Customer Reviews

Stanley 10-049 Pocket Knife with Rotating Blade

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This review is for the Stanley 10-049 Pocket Knife with Rotating Blade Stanley 10-049 Pocket Knife with Rotating Blade.
I have owned this pocket knife since December 2009.

This knife makes a good tool, but there are some downfalls of the design.

The Blade
The blade is a modified sheepsfoot blade. The modification that Stanley made creates a thinner, sharper tip than a traditional sheepsfoot blade. This blade resembles a disposable razor blade, and cuts similarly to one. The blade does not use a standard "V-Grind" that many pocket knives use. This knife uses a V-Grind with a micro-bevel. This micro-bevel causes the knife to be very sharp, at the cost of edge retention. The blade on my knife, has a tendency to hit the handle when closing. I tried adjusting the pivot screw. The screw was either secure and the blade hit the handle occasionally, or the screw was too loose and could come out during use.

The Steel
The edge retention, as with your average razor blade, is poor. However, due to the thinness of this knife and the grind, when I would consider this knife dull, it still cuts decently. I have never bothered buying replacement blades, and instead, I sharpen the original blade. The blade has been sharpened at least 10 times and the edge is in good condition. If you are able, I recommend sharpening the blade, as opposed to buying a new one.

The Handle
The powder-coating on this knife makes the knife too slick. I assume that this coating is to make the handle appear to be metal, when it's plastic, epoxy handle according to the Stanley website. Due to the slickness of this knife and the small finger choil, your hand is likely to slip into the blade. I recommend wearing a glove every time you use this knife.

The Lock
The lock on this knife has a fairly strong spring. This makes the knife lock always engage when opened due to the spring tension. This spring also keeps the blade from opening. This lock works similarly to that of a back lock does. When the knife opens, a piece of plastic slides in between the knife tang and the inner handle, preventing the knife from closing. This design is a bit weak. The blade rattles and if you apply a bit of force to try and close the knife, the plastic piece inside flexes.

Overall Construction
The overall construction of this knife is decent, but not great. the powder coat is not uniform, the texturing does not add enough grip to the knife. The Stanley logo has the most grip. The lock is weak, but if you are responsible, the lock should hold up fine. The finger choil is too shallow. The blade steel is that of a typical razor blade. if you are happy with how razor blades perform, you may like this knife as well.

Conclusion
This is a good tool, but some things need to be changed before I would recommend this knife to everyone.

Suggestions for Improvement: Make the finger choil deeper, use a piece of steel to lock the blade into place, texture the handle better, and adjust how the blade is held by the pivot screw to prevent the blade from getting damaged while closing.

Note: review is subject to change, this is usually due to grammar/punctuation edits to improve over all coherence. Changes may also be made to add to the review, or remove that which I determine unnecessary. If you have any constructive comments, or constructive criticisms, feel free to leave a comment on my review.

My husband uses his Stanley 10-049 for general use and while packing plastic products at work, where it gets use constantly. It holds up well and cuts through tape and cardboard boxes all night long. Working 7 days a week for 8 hours or more it went over 6 months before needing a new blade! A simple, quality pocket knife.

I work in a production greenhouse where having the right knife makes all the differance.We use the Stanley pocket knife to propagate several hundred thousands of cuttings a year. This knife lasts through our busiest seasons and then keeps going. The size is perfect to fit a small hand. The blade is easy to change and inexpensive too! Of our modest crew, all use the Stanley pocket knife, even when they could choose a more expensive type. It is very versitile, and has been used in all aspects of the business, from taking delicate cuttings to slicing open huge soil bags. When the day is over, I take my Stanley knife home with me and find it does even more jobs there than at work! The hardest part is that we can't buy them locally, as our hardware store no longer open. I was sure happy to find them on Amazon.com! Will they some day come in colors so we can tell our Stanley pocket knives apart? Hope so!

I found this knife one day working at my current job. We run a garden center and when it is busy there is nothing like having a tough knife by your side. Now over a year later and only sharpening it twice I still recommend it highly and i am bying a new blade finally because of the convience it is to buy one!

I had one of these Stanley knifes up until a year or so ago, and I lost it. Been looking around locally for one and haven't seen it. Saw it here on Amazon and decided to replace the lost one. It's a nice, compact unit when it's folded up, and when open, the blade is long enough for most Harry Homeowner jobs. I just like the way it feels in my hand. It's not bulky even when it's open, unlike a box knife is. It just works for most of what I need to do! Nothing fancy, just a reasonable, solid product.

Extremely useful for projects around the house. Best box opener I have ever used and cuts rope and string very easily. This is the first review I have ever written but I love this knife. This is the first tool that I have ever had that can easily open those annoying plastic covers that are used to package so many products that you buy

I picked up three of these about 12 years ago thinking that they were a cheap throw away knife that I'd have to replace. I still have all three!!! One sits in my desk, one in my car and one in my backpack.

The blades are razor sharp when new/ replaced... but they still keep a decent edge to them. I haven't replaced the blades in about 8 years but they still keep up with all of my needs!

I have owned my 10-049 for over 25 years. I purchased it when working to simply open boxes on a job. Instead I found I used that knife for EVERYTHING. As a crafter, I do all my cutting with my Stanley- the blade lasts forever even with daily cutting of paper and plastics. On bicycle tours it was invaluable. We even used it to cut pizza in lieu of silverware. This is the single most useful tool one can own and blades are very easy to find- AND economical. I intend to get one for other family members like myself who do not want the hassle of sharpening blades.

Very functional knife/box cutter! Works great since it is as sharp as a razor; plus a damaged blade can easily be replaced. I owned one years ago and misplaced it but had some spare blades in tool box. I went to Amazon and typed in the number on the blade and the knife came up... great price for a good knife to have (thin, light and strong).

Great tool, very usefull and easy to use. I prefer the Black model but haven't found it on Amazon yet. Safe sure lock and easy to put away blade.