favorite utility (Stanley) knife?

[notenoughcash]

haveing worked on a few houses of my frends i have used a fair few utility knifes.  we all use them for one thing or another so what is your favourate.  for site work it is a stanley 99e with a carbide blade and for home use a little ox one like thishttps://www.oxtools.co.uk/hand-tools/woodworking-tools/cutting-knives-blades/trade-retractable-utility-knife.html.  machanism is smoooooth and stick a decent blade in it and it'll cut all day.

one thing i will say though is it is the blade that makes the knife.

 

[rst]

I've been using Olga knives with break away blades.  I have several different  sizes,  my favorite is their heavy duty.

 

[Dogberryjr]

Milwaukee Fastback for me.  It's replaced my pocketknife, in fact.

 

[ginge]

Been using a delphin/dolphin knifes exclusively for about 15 years. There is no greater knife for comfort, balance and control. I can’t recommend them enough.

 

[Vtshopdog]

Whichever one I find first....

+1 on Milwaukee Fastback -
I have a smaller one and a full size. Both have very solid, slop free blade mount and easy changes.

 

[semenza]

I have two but they are the same basic shape and size. I like the grip and slight angle. Quick change blade and tool free blade storage. One is a little thicker than the other.

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Seth

 

[FestitaMakool]

I’ve used this Bessey for years. I’ve always gone for a regular carpenters knife, but ever since I tried this it has become a standard outfit in addition to my regular knives.
Details as thumb rest and integrated spare blade compartment makes it stand out. EDIT: forgot; folding and a integrated belt-/pocket clip.
https://www.bessey.de/en-US/BESSEY-...Folding-utility-knife-ABS-comfort-grip-handle
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[grobkuschelig]

+1 for the Milwaukee Fastbacks.
I have 3 different ones, love them all. Nice grip and fit my Hand better than the Bessey or Stanley.

Currently running DeWalt Carbide blades which I like a lot!

 

[jeffinsgf]

Been using a delphin/dolphin knifes exclusively for about 15 years. There is no greater knife for comfort, balance and control. I can’t recommend them enough.

Thanks...ordered. I used to use a Stanley fixed blade utility knife years ago when I was in construction. I loved it, but didn't have a sheath for it and had to keep one pocket of my tool belt reserved for it...still cut myself once or twice. Like the shape of this Dolphin and with the sheath, I can have a fixed blade knife and not have to carry band-aids.

 

[Birdhunter]

I have 4 of the utility knives with the retract blade. Much safer than the fixed blade units.

 

[jeffinsgf]

Safer to carry? Undoubtedly. Safer to use? I don't think so.

 

[nclemmons]

I have the Bessey and like it a lot. 

But if you want to go to the next level... Preorder the MakerKnife.  I’ve had one for a year and gave two to my son and son-in-law for Christmas. Definitely the Festool of utility knives.

Made by the maker Giaco Whatever out of Italy.  Not cheap but it is the best I have used of any utility knife.  Fast to open and close.  Lightweight.  Secure blade holding.  Adjustable to your feel.  This is not a ‘lending’ knife but you will reset your utility knife expectations after using it!

And his YouTube channel is great too. 

www.makerknife.com

 

[Cheese]

I never thought that at some time in my life I'd be prosteletising the virtues of any Ryobi product...but it is what it is.

Actually, these were first manufactured by Husky and named The Nack...the original sales line was "Don't Hack, Get the Nack!  [big grin]
I don't know the story line from there on out, were the patents sold? Was Husky purchased by Ryobi? Don't know.
https://toolmonger.com/2008/12/08/utility-knife-revolver/

These are by far and away the best knives to use. I have Olfa's, Stanley's, a Lennox and a Milwaukee...this thing just kicks butt.  No tools are needed to advance the knife or to rotate the knife cartridge or to swap out the knife cartridge. 15 blade changes are available by just rotating the cartridge and then another 15 blade changes are available when you rotate the cartridge end-for-end. So 30 fresh blades per cartridge and all without tools. 

The carbide blades for a Stanley however, are very interesting for certain applications.

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[Frank-Jan]

I've been using the stanley 10-825 since they came out (went through a lot of them already, and first thing I do when I get a new one is removing the belthook). [attachimg=1]

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I like the quick blade change and the in-handle spare blade storage (I always keep 2 straight and one hooked blade in the handle) At some point in time stanley changed the rubber on the handle of my previous favourite to hard plastic. The lighter weight of the folding version quickly made it my new fav,

Interesting thread, If I see it in a store I'll pick up one of those milwaukees to try out. The maker knife looks awesome, and it can easily be used as a bottle opener (allthough I would never use it as such if  I had one, for some reason I always use my cigarette lighter)

 

[rvieceli]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] it appears that Home Depot no longer carries those Ryobi quick change knives. They say they are discontinued on the website.

Ron

 

[JayStPeter]

I don't even want to tell anyone how many utility knives I have.  I think I qualify as a collector instead of a user  [eek].

When it comes time to grab one to use, I grab the Milwaukee Fastback.  Just a great one hand mechanism and a solid knife.  Push the button and flick it in or out.  If you look at the two pack with the larger and smaller knife, I prefer the smaller one.  I think an old school Stanley fixed blade is also a necessity for some hard core work.  When you're working on something and not sure you'll need one, throw one of the little Gerber's in your pocket.
Makerknife is definitely the coolest, but I don't reach for it very often.

 

[Cheese]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] it appears that Home Depot no longer carries those Ryobi quick change knives. They say they are discontinued on the website.

Ya Ron [member=3192]rvieceli[/member] trying to find some blades was problematic. I finally purchased several 7-packs from a place called Minnesota Ice Picks. I paid $20 for each 7-pack...pretty inexpensive when you do the math. 210 cutting edges for $20.

 

[RussellS]

I have a couple Stanley utility knives.  One in my tool belt, in a pocket designed perfectly to fit a utility knife.  And one in a drawer in my kitchen.  Kitchen knife is used to cut various things when needed.  Especially opening boxes I've ordered from Amazon.  Super handy.  Tool belt knife is used to sharpen the carpenter's pencil and anything I need to cut.  Never needed much precision or high quality with a utility knife.  Stanley works fine.

 

[mkasdin]

Lennox and Lennox blades. Purchased from Lowe’s.

 

[Bob D.]

[member=44099]Cheese[/member] it appears that Home Depot no longer carries those Ryobi quick change knives. They say they are discontinued on the website.

Ron

Ryobi still has the knife on their website, it's the old blue color tool so maybe not available anymore.
https://www.ryobitools.com/power-tools/products/details/quick-change-utility-knife

Yeah, when you follow the 'buy it now' link on the Ryobi web page above it says it's discontinued.

The instruction sheet is still available though.
https://images.homedepot-static.com/catalog/pdfImages/e6/e60324eb-f2e4-434f-a08f-202beb63d954.pdf

There are some blade cartridges on eBay as I write this.

Is this the original?https://toolmonger.com/2008/12/08/utility-knife-revolver/