stanley 99 as edc

i never have, in the uk these sorts of knives got used quite alot in violent crime so they seem to have as much of an image as a weapon as they do of a tool.

still, they seem like a good idea for an EDC, cheap, reliable etc.
 
nokia said:
Just wondering, but has any ever edc'd a classic Stanley 10-099 (099, e99, 99 w/e) or the 199 for a little while?

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-10-099-Classic-Retractable-Utility/dp/B00002X204

Any thoughts?
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I've never EDC'd one. The closest I ever got to that was when I was working in a development lab and kept one of the smaller razor knives in my labcoat pocket. But I still carried a Buck 303 in my pants pocket and even when wearing my labcoat, there were times that I fished out the pocket knife to do something that the razor knife would not.
 
The closest I got was when I carried a sharped "putty" knife. Unlike a utlity knife, a sharpened putty knife can easily cut up apples and such.

I will note that many LEOs saw utility knife carry as a weapon long before 9/11. In my training back in 1990, utility knives were specifically pointed out (as well as bottle openers, etc.).
 
Was given one to use at work in 1998 -1999, heavier than most of my other knives.
 
I edc one at work more than anywhere. I usually carry a husky folding utility lockback with me. I bought 200 stanely razor blades for 9.99 and they stay sharp a little bit longer than my Queen gunstock. (not AS SHARP, but its very nice for working with) But I have ran out of the house and that was the last thing I grabbed because one of my knives where lost and not found at that moment in time.
 
jill jackson said:
9/11 did the utility knife a lot of damage as a tool.
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Ha! Funny you mention that.

In college I played violin in the university symphony. The dorms weren't air conditioned and I lived on the first floor, right above the boiler room, so the humidity was horrific.

Humidity isn't good for voilins, especially 100+ year old violins like mine. One day shortly after 9/11/01 I was sitting in my room working one something and heard a pop. I didn't think a whole lot about it until I got my fiddle out to practice later that evening and the bridge was snapped in half. The humidity caused the top plate to expand and the upward pressure on the strings was more than the bridge could take.

Fortunately, I had a few semi-finished bridge blanks in my case. At the time I was EDC'ing a Kershaw and no other knife I had with me in the dorm was thin enough to do the delicate work to cut the bridge.

So off I went to Wal Mart in search of a thin knife.

Box cutter! Brilliant. Picked one out, the same one we're talking about in this thread actually, and went to pay. At the time, and my driver's license is proof of this, I guess I kinda looked like a terrorist with my full beard and the cashier wouldn't ring me up until the manager approved it :rolleyes:.

But what I learned was, the box cutter is the absolute best knife I've ever found for cutting violin bridges. Vastly better than knives actually made to cut bridges because the handle is smaller and much easier to control.

Box cutters are great tools, but this Stanley is heavy. Far too heavy to EDC. If you need to EDC a box cutter, either put it in a holster on your belt or get a plastic one. To this day, that box cutter lives in my violin case and I've used it several times to cut bridges on the fly before concerts for people. As naked as I feel without my EDC, I'd feel equally naked without that box cutter in my violin case. If I ever had to fly, security would just have to deal with it.
 
I keep one in the bottom of my tool box for cutting things that I don't want to cut with my work knife, stuff like roofing felt or anything awkward where I'm likely to ram the blade into concrete etc.
The comments about Stanley knives being viewed as weapons are spot on in the UK. However, it always amazes me how many times I show someone one of my knives and they say something like "You could do someone some serious damage with that". After all, nobody ever says it when I use a hammer or battery drill. Its a shame so many people automatically think of knives as weapons.
In my opinion, people who think like that have heads far more screwed up than the average knife fan. Sad really.

Regards, Ian
 
i always have one stuck in my tool case/bag/box and one in my truck and i would feel equally as naked without it in there as I would be without a knife on me.
 
I keep one in my turnout gear for miscellaneous small jobs (cutting plastic sheeting, scoring drywall if we are making a 'neat' hole, etc.). It's handy because if it gets dull or the blade snaps, take it out and pop in a new one. Mine is a lockback folding style. (So not exactly like the one in the OP, but similar in spirit :D )
 
I've noticed a lot of fancy box cutter type stuff in the stores the past few years.
Like this folding locking model with a pocket clip and a thumb stud.
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Absolutely. I usually carry the lighter plastic ones that you can push out as much blade as you need. They whittle like crazy. They get to looking disgusting when used for food. I have skinned several deer with them as well.
 
Anybody have experience with the Stanley sport utility knife? Three inch folding blade on one side and standard utility retractable blade on the other.
 
The Stanley 199 is a great tool to have in a toolbox. I wouldn't, however, want to EDC one- unless I was in a trade where it was necessary too.

I have carried a folding Sheffield utility knife on some occasions, when such a tool was percieved necessary. There is some chores, where using a disposable blade is preferable to a regular knife.
 
I edc'd a Stanley like that for five+ years, but only at work. First in building office partitions, then in purchasing/shipping/receiving. The finish was almost nonexistent after two years, I used it so much.

Now, I can think of a bunch of knives that would work even better.

thx - cpr
 
Stanley's (and utility knives in general) are spectacular. My last job was as an account manager. I was primarily behind a desk upstairs, but I did spend a good deal of my time in shipping and receiving, making sure my sales rep's orders were going out on time, etc. Us desk jockeys were provided with those little paper-sheathed, retractable knives that look too small for anything other than fixing a wobble in a table. I used a Spyderco Dragonfly until I got a few gasps and "Oh mys" from various people, after which I picked up a cheapo, Diamond brand utility knife. That's what' I'll be taking to my next job (I've been "between jobs" for the last month. I hate this economy).

I also have a Stanley, which I love far more than the Diamond (comfier, fits replacement blades easier). It's mainly my drywall knife, since I haven't really used it for much else. Great for just about anything you can think of that you wouldn't want to jeopardize a pocket knife blade with.
 
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