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Pros: Blade Material, Blade Sharpness, Handle Feel, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Weight
Cons: None
EXCEPTIONAL box cutter - not to be missed!
This a sweet sweet little bada$$ work knife that I use daily as a box cutter in my warehouse. It's small size and lightweight (thanks to the G10 handle scales) allow it to be carried conveniently in my right breast pocket. The hawkbill shaped blade EXCELS at ripping clean-through the taped-down seams and flaps of all our company's products that are sold in cardboard boxes. Even industrial filament tape cowers in fear before meeting its fateful death under this knife's 14C28N steel blade. Only one criticism: This knife model is my first with 14C28N blade steel. Although it indeed exhibits great edge retention (helped GREATLY in part by the hawkbill shape, I STILL HAVE NOT found need to sharpen the blade!!), I find this steel NOT EASY TO CLEAN. Since I am spending 100% of my work time slicing through tape with this PARTICULAR knife, the blade gunks-up quickly with adhesive residues and... although this is stainless steel, the glue stains never totally clean-up and fully wipe away ( I use citrus scented Goo Gone spray to clean the blade).