Which Utility Knife Brand Wins?

the lightest of all products tested

(transcript reads "195.40 position at 53 G", a caption merge of the weight figure and the next sentence about open force)

from the midpoint

very easy to extend

from the midpoint

from the midpoint, pretty stiff

from the midpoint

from the midpoint; no separate full-open figure given

from the midpoint, pretty stiff

from the midpoint, also pretty stiff

from the midpoint, even more pressure

from the midpoint, pretty stiff

from the midpoint, even more effort than the Kobalt

peaks as the knife fully opens; the blade partially opens on its own via gravity once unlocked. Recap groups this as third-easiest to open behind Fiskars (43 G) and Milwaukee (86 G)

transcript reads "just over 1,200 G or very close to 2 and 12 lb"; likely means "2 and 1/2 lb" with the fraction slash dropped, kept literal

from the midpoint, still pretty good for a lock back

moved into second place (button lock) behind Crescent at the time it was tested; final recap places it behind Fiskars and Husky at 184 lb

liner lock gave up and was left badly bent

liner lock bent and the knife jammed in the open position

lock back became detached; finished second overall in the lock-failure ranking behind Fiskars

briefly held before making a very bad sound; lock no longer holds the knife open

button lock; top of the knife experienced a blowout (catastrophic failure)

gave up sooner than expected with a pretty bad bend

almost matching the Milwaukee's performance before the liner lock gave up badly bent

liner lock actually broke

rivet holding the lock back finally broke

a rivet holding the lock back sheared

folded under the pressure; the button lock still works even after being forced closed

(liner lock), badly bent when it let go; tied with the Klein Tools Auto's figure

lock back became unlocked, the same figure as the folding DeWalt; lock still functions after being forced closed

not too bad but bent and stuck in the open position

a lot of damage; the knife can no longer close

some damage, held up better than the Black and Decker

does not look too bad but the knife is stuck in the open position

just as much damage as the Black and Decker

does not look too bad but neither retracts nor extends afterward

held up really well, blade still retracts and extends, though the knife cannot close since the liner lock was already damaged in the prior lock-failure test

less damage than most other brands, though the bent liner lock from the prior test prevents it from closing

compressed a little on impact but moved freely once the weight was removed; held up better than average

a fatal blow; badly bent and no longer folds

didn't seem to notice the impact; still as good as new

small bend in the frame; the knife no longer folds

not too bad, but the blade no longer retracts or extends

small wrinkle from the impact but still folds with some effort; blade still retracts and extends fine

(transcript spells "pounds" as "lounds"), made harder by a metal extension guarding the release button

a pretty easy blade change

easy on the fingertips

recessed but large and easy to work with

hardest on the fingertips of any brand up to that point

on a tiny squishy button, described as pretty much impossible with gloves on

made harder by a metal extension over the release button

easier than the Milwaukee and Irwin since it lacks a metal guard over the button

large and easy-to-access two-sided lever

quite a bit of force though easy to grip

button must be in a recessed position; not too much pressure but finger positioning matters

(transcript: "just over 2 and 12 lbs", same likely fraction-slash glitch as above)

very easy to access

(button)

(liner lock), described as an uncomfortable design

(liner lock), quite a bit of pressure for a small knife

transcript states "92 lb" (lock back), but every other lock-back knife in this video falls between 7.7 and 12.4 lb to unlock; 92 lb is almost certainly a dropped decimal point (likely 9.2 lb), kept literal per the no-guessing rule since only one internal check (not two) supports the correction

to slide into the unlock position; tends to get stuck at times

less than 3 lb (button), very easy on the fingers

(liner lock), the most of any liner-lock knife tested

(liner lock, stated later in a recap as 2.29 lb), very easy on the fingers

(liner lock), about a pound less than the Craftsman (consistent with the Craftsman's separately stated just-over-6-lb figure)

(lock back), the most force yet

(lock back), almost as much as the Kobalt

(button, not lock back), stated in a later recap as "the client" (garbled "the Klein")

(lock back), the least force of any lock-back knife tested

needs a little more hook/bend on the clip; takes more effort than some other brands to fasten

took a little effort to fasten; needs more of a bend on the hook for an easier start

very well designed, easy to fasten

very well designed for easy use

does not have enough hook to let the leading edge glide over the belt

needs a little more hook on the clip

very well designed, easy to attach

very easy to attach, well designed

very well designed

plenty of hook, well designed

very well designed

not enough hook on the clip; takes some effort to fasten

does not have enough hook, takes effort to fasten, less hook than the 44131 model

very little force required

(about 2/3 lb)

about twice the force of the Gerber and Black and Decker

least force yet at that point in the video

about the same as the Crescent

quite a bit more effort than the Milwaukee

requires quite a bit of thumb pressure

by far the most force to open of any product tested

almost as stiff as the Kobalt

very stiff, described as a two-hand operation to deploy even with the liner lock

not bad for a lock-back knife