Which Stanley Knives

[mr haynes]

Having now misplaced all of mine, is there a forum favourite flavour before i go try purchasing any more?

For general usage and the odd stupid idea....

 

[tom2207]

99e , the standard retractable one ,,,, ive a fair few stanleys , dolphins and old rigids etc etc , but the one I reach for most is the old 99e

 

[Mark 5]

Having now misplaced all of mine, is there a forum favourite flavour before i go try purchasing any more?

For general usage and the odd stupid idea....

Take a look at

This

and

This

 

[premmington]

I like the fixed blade carpet fitters type.

1-10-550 with the yellow sheath

1-10-550 - Google Search

 

[BrokenBiker]

Take a look at

This

and

This

thanks for that...more stuff i need to buy to keep on the crane (the scrapers are handy for cleaning grease off the windscreen after it falls off the jib

 

[julianf]

Ive one of the Milwaukee "flick" knives for clean work, and all the others are bog standard fixed blade stanleys (mostly picked up from bootsales for pennies)

Anything with moving parts just jams up on me (hence keeping the Milwaukee for inside work)

 

[mr haynes]

99e , the standard retractable one ,,,, ive a fair few stanleys , dolphins and old rigids etc etc , but the one I reach for most is the old 99e

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I've pretty much always had just what i consider the tradtional fixed ones with the odd retractable as above.
Thought i'd check if any modern ones worth a look

 

[Mark 5]

thanks for that...more stuff i need to buy to keep on the crane (the scrapers are handy for cleaning grease off the windscreen after it falls off the jib

I've been promised one this Christmas.

 

[tom2207]

ive a folding irwin one that does a fair turn just cos you can put it in your pocket ,, but at the end of the day if I want a scraper I take a scraper ,,,, etc etc , good old 99e retract does all I need from a knife


lol

thats not a knife ,,, this is a knife

 

[tom2207]

 

[Mark 5]

99e , the standard retractable one ,,,, ive a fair few stanleys , dolphins and old rigids etc etc , but the one I reach for most is the old 99e

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Ah, the tried and trusted.

One of my brothers, when going through his stuff, he had 19 of them, 19, we figured if he couldn't find one to hand, he'd just buy another.

 

[zzr1200]

My go to stanley style knife these days very very strongly built, the only downside is there's no spare blade storage inbuilt.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-24383-Folding-Trimming-Knife/dp/B074MQGGSG/ref=asc_df_B074MQGGSG?mcid=b2689c5e9e1e3a6997ea373705b91e3e&th=1&psc=1&hvocijid=7044064750743078723-B074MQGGSG-&hvexpln=74&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7044064750743078723&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9189972&hvtargid=pla-2281435177138&psc=1&gad_source=1

 

[mr haynes]

Ah, the tried and trusted.

One of my brothers, when going through his stuff, he had 19 of them, 19, we figured if he couldn't find one to hand, he'd just buy another.

This! Difference being i always acquired/found them along the way, so replacing lost ones until now....

 

[Rannsachair]

I bought one of these to replace a Stanley knife and prefer it.

 

[premmington]

I bought one of these to replace a Stanley knife and prefer it.
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That looks a good thing

 

[MattF]

My go to stanley style knife these days very very strongly built, the only downside is there's no spare blade storage inbuilt.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-24383-Folding-Trimming-Knife/dp/B074MQGGSG/ref=asc_df_B074MQGGSG?mcid=b2689c5e9e1e3a6997ea373705b91e3e&th=1&psc=1&hvocijid=7044064750743078723-B074MQGGSG-&hvexpln=74&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7044064750743078723&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9189972&hvtargid=pla-2281435177138&psc=1&gad_source=1

I've got a similar one. Got it from B&M, if I recall correctly. Think it's a Stanley.

My favourite though is the Bosch folding knife.

https://amzn.eu/d/0vk8WkE

Looking at that price though, they've more than doubled in price since I bought mine.

 

[MattF]

That looks a good thing

They are nice. Blade storage in the handle too.

 

[MetalMonkey]

I've a selection of 99's and 99E's for use around the workshop. There has been a few variations over the years and the older ones are definitely better made.
For going out to site, its a Milwaukee fastback - just a bit more compact and nice to use.

I've heard good things about the fiskers pro, but not tried one yet - I have more utility knives than is reasonable as it is, but you seem to just end up with them.

 

[tom2207]

I've a selection of 99's and 99E's for use around the workshop. There has been a few variations over the years and the older ones are definitely better made.
For going out to site, its a Milwaukee fastback - just a bit more compact and nice to use.

I've heard good things about the fiskers pro, but not tried one yet - I have more utility knives than is reasonable as it is, but you seem to just end up with them.

im like that with grinders

 

[Porkypine]

A whole load of the retractable 99 Stanleys, I seem to just acquire them, I honestly don't remember ever going out and buying one !