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I have a Stanley fatmax, a gerber Prybrid and a Milwaukee fastback. The Stanley sucks, like the Prybrid and love the fastback.
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>>3001462
I have a couple of the Fatmax ones and they’re straight. I had a fastback or two at work and the screwdriver is handy as hell, but the bit retention springs always fail after a little bit of use.

Fixed blade small Esee on the belt as a knoife/ mini pry bar and an 18mm Olfa in the pocket most days. I really like the snap blades because always a sharp blade.
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>>3001459
Fastback is hard to beat. I also have the Klein one but I hate the 45 degree blade stop and it only has a phillips bit instead of the double-ended one the Fastback has.

On that note I'm really tempted by Klein's new regular blade knife, it looks like a good EDC design and does have a double-ended bit, but I wish the blade were better steel.
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>>3001459
All you need.
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>>3001459
Fastback with the driver bit. Fiskars is good too, but too bulky and no spare blade.

And if you're a REAL MAN you use a fixed carpet knife with no sheath
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>>3001547
if you actually owned one youd know it sucks to have to take the screw out to change the blade and no retract is fucking gay
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>>3001644
Sounds like a skill issue. Screws aren't that difficult to operate and the only reason to ever have to retract the blade is if you are a clumsy-ass bumblefuck and would cut yourself otherwise.
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>>3001459
they all use the same blade so it does not matter.
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>>3001651
(you)
>hang on my blades dull and i need to go find a screwdriver to change it
me
>lets get this shit done asap because my blood alcohol levels are dangerously lo and im shaking like a dog shitting peach pits but i can still flip the blade with 1 hand tied behind my back
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>>3001459
You need more than this?
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Milwaukee is the best I've ever had but not the one in the OP. You don't need a tool to change the blade or to open the spare blades.
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>>3001459
I got a stanley swivel-lock, a couple of the old grey 99, and a piece of shit yellow thing where the slide is on the fucking side - biggest piece of shit there is.
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>>3001655
checked.
fuckin a man this brings be back so much its unreal.
>be me
>show up to new 4 plex complex to do the plumbing
>every framer has an extra bag to hold his 24oz brewskie
>they are all wasted
good thing i still got my quick change razor to fend off the wasted feral beaners trying to steal shit from my truck.
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Just get an Olfa. and when it breaks get another one.
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My one
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>>3001459
you posted the wrong toughbuilt, scraper utility is kino af
it's a bit bulky though unfortunately. i keep it in my tool bag as a backup/scraper

fastback with bonus blade flipout is the best pocket carry
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>>3001654
eh
>>3002102
this one requires a special blade, but the special blade is backwards compatible to other utility knives
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Stanley quick change
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>>3001459
Kneel.
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>>3002102
I don't need to scrape shit very often, but this is genuinely cool , assuming the little flipping mechanism is actually strong enough to withstand the forces of scraping. (Doubt)
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>>3002235
Yeah I doubt it is actually robust enough. I have a love hate relationship with those single edge razor blade scrapers. When they work they do work good but the blades are so damn fragile. Now I'm off to research if they make screwdriver handled razor blade scrapers that take utility knife blades...
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>>3002235
>>3002239
thing is super solid.
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>>3001459
I've got the Fiskars Pro, works great, though I recently got that little DeWalt Atomic as an EDC since it fits in a pen pocket really nice.
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I bought 2 bosch knives and didn't realize they had storage for blades
that's neat
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>>3001651
>skill issue (redditspeak)
>calling people clumsy with the handwriting of a grade schooler

I still laugh any time I see a grown adult who still writes in print.
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>>3002449
They didn't even teach cursive in my school. My parents were shocked by this when they had a PTA meeting and asked what grade it would be taught. By the time I was in high school teachers wouldn't even accept papers that were in cursive. Almost no one actually wrote papers by then anyway. Everything was typed on computers. I knew one guy that asked on the first day of a class if the teacher accepted hand written papers and they flat out said no. By the time I left college most teachers didn't even want a paper copy. They wanted it emailed or submitted through the schools online portal.
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Can't remember what those faggy flippy knives are called, but they're all trash.

>>3002102
>scraper utility is kino
>>3002103
>this one requires a special blade
>>3002235
>scrape shit very often
Haven't used one, but I'm sure the flippy-flippy knife is twice as faggy.

Instead get an Olfa that takes 18mm blades, w/ the horn on the butt.
I think they market the horn as a 'tape breaker', but in practice you use it for anything requiring a flat pry tool.
Get the black carbon steel blades. Difference in cost is minimal, and you're always going to be snapping them off/throwing them away, anyway.
Olfa is literally the OG of snap blades. Maybe read the story.

For a scraper, get one of these Tajima handles. They take the same 18mm blades. I have a foot long one that is legitimately more useful, but it's in my truck.
Screws loosen with a nickel or US house key, the jaws have a builtin spring to hold the blade while you adjust it.

Can use the razor edge or the square edge of the blade, depending on what you want (also, flip it around for a 'safe edge'/storage).

Tajima sells their own blades, which are legally distinct, no score marks. Which work fine.
Every once in a while it's useful to have the snap blades, so you can hit a target width (or use up other shorter sections off another tool).

Handle is symmetric, so it works for RH & LH people. Metal cap should you ever need to hammer on it (I haven't).

Special note for German replacement blades.
Their miserly nature has led to the creation of blades with 2x snap points. Same
18mm footprint. So if you're doing something specific, that requires the one razor sharp corner over & over... check those out.

But otherwise, it's just one of those things where the elegance of "tools: Japan" mogs the rest of the candidates.
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>>3002493
The push button is so much easier than the roller lock-unlock on the snap blade knives. I bought a roller one and hate it, it takes 5x as long to open and close.
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>>3001651
What if you're gonna carry it with you? Probably best if you dont have an exposed razor blade in your pocket.
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>>3001459
Whats a good non-chinese made one?
I hate chyna made
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>>3002541
best utility knife by far is OLFA 25mm. nothing comes close in regards to versatility or durability. the flip out style with the tiny blades like op posted are borderline useless and i genuinely don't understand why they have a following. OLFA is Japanese made and very good quality.
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>>3002545
Thanks
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>>3002545
Too thick. Not sharp enough. Too fragile. Doesn't flip
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>>3002545
>No clip for EDC , have to fumble around in your pocket for it
> Can't open with one hand. Holding something in your other hand? You're fucked lol
> Twist multiple times to loosen , then twist multiple times to tighten ; the other guy with a real knife is already finished cutting
> Can't just sharpen it : have to open it up to replace the blade, tiny parts and springs pop out . Lost one? You're fucked!
> Breaks off if you try to cut drywall leaving shards of razor blade stuck in the wall
>Breaks off if you try to cut foam insulation leaving shards of razor blade stuck in the wall
> Can't use it to cut meat
> Can't cut rope, or it will take forever

Come on anon. OLFA has its place as a cheap disposable workbench / "give one to the apprentice/painter" knife but it's far from the GOAT DIY knife. Even this $15 Buck knife from Canadian tire is effortlessly better.
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>>3002449
I can write in cursive, yet choose not to. Why would I want to?
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>>3002572
Apples and oranges. OP posted a bunch of utility knives and you’re turning this into a /k/ thread

You don’t need two hands to roll the little lock wheel, it’s just awkward compared to the push button models and people buy it because they watch AvE too much.
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>>3002591
>Real knives can't be utility knives

Yes they can. And they kick the ass off of most "utility" knives for the same price.
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>>3002606
They do different things well. The fixed blade can keep up with the box cutter on some things if I autistically sharpen the thing, but it’s much easier to swap a blade on the Fastback or snap a section of Olfa off when I consistently need a sharp blade for something.
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>>3001459
I used to use the trapezoid utility blades but I've since moved to the 25mm snap blades. Love them and see no reason to use anything else.
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>>3002687
The trapezoidal razors are useful for certain niches where the 25mm isn't strong enough or sharp enough. Cutting rubber, shingles etc.
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>>3002545
I have both, my milwaukee is a beater that i might need in a moment, no way i could replace it with the olfa. Imagine to have to twist the stupid knob twice with both hands before you can actually use it.
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>>3002693
ur thinking of 18mm style not 25mm.
both the shitflip style and olfa actually use same size blades, 25mm. same strength.
olfa style is vastly more versatile tho. therefore thus superior.
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>>3002722
>vastly more versatile
Really depends what you're doing. For renovations/ repairs I would pick Olfa . For new construction , give me a real knife any day. The real strength of Olfa is that you can throw out the blades so you can beat the shit out of it and use it on stuff that would ruin a normal knife like caulk , drywall and other goop shit. That doesn't make it better than a real knife at real knife tasks. Different tools
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>>3002737
name one thing a boomerblade can do better than the olfa
>you can't
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>>3002738
Anon is sort of retarded with his two handed argument. But I carry one of the small Esee fixed blades on my belt in addition to the Olfa or Fastback when I need them, and the fixed blade makes a better pry bar and slotted screwdriver than any utility blade.

That being said, the Esee knives are kind of a special breed, don’t use your folding Spyderco as a chisel.
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>>3002743
You are the retard, twist knobs or slide bars are shit.
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>>3002749
>click click click
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>>3002761
They are objectively inferior.
Also blades that are supposed to snap off will fail when you don't want them to.
Used these shit things for years, they suck for anything that involves force.
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>>3002762
>thing don't work so i used thing for years
adds up
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>>3002768
It's what i get for listening to people like you for too long.
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>>3002769
nah, i would've taught you how to use them properly.
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>>3002738
Prying, scraping, castrating calves, cutting twine on bales. There, that is 4 things a normal folding knife does better than your faggy snap edge blade.
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I just use a craft knife for everything. A pack of 100 scalpel blades costs like 5 bucks, a few handles can be left lying around everywhere, you can change one out in a second and they're sharp as fuck. More blade length just means more parts to get dull.
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>>3002794
>castrating calves
I'm a different guy, but guilty as charged.
Damn man...I wish I could have lived a more quiet, rural life like yourself. The most heavy duty thing I use my Fastback for is ripping open 40lb bags of salt for the deionized water system at my work. This actually impresses most of my coworkers, which are women, because of the ludicrously soft lives we are now living. I am not being sarcastic or trying to insult in any way. I legitimately feel like my life is super gay and I admire those that have been able to live so much closer to the earth.
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>>3002794
>Prying, scraping, castrating calves, cutting twine on bales
skill issue. I can do all of those things with olfa with greater efficiency and yield a better result.

pocket knives are an ok tool for hamfisted teens to pick at shit inna woods but unacceptable for any real/quality/production/efficient/precise work. olfa does all.

btw entire reason utility knife industry even exists is because pocket knives are complete shit ;)
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>>3002845
>skill issue. I can do all of those things with olfa with greater efficiency and yield a better result.

Doubt.

I can do them all better with a pocket knife because I know how to sharpen one quickly and effectively. So who really has the skill issues here?

>>3002831
Most people are so far removed from real life that they are completely helpless and useless, not saying you are, but the people impressed by cutting a bag open might be beyond saving.
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>>3002749
I dislike the knob. I never use that one, the push button slide ones have been good to me though.
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>>3002848
>sharpen one quickly
uh u can't sharpen a knife quicker than replacing a utility knife blade you delusional boy scout

olfa:10000000
boomerblade: -0
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>>3002852
Lol. Sounds like someone sucks at sharpening. Keep consooming diylet!
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It was cheap, but it cuts through tape and breaks cardboard boxes down like nobody's business. The marlinspike has come in handy more than I thought.
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>>3002854
>keep consuming
you fabricated your entire pocket knife yourself?

can we see it?
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>>3002861
>Buying a knife every few years is the same as having a subscription plan for replacement blades.

I've made fixed blade knives before. No reason yet to make a folder myself because you can buy good quality folders for cheap.

Make sure your subscription plan based e-knife is paid up or else they'll lock you out of being able to use it! Oh hell, who am I kidding, you've never actually used a knife...
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>>3002849
dial is superior, that's why it's used on olfa hd
push button style is hobbyist slop
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>>3002867
>all those broken tips
Lol.. ur reply to my exposing ur woman tier logical inconsistency
is to post photographic evidence that boomerblades are indeed trash while also doubling down on more womanly logical inconsistencies?

bravo bud
go take a shirtless strut around the trailer park, you've earned it
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kitchen knife obv.
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>>3002875
Ok AvE

I’ve had more issues with the knob being awkward to tighten up than anything with the button.
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>>3002773
I doubt you actually use any of your shit.

>>3002849
I had several sliders, but they can move the blade in or out when you don't grip them right, which happened often enough when i have to wear gloves. Or what pissed me off the most, you loose the fucking clip that is supposed to keep the knife in your pocket because it's just a slide in piece.
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>>3002922
i doubt ur iq is above 70

>>3002888
once u get the hang of it there's no going back.

i enjoy quality tools almost as much as this guy >>3002922 enjoys tasting unwashed BBC
so, a lot
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>>3002877
Those knives have seen more abuse than you ever will bud. You say you pry with your pussy Olfa snap blade knife? You've got to be fucking kidding me. Those pocket knives cost less than your shitty disposable handles and do 1000x the work before being used up. Not to even mention the cost of your blades on top of that. 30 seconds to sharpen one on a belt sander and it's good to go for another week or two depending on what kind of abuse I throw at it.
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one time i ordered an izula and a rc4 and they sent 2 izulas on accident with my rc4.
i told them and they said keep it.
lucky me!
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>>3002852
I'm gonna dismantle your whole bullshit right now.

Olfa blades and other shit tier equipment lack what even the most basic pocket knives have; they don't have a pocket clip at all or if they do, it's a dog shit plastic clip that doesn't fucking work. Anybody who actually works with their hands knows that if you're climbing up some shaft or under a deck, or crouching on some rafters the last fucking knife you want in your pocket is a shitty olfa that falls out of your pocket. Every Olfa I've ever tried to use as an EDC fell out of my pocket at some point and got lost. This fact alone relegates Olfa and other knives like it to workbench only duty , or "throw in the painting supplies bin ". Unlike even the most basic $10 chink folding knife that I can always rely on because I always know it will be clipped to my leg no matter what conditions, I can generally assume that the Olfa will fall out of my pocket within 1-3 minutes of crouching, climbing ladders or crawling. That's why you're a pussy faggot who doesn't know shit.
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>>3002987
Come on man. I am admittedly a DIY toddler faggot city boy. But just from a pure logistical perspective, I just bought two Fastbacks with the driver bit because logically they are the most intelligent choice from a laymen's perspective. It is the tool of least resistance. I maybe open to an argument of an iron sword being the most ethical tool to strip wires however, I am open to that.
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>>3002998
The bit retention on these sucks though, it will fail within a few weeks of real world use
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>>3002998
Fastbacks are good. I never said they aren't. I own three .I'm responding to the Olfa fag.
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>>3002969
whatever faggot
i'm sure they look nice next to your unused wera shit
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>>3003065
Kek I like the Olfas but there probably is a correlation between unused Wera and the knob lock Olfas
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>>3002987
sir, this is a wendy's

>>3003067
judging by that photo a butter knife would be more fitting to ur craftsmanship
bet u can recommend a great queso recipe tho ;)
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>>3001459
I've settled on the dewalt side button folder, it opens smooth and quick. Other guys tell me the clip is on the wrong side but it's right for me. Slide knife out by the clip with thumb into the palm then flip open. The thin profile doesn't take up much space in the pocket and lots of metal in the construction gives it a weight in the hand and enough inertia to always fully open with a satisfying snap. The clip is made with a curved round wire so there is much less worry of scratching peoples cars etc when working in tight spaces.
Klein folder got me into the flip open style with the side button, thought it was the best thing ever when I started using it but now it feels too wide in the pocket, too light and too plastic. Opens fully most of the time but with 2 positions you need to be sure to keep the button depressed past the first stop and the light weight means you need to flip it out with some intention.
Tried the milwaukee between these too. It's sufficient but has similar problems as the Klein with the addition that if you let up on the button at any time while opening the blade it will stop in its tracks and need another flick or two hand opening.
>t. Use a blade briefly several times a day every day for over a decade
If stocking shelves or something like that where the knife is in hand most of the day I'd use the super small push out knife in a sleeve that uses the square blades or a full size stanley push out knife with the blade storage in the base of the handle.
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Thick diecast body with soft but still grippy hammered finish. Extremely smooth action. Autoloading.

Its really fucking nice, I use it over the 20 other ones I have.
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>>3003067
>becomes a tin knocker working with a bunch of undocumented cubans
>still cant afford wera

lul
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>>3001459
2.73 MB of cope. A cheap Stanley knife mogs all.
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>>3003136
I prefer Wiha or Felo since their screwdrivers are actually made in Germany and the grip is far better if you have man sized hands.
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>>3003141
You are kinda right but the feeling of a higher quality than average tool is addicting. Also most of us non-construction soft fags have to deal with a screw about 3x a year, and I'm on the stronger end of that. So wearing out in a few weeks is more like wearing out in a few centuries for us. I have a specific job at work to maintain the deionized water system so about every other day I have to rip open a 40lb bag of salt and dump it into the system, but most of us city fags only need it to rip open a package faster. This is why I think it's the ideal tool for myself. Speech over. I am a millenial faggot with gay Deadpool humor, but at least, I will never let my family have sex with black people.
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>>3003163
Damn I fucked up big time by making such a feels post and linked it to the wrong guy. Meant for >>3003012
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>>3003164
Fuck man, I fucked up AGAIN. I actually meant for the guy I originally responded to...and the other guy...combined. I am a retard.
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>>3002969
Mutt's law at it again.
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>>3003164
Wera is still gay
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>>3001459
There is no best knife, only the best knife for your job. Im the stone anon, so my most common "knife" is probably a razorblade for scraping polishing natural stone. Besides that the thin olfa knives clean cracks and prep edges for epoxy etc and the thicker blade olfa for cutting protection materials.

I've never needed anything serrated, and the olfa gives me the chance at a new tip as often as I need. I did like picrel DeWalt blades with the carbide edge when I was doing my glue down vinyl planks though.
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>>3002849
have the top one twice
very pleasant for a 'pen sized' cutter
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>>3003170
rent free
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>>3002606
Not really, they loose the edge the second you hit metal. Easy fix on a utility knife, annoying fix on a "real" knife.
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>>3003154
If wera would make all their handles solid plastic without that rubber shit that turns to aids the moment oil touches it i would be happy.
Felo is fine but their qc dropped off really hard.
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>>3003256
Wiha ftw I guess
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>>3002580
It's faster than printing.
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>>3002875
>dial is superior
By what metric?
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>>3002998
Carry a regular Fastback and, if you need to drive screws, an x-in-one multi-bit screwdriver with the assortment of bits you use.
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>>3003224
not knowing that knife sharpeners exist and take literally 30 seconds to use

And, stop hitting metal, dummy. I sharpen my knife like once a month and even that isn't really necessary.
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>>3003351
>not knowing that knife sharpeners exist and take literally 30 seconds to use
>using a fixed blade knife for utility purposes obligates you to carry multiple sharpeners around with you
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>>3003352
>>not knowing that knife sharpeners exist and take literally 30 seconds to use
>>using a utility knife requires you to always carry around 1000 blade replacements or to snip a little off the tip every 5 seconds.

Sounds jewish.

Utility knives have their place if you're doing shit like scoring drywall, breaking down a ton of boxes constantly, or cutting carpet. Their blades are too weak and fragile for a lot of daily abuse with what I do.
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>>3003355
>>>using a utility knife requires you to always carry around 1000 blade replacements
Lots of utility knives can hold a few spare blades. And a small pack of spare blades is a lot smaller/lighter than the sharpeners you posted. Even failing all that, every standard utility blade has two sides. Decent utility knife blades use bimetal induction-hardened edges that can get away with both harder and sharper edges than conventional fixed blade knives. Some have carbide coatings that dramatically increase wear resistance.

>or to snip a little off the tip every 5 seconds.
Except this thread is about "best" utility knives. Those aren't contenders.

>Utility knives have their place if you're doing shit like
...cutting things.

>Their blades are too weak and fragile for a lot of daily abuse with what I do.
Like...?
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>>3003369
Nta but I agree with you. There is absolutely a place for a fixed blade/folding traditional knife, but rarely on a job site. I work all over at various stages of construction and I can't say I've ever seen a fellow tradie pull a proper knife for anything but cutting an apple at lunch. Utility knives can handle tremendous abuse before snapping, and if you are doing a repetitive job that needs strength you usually have shears or another specialized tool, not a big knife.
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>>3003396
>but rarely on a job site
Cutting insulation is one thing that usually goes better with a fixed blade, but knives optimized for that aren't really "utility knives" suited to general tasks.
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>>3003396
>but rarely on a job site. I work all over at various stages of construction and I can't say I've ever seen a fellow tradie pull a proper knife for anything but cutting an apple at lunch


If you're using a knife all day busting ass in a production environment making office blocks or doing shitty residential interiors with drywall then disposable blades like Olfas are good for this. Not because it's a good knife but just because you can throw out the blades and replace them . They are fine for that purpose. However it's just my experience as a maintenance man / country boy/ structural installer/ carpenter/ equipment operator that I use a knife maybe a few times a day and I prefer the shape, feel , one-handed opening and general sturdiness of a real flip knife. Imagine youre rigging a long post while holding it in place with your hands and and for safety reasons you suddenly need to cut a 1“ thick nylon rope with a fuckin olfa knife. And you feel with your free hand and it's not even in your pocket anymore because it fell out. Whoops! Should have had the right equipment for the job. Olfa knives are for the type of job where you're wearing a tool belt all day. I'm jumping in and out of equipment , getting in holes , cutting off roots , crouching, reaching, climbing ladders, tying ropes, cutting plastic blister packages , prying metal, etc. An Olfa is suitable for none of that really
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>>3003483
>Olfas
>CTRL+F olfa
>38 results
What's with the obsession here?

>>3003369
>>or to snip a little off the tip every 5 seconds.
>Except this thread is about "best" utility knives. Those aren't contenders.
Apart from the anon obsessed with handling knobs, people here have generally been able to acknowledge the insufficiencies of that style of utility knife. If the question is whether a utility knife per se is suitable for a task, the comparison to make is against a utility knife without those insufficiencies.
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>>3003488
Everyone calls any retractable snap blade knife an olfa, since olfa is the main company.
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>>3003488
>>3003494
Olfa is the most common ones that aren’t chinese trash. It’s either dollar store snap blades, or rebranded dollar store crap for $5 as Anvil or Husky, or like $9 for the Japanese Olfa.
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>>3003494
Nah nigga nobody do dat
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>>3003578
>missing its a dog whistle for pl*bbitors and garagejournal jerkoff faggot (hint theyr the same insufferable edamamebois)
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>>3003585
Can I get a translation to English?
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>>3001459
Olfa for anything not drywall, vintage Craftsman for that.
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>>3002743
>he doesnt have the olfa knife with the rear tool
Why did you buy the worst one? This one can pry and be a flathead without ever touching the blade.
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>>3004536
Because things like that with pointy metal on both ends tend to rip through my pockets within a month or two of use and cause me to lose stuff when it falls through said pocket hole
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>>3004555
> afraid of pointy metal
> rounded over smooth pry nubbin
Can never carry coins, keys, or any tool in his pocket
> “I’m a man”
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>>3004558
>has worked with these things on a daily basis
>has learned what works for me and what doesn’t
You got me
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>4Chins
Where any personal preference in any subject become a battle to the death over what meaningless preference is "objectively" better.
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>>3001459
I have this chineseium box knife that kinda looks like the Husky knife in your image. It's my favorite box cutter I've ever used. Next best from that image that I've used is the Milwaukee in the bottom middle. I like being able to flip them open and closed without having to use a second hand.
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>>3004595
Fuck off were having an argument
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just bought me one of these little niglets, what am i in for?
it looks ok to me.
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>>3001459
fairly certain at least 1/3 of these came out the same chinese factory.
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>>3004759
>Ok nife
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>>3004801
kek so i got my chinkshit
first of all they sent the wrong color.
i got some kind of green shit with red shit on it
it feels ok in that its not wiggly or anything.
i hate the fact i need a tool to unlock the blade screw thing
it came with a ceramic blade that ive never had it seems sharp but i feel like its gonna end up with shards of it in my eye at some point.
also ive had it probly 6 hours and the "hard anodizing" is already rubbing off
not recommended
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>>3001459
The one you have when you need it
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>>3002101
Need to fix the latch for the blade retainer on mine
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Bought one of these for 30 bucks, it took a month to show up.

It's very cute and small. I don't have the room for a full belt sander, but this works well enough for small tasks. Belts aren't great and don't last long, but they're 20 cents each, so what do you expect? Adjusting the plate behind the belt is a PITA because the nuts aren't captive, but replacing belts isn't too bad.
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>>3004895
You spent $54.99 for this. You deserve castration, unironically.
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>>3004954
listen listen, i was drunk, and i already sent it back.
at least leave me 1 nut.
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>>3004895
>>3004954
>>3004955
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>>3005008
i have a bunch like that.
i bought the over priced chink one because it has most of the blade exposed, and i liked that.
anyone got an actual good one worth buying with the blade exposed like that?
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>>3001654
It's more about protecting the blade from vibrational dulling when it's not being used.
t. Carpet layer
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>>3005389
It’s more about how long the blade extends
t. Carpet muncher
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>>3003280
No way. My printer can do 24 pages a minute.
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>>3002493
Fellow floor layer and LAX user. I moved to AUS where the only snap blade knives are disposable junk and literally everyone is using stanley types. It's fucking unbearable watching people sharpening or changing blades all day long...

>>3002523
These are kinda a personal preference depending on the work you do. Anything where you're brute force gripping it you can accidentally unlock it, which is why I have the one >>3002493 shows for cutting and tucking. I have the quickie one for pretty much everything else. You can also perfectly control cut depth when you need it.

>>3001655
I can snap in about 1 second on my boot with one hand, and if you want you can get a belt accessory that you snap into to hold the wasted blade frags.

>>3002102
You can scrape with an olfa snap blade as long as you've snapped at least once. The snap lines are laser cut and have a perfect 90 degree edge on the perforation side. It's a lot smaller than a stanley blade, but works perfectly at it's smaller size.

You can get hook blades, sawblades, etc. They make over 60 different knives, and then there's all the other cutters after that. If you're doing literally any task that dulls a blade you should be using an olfa or a knockoff of one. If you have a specialized task that does require a unique blade style then get gud at sharpening that wierd shape.
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Whats with all the short blade knifes?

This is what i use, and nothing else.
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>>3003483
>Imagine youre rigging a long post while holding it in place with your hands and and for safety reasons you suddenly need to cut a 1“ thick nylon rope
nothing like this has ever happened to me
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>>3005766
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>>3005766
>Whats with all the short blade knifes?
>Posts a knife you can't use anywhere near as much blade at once



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