A few more utility knives.

Chako · **on:** March 28, 2014, 03:18:31 AM

I found a few more interesting items at the local Home Depot.

A set of Husky utility knives. I am not all that fond of these to be honest. The blade is rather exposed and enough of that sharp side edge is at play when the blade is folded for storage, that is can be a tad dangerous. The worst part of this system however, is the blade removal mechanism. The blade has a lot of play. So much so that the tool rattles all the time when handling it.

Right next to these not so good designed utility knives was another Husky set. This time, two large knives and a wee little one. Unlike the other Husky set mentioned above, this set is rather nice with little to no blade play. The handles are very comfortable, and the blade is mostly stowed away when folded closed.

Next up is a knife I wasn't going to buy because I thought I had it already. However, what I did have was the original Milwaukee Fastback. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that there were two versions of this utility knife, a "I" and a "II" model. I bought the second thinking I had the first version, and I was right. I may have to go back at some time to buy the "I" as well as I noted that my older version doesn't have the model written on it like the newer ones. Oh did I mention this is one of my favorite utility knives by design and ergonomics. The "II" includes a small magnetic blade storage area for 1 to 2 extra blades.