Stanley Folding Utility Knife, Metal Body, 0-10-598

Stanley Folding Utility Knife with Metal Body, 0-10-598

Stanley 0-10-598 is a folding utility knife with a metal body and a locking blade. It takes standard trapezoid blades and is made to be carried in a pocket.

Folding, not retractable

The difference from an ordinary utility knife matters. On a retractable knife the blade slides into the body lengthwise - the body stays long even when the knife is not in use. On a folding knife the blade pivots into the handle like a pocket knife, so the closed knife is half the length.

The practical consequence is one thing: this knife lives in a pocket. It is not the tool for a day of cutting plasterboard; it is the knife that is always on you - for string, tape, cartons, film, sheeting, labels.

The metal body

The body is all metal. On a folding knife that matters more than on a retractable one, because the pivot is a load point: with a plastic body the hole around the axle wears oval and the blade starts wobbling sideways - the moment the knife becomes dangerous. A metal body keeps the pivot tight for years.

Blade locking

The blade locks in the open position. That is essential on a folding knife: without a lock the blade can close onto your fingers under pressure at an awkward angle - the commonest cause of injuries with pocket knives.

Standard blades

The knife runs standard trapezoid blades - the same ones ordinary utility knives use. That means no special spares to buy: blades are on the shelf in any builders' merchant and cost pennies.

Change a dull blade at once - a blunt knife is more dangerous than a sharp one, because it needs more pressure and slips more easily.

Who it is for

The knife is for anyone who does not carry a tool bag but regularly needs to cut something: warehouse staff, delivery drivers, maintenance technicians, electricians, drivers. Its compactness is the point - it goes where a full-size utility knife stays in the van.

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