Customer Reviews

Sheffield 12331 Heavy Duty Lock-back Utility Knife

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This utility knife model 12231 by Sheffield (Great Neck) ia a brute to hold in one's hand, and I like that because it feels rock solid in your hand when you need extra 'umph' to get through tougher materials such as thick vinyl, and for me makes me feel safer when drawn near your limbs because it does not wobble in your hand. I really like their heavy duty quick change mechanism too on this premium tool. Is the $25 bucks worth the price? With an emphatic yes... Since it's a super-saver shipment, 5-extra blades that are very sharp, high quality workmanship, and Sheffield's warranty--once again you get what you pay for.

While its description says its heavy duty it is probably more suited to casual use. I work in a factory where I use my knife for 8 hours a day. I bought this knife with the hopes that it would stand up to a normal shift. After just two days use the thumb nub got extremely loose on the first one. After a replacement, the second knifes thumb nub broke completely off. I noticed that they are screwed on and the screws become stripped. To tighten the screw you have to rip up the rubber pad to get to the screw which would create a whole new issue trying to reattach the pad. While the knife is heavy duty on the whole it is just frustrating when the comfort features fail. I plan on trying to reattach the nub before sending it back to see if in the future it will make a useful product.

I had a sheffield rhino and I thought it was the best, I (reluctantly) gave it to one of my buddies at work that said his utility knife sucked. I got on line to get another rhino and seen this gem and had to have it, turns out I like it better than the rhino! Buy one you'll love it! and you can't beat the price! This is one hefty heavy duty knife!

I got this knife to replace a similar knife I had. The storage is nice, along with the way the knife feels in your hand ergonomically. The sheer size of it is a bit bigger than what I expected, and the blade changing mechanism is a bit tricky at times.

Not bad, not great, but useful.

all pros mostly,

BTW BESSY AND SHEFFIELD ARE THE SAME FOLDING KNIFES IN THIS CASE!!!...

i bought both thease knifes off amazon to be sure...

they are exctaly the same!
only diff is the blades, one says bessy one says sheffield..

other wise there exctaly the same,
so which ever one is on sale get it!!!
because there the same..

now I own 2 of them..one for work..one for home I suppose..

only con i can think of is this..

I WISH IT WAS ALL BLACK! I DONT LIKE HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN BLUE OR RED,
this is a big thing for me, because, I dont perfer blue or black...
i dont like either color...
im not picky i just want a black one period!

there needs to be 3 colors...make it happen thanks lol
please note this pkg dosent have a sheath as well...

I use this to cut up cardboard cartons for recycling. The handle is comfortable and easy to grip. The balance on this knife is so good that even someone like me, with weak arthritic hands, can slice through very thick and large furniture shipping cartons with no problem.

I like that it folds for storage and has a plastic shield to put on the blade when you aren't using it.

Yes, it's expensive for a utility knife, but well worth it to me.

I had to buy this knife in a pinch and thought I'd try it. It was disappointing. Didn't fit my hand well. Unually needs two hands to open up. OK blade change, but not the best. If I am able to flick it open, the blade flies out. That's not cool. Going back to my Turbo Knife slide knife.

very nice has extra blades in handle so they are near for replacement when you need them

Ecclent transaction. Got it earlier than expected (as always) Amazon does a realy good job. Keep up the good work. Thank You