Snap-On Folding Knife Review
This morning I got up early to get to the auto parts store for 16 quarts of oil and filter for my F350, before the days blast furnace temps kick in, supposed to get to 105 today, with 35% humidity .I grabbed the youngest who was wasting his morning playing video games, figure I might as well teach him at least one skill today anyway at the parts store with 4 gallons of oil in my arms, I spy a rack of tools near the register and see a Snap-On Brand Folding knife. Figuring the youngster needed a new knife ; I picked it up for $12 figured how bad it could be. So here goes my first knife review feel free to beat it up I got thick skin, been writing reports for 18 years.
After opening the pain in the @$$ blister pack, without cutting myself, the knife is Snap-On Tools brand name, made in China, folding liner lock, with stainless steel blade, aluminum scales and stainless liner lock. The butt has what is described as a glass break point. Overall length is 6 ½, 3 7/8 closed and weights two ounces.
The blade is a tanto style blade, 2 ¾ long and ¾ at the widest point, and is extremely attracted to magnets, the same as a carbon steel blade, making me question the quality of the stainless, but then again, I only spent $12. It appears to be a soft stainless steel, scratched easily with another knife blade.
The dual opposing thumb studs are 1/8 in diameter and have very sharp points. I see a dremel in the thumb studs future
The red aluminum scales, make up the frame, are 1/8 think and has an overall length 3 ½ inches. The handles are 7/8 wide. They are held together with three torx screws, one post and one axel screw that the blade pivots on. One interesting note was the glass break point is mounted in a solid aluminium blck that also acts as a spacer between the scales.
I did try the liner lock, test, by hitting the back of the balde against a wooden cutting block, it failed with little effort, however a Gerber Paraframe withstood considerable abuse.
The butt end of the knife has a glass break point that is ¼ wide and 3/16 tall. The pocket clip has three screws holding to the right side of the frame, is 2 ¼ long and just under a ¼ wide. Not sure how well my arm would hold up, if I ever needed to use it to break auto glass .it will probably meet the dremel too
The pocket clip is flimsy and bends too easily and I see it being rendered useless, bent or broken.
Compared to my Gerber Paraframe this knife is comparable in length and size, but comparing it to the
Schrade 190T its apples and oranges. The Gerber is better built for $10 more, but considering my youngest will probably lose it before summer is over, its a good starter for him. As a $12 knife that Snap-On put their name on, it is probably worth on $8 with someone elses name. Its a good looking knife and feels good in the hand, but the soft blade metal and weak pocket clip will probably relegate it to a throw around and no real loss when the summer is over----Bill
This morning I got up early to get to the auto parts store for 16 quarts of oil and filter for my F350, before the days blast furnace temps kick in, supposed to get to 105 today, with 35% humidity .I grabbed the youngest who was wasting his morning playing video games, figure I might as well teach him at least one skill today anyway at the parts store with 4 gallons of oil in my arms, I spy a rack of tools near the register and see a Snap-On Brand Folding knife. Figuring the youngster needed a new knife ; I picked it up for $12 figured how bad it could be. So here goes my first knife review feel free to beat it up I got thick skin, been writing reports for 18 years.
After opening the pain in the @$$ blister pack, without cutting myself, the knife is Snap-On Tools brand name, made in China, folding liner lock, with stainless steel blade, aluminum scales and stainless liner lock. The butt has what is described as a glass break point. Overall length is 6 ½, 3 7/8 closed and weights two ounces.
The blade is a tanto style blade, 2 ¾ long and ¾ at the widest point, and is extremely attracted to magnets, the same as a carbon steel blade, making me question the quality of the stainless, but then again, I only spent $12. It appears to be a soft stainless steel, scratched easily with another knife blade.
The dual opposing thumb studs are 1/8 in diameter and have very sharp points. I see a dremel in the thumb studs future
The red aluminum scales, make up the frame, are 1/8 think and has an overall length 3 ½ inches. The handles are 7/8 wide. They are held together with three torx screws, one post and one axel screw that the blade pivots on. One interesting note was the glass break point is mounted in a solid aluminium blck that also acts as a spacer between the scales.
I did try the liner lock, test, by hitting the back of the balde against a wooden cutting block, it failed with little effort, however a Gerber Paraframe withstood considerable abuse.
The butt end of the knife has a glass break point that is ¼ wide and 3/16 tall. The pocket clip has three screws holding to the right side of the frame, is 2 ¼ long and just under a ¼ wide. Not sure how well my arm would hold up, if I ever needed to use it to break auto glass .it will probably meet the dremel too
The pocket clip is flimsy and bends too easily and I see it being rendered useless, bent or broken.
Compared to my Gerber Paraframe this knife is comparable in length and size, but comparing it to the
Schrade 190T its apples and oranges. The Gerber is better built for $10 more, but considering my youngest will probably lose it before summer is over, its a good starter for him. As a $12 knife that Snap-On put their name on, it is probably worth on $8 with someone elses name. Its a good looking knife and feels good in the hand, but the soft blade metal and weak pocket clip will probably relegate it to a throw around and no real loss when the summer is over----Bill
