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garboui

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Yes some of us and admittedly me, like our real knives and leathermans, but every now and then there are jobs that are for the utility knife. Personally when it comes to utility knives a like something that can lock down solid like the Olfa BN-L's with a nice snap off blade. When I don't need much blade length i usually reach for my Stanly which has a normal blade and a slide out trapezoid blade holder.

What do you guys prefer for a util knife, what do you use daily?

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I carry a Craftsman folder at work, and have a handful of other folders around the house. I've got a Starrett that is my absolute favorite in the traditional type.
 
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I have a Craftsman I bought several years ago. It has served me quite well and I am happy with it.

I also have a couple of cheap ones, one in the tool bag, one in my bunker gear tool pouch, and a couple laying around the garage. I have another folding one that I rarely use.


One word of advice, avoid when possible plastic utility (I'm not talking about the cheap bend/snap blade box cutter things) knives. Think about how much pressure you apply when cutting things, in the middle of your hand is atleast one razor blade. A friend HAD one till it broke, then all he had was stitches in his hand.
 
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NUTTSGT said:
I have a Craftsman I bought several years ago. It has served me quite well and I am happy with it.

I also have a couple of cheap ones, one in the tool bag, one in my bunker gear tool pouch, and a couple laying around the garage. I have another folding one that I rarely use.


One word of advice, avoid when possible plastic utility (I'm not talking about the cheap bend/snap blade box cutter things) knives. Think about how much pressure you apply when cutting things, in the middle of your hand is atleast one razor blade. A friend HAD one till it broke, then all he had was stitches in his hand.
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I couldn't agree more about having a good quality knife body. From my own close calls even the cheap snap off blade holders that dont support the blade well can be dangerous as they allow the blades to twist and buckle easily cause blades to snap prematurely resulting in mighty sharp blade shrapnel.
 
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garboui said:
I couldn't agree more about having a good quality knife body. From my own close calls even the cheap snap off blade holders that dont support the blade well can be dangerous as they allow the blades to twist and buckle easily cause blades to snap prematurely resulting in mighty sharp blade shrapnel.
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Agreed, the only thing I cut with them is cardboard.
 
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I love the Stanley 10-499 quick change, cheap and is just enough for what i need. I have a Milwaukee flip utility knife to open boxes in the house because its fun to play with
 

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I cant stand flip open utility knives. After buying several of them Ive realized its a PITA to get them from your pocket, a PITA to open them, and if you dont close them before slipping them into your pocket you either cut yourself retrieving it or cut a hole in your pocket. Ive slowly been replacing them with the old stanleys.
 
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Framing Bags...


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Of course I keep doubles of each of those on hand then I have a few of the old school ones you have to remove the screw to change the blade...


Classic 99...


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My favorite was a "super knives" folder. The rest have been cheap garbage.

I find "utility knives" much more useful than regular pocket knives in the shop. Partly because the employer provides all the made in USA blades I could ever need.

The junk ones all have too much blade play. I had a husky (still do) it is total junk, yet in other aspects strong. Almost all the screws fell out the handle. On the other hand, I accidentally left it under a tanker and ran over it. Still cuts, just won't close.


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On a side note, I bought one of those chinese craftsman cutting pliers that use standard utility blades. Put one of those free employer blades in it. It made some very nice clean cuts through some 0ga battery cable.
 
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rockchucker said:
Framing Bags...


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Finish Bags...


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Of course I keep doubles of each of those on hand then I have a few of the old school ones you have to remove the screw to change the blade...


Classic 99...


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I have a few of the classic 99 that are made in USA. I got them about 7 years ago from NAPA Auto.
 
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I have several but I always reach for the fat handled Irwin with the retractable blade. BTW i you haven't tried the Irwin "blue blades" you should! They are way better than most hardware store generic blades!
 
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I have used Stanley 99's for decades, but I recently had to buy a "guy gift" for an upcoming Christmas party and I got one of the Milwaukees like Twincam pictured, and I have to say I'm impressed, at least without taking it out of the package. Very nicely made, heavy, and has some handy features. Got it for $11.50 on Amazon, and I think I'm going to have to get one for myself too.
 
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5lima30 said:
I have several but I always reach for the fat handled Irwin with the retractable blade. BTW i you haven't tried the Irwin "blue blades" you should! They are way better than most hardware store generic blades!
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Yes! I love the irwin blue blades!

The durability of these blades makes them cheaper than even the cheapest generic store brand blades because of how long they last. for every irwin blade i go through i would need at least 3-4 cheap blades to do the same work.
 
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Blue-Point LBUK3 here. It's a good sturdy utility knife, no complaints other than the cheap pos belt pouch it came with. Took one look at that thing and pitched it.
 
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i have a bunch. i dont like the some of the toolless blade change ones, that require you to instert the new blade into the tip, they ever go in right.

i love the irwin blue blades, and lenox ti blades. i used a bunch of irwin blues during an aluminum siding project recently. they work great to score repeatedly and snap off the siding. i had to remove the nailing flang on some pieces, and cut very long angles on other pieces, not possible with the tools i have now. although i think im going to get a nibbler before teh next project
 
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I'm in love with my Milwaukee folder for the feature of the push button lock/unlock. Super easy to whip open like a Kershaw Onion. The blade is also a push button release for really easy blade changes. The clip is more of a wire so pulling it out of your pocket does not result in a ********* readjustment.
The only draw back is the COO which is china. I have yet to find a folder that is not Asia made.
 
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diesel research said:
The junk ones all have too much blade play. I had a husky (still do) it is total junk, yet in other aspects strong. Almost all the screws fell out the handle. On the other hand, I accidentally left it under a tanker and ran over it. Still cuts, just won't close.
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I've had that exact same problem with the Husky knives. I have one that takes the smaller blades I gave a dose of red Loctite and haven't had any problems with it.
 
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