotary cutter.

Snap-off blade

Founder Yoshio Okada and his younger brother Saburo worked for printing companies where they cut paper with razor blades, but the blades quickly became unusable as their edges wore out. The brothers invented blades with scored lines which could be snapped to reveal sharp unused sections of blade. This idea came to them when they recalled how a chocolate bar given to them by an American soldier in childhood had also broken off in sections.^[3]

These snap-off blades and their associated handles are now made by many manufacturers in two standard sizes (9 and 18mm).

OLFA cutter

Other products

Their products include heavy-duty and specialty cutting tools for the building industry, safety tools for industrial applications, rotary cutters, self-healing mats, art knives and rulers for the crafting industry.

The company's products are frequently recommended for use in crafts such as book repair,^[4] calligraphy,^[5] quilt making,^[6] modelling,^[7] sewing,^[8] picture framing^[9] and appliqué.^[10]

References

^ "About Olfa". Olfa Corporation. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
^ "Company Profile". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
^ "Birth of OLFA cutter". Olfa official website.
^ Schechter, Abraham A. (1999). Basic Book Repair Methods. Libraries Unlimited. p. 36. ISBN 1-56308-700-6.
^ Wong, Frederick (1999). The Complete Calligrapher. Dover Publications. p. 149. ISBN 0-486-40711-X.
^ Shedletsky, Andrea L. (1986). Making a Traditional Applique Sampler Quilt. Dover Publications. p. 3. ISBN 0-486-24999-9.
^ Schmidt, Norman (2005). Great Paper Fighter Planes. Sterling Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 1-895569-77-X.
^ Coffin, David Page (1998). Shirtmaking: Developing Skills for Fine Sewing. Taunton Press. p. 15. ISBN 1-56158-264-6.
^ Welden, Dan; Muir, Pauline (2001). Printmaking in the Sun. Watson-Guptill. p. 20. ISBN 0-8230-4292-8.
^ Delaney, Kathy (2003). A Heartland Album: More Techniques in Hand Appliqué. Kansas City Star Books. p. 35. ISBN 0-9722739-7-2.

External links

Official website

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Daggers	Anelace Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife Arkansas toothpick BC-41 Bagh nakh Balarao Baselard Bichuwa Bollock dagger Cinquedea Dha Dirk Ear dagger Emeici Facón French Nail Gunong Hunting dagger Jambiya Jile Kabutowari Kaiken Kalis Katar Khanjali Khanjar Kris Kunai Liaoning dagger Mark I trench knife Microtech Jagdkommando Parrying dagger Poignard Pugio Push dagger Rondel dagger Seme Shobo Sica Stiletto Tantō U.S. Marine Raider stiletto V-42 Yoroi-dōshi
Manufacturers	Aitor Knife Company Al Mar Knives American Tomahawk Company Aritsugu Benchmade Böker Buck Knives Camillus Cutlery Company Cattaraugus Cutlery Company Chris Reeve Knives Chroma Cnife Clauss Cutlery Company Cobray Company Cold Steel Columbia River Knife & Tool Cuisinart Cutco Dalian Hanwei Metal Dexter-Russell Ek Commando Knife Co. EKA Emerson Knives F. Dick Fällkniven FAMAE Fiskars Gerber Legendary Blades Füritechnics Glock Ges.m.b.H. Imperial Schrade Ivan's Ka-Bar Kershaw Knives Korin Japanese Trading Company Kyocera Leatherman Mad Dog Knives Marble Arms Medford Knife and Tool Microtech Knives Morseth Muela Murphy Knives OLFA Ontario Knife Company Opinel Randall Made Knives Ranz Cuchillos Rösle Sabatier Shun Cutlery Slice, Inc. SOG Specialty Knives Spyderco STI Knives Strider Knives Thiers Issard TOPS Knives Tramontina Victorinox W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. Carl Walther GmbH Wenger Western Knife Company Wilkinson Sword Wüsthof Yoshida Metal Industry Global Zero Tolerance Knives Zwilling J. A. Henckels
Knifemakers	Rex Applegate James Black Tom Brown Jr. Blackie Collins John Nelson Cooper Jack W. Crain Ernest Emerson Jerry Fisk Bill Harsey Jr. Phill Hartsfield Gil Hibben Jimmy Lile Bob Loveless William F. Moran Ken Onion Ralph Osterhout Bo Randall Chris Reeve A. G. Russell Jody Samson William Scagel Mike Snody Robert Terzuola Michael Walker Buster Warenski Daniel Winkler
Associations	American Bladesmith Society Cutlery and Allied Trades Research Association Knifemakers' Guild
Category:Knives / Daggers

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