Utility knives

I used a carbon mora before finally snapping it cutting sod. Cheap, easy to sharpen, pretty utilitarian... YMMV but a relatively thin FB makes a great utility knife for the garden, garage, wood shop, tool box, etc.

I just haven't gotten around to replacing it yet.
 
Let's see...

Anything by Zero Tolerance
Spyderco Manix, Delica, Endura, Police
Anything by Becker
Anything from ESEE
Cold Steel makes good fixed and folding knives
Condor Knife & Tool
Bark River Knife & Tool

Have I missed any?
 
Bent the tip on my Needs Work. And, no, I wasn't prying or batoning with it. The Needs Work is a neat take on the wharncliffe, but a little thin at the tip.

I like my Pocket Razel, and as of this morning, my Folding Razel, much better.
 
I've done the same too, you're right, the tip is kinda thin on the factory grind. I actually bent and broke off about 3/8" from the tip, so I just ground it down into a steeper point. For $20, it's hard to beat a blem'd Needs Work.
 
Not sure, but maybe he means replaceable blade box-cutter type utility knives?
 
Yeah, the op didn't give us much to go on. Price range, tasks etc. Over all I'd say that you should look for a thin blade since they cut much better and longer since they have good geometry.

For a fixed blade it's hard to beat mora's.
For folders, pretty much any knife produced by a big name company is going to be good. I'm partial to the cold steel triad locking knives.
For folding replaceable utility blade knives, I have a husky brand that I picked up 4 or 5 years ago. It's awesome for $9.95, rock solid lock up and quality materials.
 
Amazon has the Spyderco Tenacious on sale for $31.47 (shipping included) right now. Great deal.
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Not sure, but maybe he means replaceable blade box-cutter type utility knives?
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Chris Pierce said:
Yeah, the op didn't give us much to go on. Price range, tasks etc. Over all I'd say that you should look for a thin blade since they cut much better and longer since they have good geometry.

For a fixed blade it's hard to beat mora's.
For folders, pretty much any knife produced by a big name company is going to be good. I'm partial to the cold steel triad locking knives.
For folding replaceable utility blade knives, I have a husky brand that I picked up 4 or 5 years ago. It's awesome for $9.95, rock solid lock up and quality materials.
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My bad. I looking at knives that are good for box cutting but can also be used cut rope, thin wire or act as a wire stripper. Something you would use in a warehouse.
 
Cutting wire with your knife is a bad idea. Mostly you end up with a notched or chipped blade, depending on the steel, and a wire that still hasn't been cut.

You sound like you need a multitool. Leatherman and Gerber seem to have the widest variety, and both have reputations for good quality. Almost every company that makes knives makes some version of multitool, too, and trying to find "the right one" is almost as much fun as looking at knives!

Think it over.
 
tont said:
My bad. I looking at knives that are good for box cutting but can also be used cut rope, thin wire or act as a wire stripper. Something you would use in a warehouse.
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For what you described, sounds like a simple, disposable HD razor knife, with a retractable blade would do you fine.
You can get a good one with 3 extra blades for $5 too. Why beat up a knife on wire, when you can just
throw away a razor and have a fresh "razor sharp" ;) blade every time.

JMHO
 
If you're familiar with using utility knives with replaceable blades, Cold Steel's mini tuff lite might be a viable option. It's a very small, light weight knife and looks like a razor knife with a permanent blade. I might pick one up also since I've primarily used utility knives with replaceable razor blades in the past.

I just noticed your post about cutting rope. The blade on this knife might be too short to do that effectively.
 
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