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russc

russc

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#1
I don't know the correct term, I know it as a 'Stanley' knife with changeable blades. Perhaps 'utility' knife is the universal term.
I surely cannot be the only person who's thumb invariably hovers over the blade retract button when cutting?
Any recommendation for a knife that I won't continually retract the blade while trying to cut?
 
#2
I use a Rolson Folding Tradesman Knife. The blade locks in place when extended and requires a deliberate action to fold it back down.
 

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#11
Since I started using Olfa (maybe 20 years ago), I will never want anything else. I have 2 so I can always find one when I need it. Blades are cheap for bulk packs and available anywhere. Being able to simply snap off a dull portion of the blade and keep going is a beautiful thing. Mine don't look exactly like this, but damned close.

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#13
In British, Australian and New Zealand English, along with Dutch and Austrian German, a utility knife frequently used in the construction industry is known as a Stanley knife.[2] This name is a generic trademark named after Stanley Works, a manufacturer of such knives. In Israel and Switzerland, these knives are known as Japanese knives. In Brazil they are known as estiletes or cortadores Olfa (the latter, being another genericised trademark).[citation needed] In Portugal and Canada they are also known as X-Acto (yet another genericised trademark). In India, the Philippines, France, Iraq, Italy, Egypt, and Germany, they are simply called cutter.[citation needed] In the Flemish region of Belgium it is called cuttermes(je) (cutter knife).[citation needed] In general Spanish, they are known as cortaplumas (penknife, when it comes to folding blades);[citation needed] in Spain, Mexico, and Costa Rica, they are colloquially known as cutters; in Argentina and Uruguay the segmented fixed-blade knives are known as "Trinchetas".[citation needed] In Turkey, they are known as maket bıçağı (which literally translates as model knife).[3]

Other names for the tool are box cutter or boxcutter, razor blade knife, razor knife, carpet knife, pen knife, stationery knife, sheetrock knife, or drywall knife.
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Utility knife - Wikipedia

Olfa is smaller and VERY handy for smaller work, and particularly paper-cutting (book trimming). I have never accidentally snapped-off a blade, but I have broken the tip.

The box-cutter which takes SE razor blades is good for fast cutting of cartons because the blades and the holder are CHEAP so you don't cry when the knife gets lost.

For actual opening cartons my tool is a serrated steak knife in a can on the delivery porch.
 
#14
I have tried almost every variant of those snap-blade knives, and the olfas always was the best—handy, lightweight, rugged, precise. The only problem is that the blade-holder isn‘t secured and thus can get lost (when you’re carrying it while running around/making acrobatics on a scaffolding,ladder etc.)
 
#16
I'll visit the local DIY outlet to get a feel.
The trade counters don't really give opportunity to 'try before you buy'.

Might get an actual 'Stanley'; though as they are largely now an importer of Chinese manufactured tools they ain't what they used to be. Sigh.

Interestingly, the last picture showing the guy wearing gloves & cutting shows his thumb over the blade retract button.

My old knife is worst possible design. Where the thumb rest is on the Stanley (linked) on mine is the blade retract button with a smaller blade release button behind.

I will consider the snap blade knifes as another option.
 
#17
cogitech said:
Since I started using Olfa (maybe 20 years ago), I will never want anything else. I have 2 so I can always find one when I need it. Blades are cheap for bulk packs and available anywhere. Being able to simply snap off a dull portion of the blade and keep going is a beautiful thing. Mine don't look exactly like this, but damned close.
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That's not a knife - YouTube
 
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