Customer Reviews

Sheffield WH58009 Folding Lock Back Utility Knife

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4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(3)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I recently purchased this knife as a cheap stocking stuffer for my father. I was quite surprised by the weight and quality of the unit. The blue color is actually a metallic blue and is attractive. The locking function feels solid and the extra blades are a nice bonus. Recommended.

I was pleasantly surprised at the level of quality of this product given its low price. Once I pulled it out the package, I was immediately taken back by the knife's weight. I expected this to be a really cheap product that would feel like it could break just by holding it. This is definitely not the case. The knife is well made and comes with a small pack of additional blades. Speaking of blades, they are easy to change on this knife as well. A small lever on the blade is lifted, a small hinged guard is moved, and blades can then be popped out and replaced. The belt clip is a nice addition as well and makes it easy to carry the knife around the house when working on projects. Overall, I am very glad I added this to my order and expect to get many good years of use out of it.

Well, I really enjoyed this product but it broke quite soon after I started using it, maybe a week or so in - I was working as a stocker using it repeatedly for 8+ hours a night. I was impressed with it enough that I had amazon exchange it for a new one. I do not work in the same place now so I have not used it the same way, but the second one is still in good shape. I would not recommend this to the heavy user, but rather the occasional user.

This is a very good utility knife. I have been using for about a month now - every work day. We have been working outdoors (Carpentry-Framing) its been very cold and wet. Have been using for cutting a lot of exterior sheetrock, sharpening pencils and cutting Tyvek®. it hasn't showed any signs of rust, wear or stress.

Design advantages:
Its very strong.
Nice looking.
less than half the size of all my old Stanley knives.
Tool-less blade replacement.
easy to handle... at least for my small hands.

Disadvantages:
Doesn't hold spare blades... But does come with a small separate box for replacemnet blades.
Opening and Closing knife requires both hands.

All in all best utility knife I have owned for the last 7 years that I have been framing houses.

Strongly built, easy to use and fold. Weakness in the refill method, the folding latch does not always latch.

This is an OK utility knife, but if you are looking for a quality tool, buy the original, the SuperKnife. The only reason I got this knife was because it was a freebie, and that's about the right price for this knife.

As far as reviewing the functionality, the action is very stiff when trying to open the knife and requires the use of both hands. When I try to flip it open with the thumscrew, I frequently open the blade change mechanism. And on that note, blade changes aren't that easy to perform, either.

If you can get this knife $5 or less, then it might be worth it; otherwise, go for the SuperKnife.

I got this in a "3 tools for the price of 2" deal. I thought it's be fairly junky given the price. Boy was I wrong! The quality and finish is REALLY nice. Good secure lock in the open position, and folds down to a FRACTION of the size of a normal utility knife. It has the feel of a small pocket knife, yet you can go ahead and trash the blade, since it refills with standard utility knife blades. I ended up buying a second one, so I always have one in arms reach.

I got this as a toss-in but was pleasantly suprised by it's great design. The folding blade means it can be safely carried on a belt or in a pocket.

This utility knife is excellent. The blades are super sharp, and it feels very sturdy.

I recently picked up this knife on the cheap with one of Amazon's coupon deals and wish I'd have bought it months ago for whatever they wanted for it. It's a great knife with a good feel. Instinctive to use, solid constuction and easy to change blades.