Dewalt Atomic Compact Series Push And Flip Folding Utility Knife

Dewalt has always created high-quality products and this utility knife is no different. First, it’s extremely sharp at least the razor blade is when you first open it. Second, unlike other utility knives this one is a folding knife. It has an excellent clasp that’s easy to manage. What I really love about this is it has a clip on the back like a pen holder, but larger and heavy duty so that you could clip this onto the front of your apron or your apron pocket or if you’re a guy onto your pocket or a belt loop and it will not come out or fall off of your clothing or work apron. The razor is very easy to change. I use this on boxes and for straight slashing things open, but it is fine enough to use as a craft knife for any type of paper craft or it could be used for leather crafting or anything where you need a fine straight cutting edge. I last used it to cut out a small window on a tiny Tag I was making. Much like an X-Acto knife. The nice thing about this utility knife, however, is that it has a good wide body and so ergonomically, you can grip it a lot more easily than you can. One of the utility knives that is shaped more like a pen or pencil. This gives it more workability. In addition, the razor blades when it gets dull on one side is able to be flipped around and use the other side so one blade is going to last quite some time. This is different than the kind that has blades that break off. I am really thrilled that I bought this utility knife. It’s the best one I’ve ever had!

This particular DeWalt utility knife came with a few surprises. Let's do a pro and con on it. Pro, tough little bugger, and although it is small it's built with some beef to it. Pro, blade replacement is a snap, easier than any other utility knife I've ever used. Pro,the most secure and safe utility knife that I've ever used, DeWalt in their wisdom chose to make it a folder, most utility knives require that the blade be pushed out of the body by the thumb, and too many times have I had the blade lose its lock and start sliding back and forth while cutting, most disconcerting, this is a folding knife, the blade locks in both the closed and open positions, you would practically have to snap the knife in half to break the lock on it. Pro, the belt clip on is a wire clip, rather than a flat metal clip, it makes it much easier to get it in and out of your pocket or off of your belt comparative to other designs. Con, the night has to be opened and closed using both hands because it requires the depression of the lock button to open or close it. Con, the price is deeper than usual or a utility knife, but to add a pro to that it's really a quality tool, we all know DeWalt builds good tools, but they also have a price that matches that quality. I can't find anything significant as a con, some piddly personal preferences at best, it's a quality knife from a quality company, you pay for DeWalt, but you always get what you pay for.

This knife is great! The price is amazing, the lock keeps your fingers out of the path of the blade, and the blade locks in automatically when you insert it. I have 4 of these and would buy more if they made one that was black with the DeWalt lettering in yellow.

Awesome little knife for a reasonable price. I go through lots of these little folding utility knives on the construction site, as I often lose them or they "walk off." This one does everything you expect it to... Quick blade change, flips smoothly. My only complaint is that I wish it was a little bigger, but I fully expected it to be compact considering it is the Atomic edition, so I can't knock it for that. Feels a little awkward to flip with my larger hands after going through so many full-sized Milwaukee fastbacks over the years, but I'll get used to it. Also, if you're like me and use the butt end of these as a hammer, this one might not stand up to the repeated abuse of that, as it isn't all metal construction like the Fastbacks, nor does it even really have the correct shape. All in all, a solid little knife for the price.

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