2 Classic Stanley Utility Knives

[@michaelcosta8876]

Nice collection I am a retired carpet and Lino layer I carried a 199/ 299 Stanley in my pouch for 35 years we would tighten the screw with our thumb nail for making tool-less blade changes same with our Bloody Mary knives long before tool-less knifes were made. We always had a long Lino knife stone near. We also kept a small piece of an old Lino stone in our back pocket to resharpen our utility knifes.

[@johnpossum556]

I'll never forget my first Stanley utility knife because it was my first tool and because of how I found it. Me and dad were eating lunch watching the planes land and launch at the MSP airport. I looked down and found it in the sandy soil right by the car door. I still have it to this day.

[@MisterBigDave]

My father was a carpenter after WWII, later he was a boss in the steel plant, he passed away in 2013. After doing some cleaning at his house I decided no one had more Stanley knives than he did, even Stanley.. :))))))))

[@ShedTV]

It's 2.15am Christmas Eve here in England and I'm watching a guy 3000 miles away talking about Stanley knives. I recently showed my wife my well-worn Stanley 10-015 knife given new to me by my Dad when I left home for art college 30 years ago. I tried to explain that it is my favourite Stanley knife. She claimed that no sane person has a 'favourite Stanley knife'... Merry Christmas mate!

[@corymcgrath5652]

I had no idea that old Stanley knife Dad has stuck away in a dark corner of his garage could be a work of art. I am impressed.

[@rogermcdonald1607]

John when you have trouble going to sleep try counting Trimo wrenches. One Trimo, two Trimo, three Trimo, etc! LOL. 🇺🇸😏 Roger

[@tachometer-flac]

I still use mine and it's 20 years old. Painted mine when I first got it with Rustolium paint. So it's never rusted. Someone gave me a Milwaukee but it only holds one blade. The Stanley holds a dozen or so blades so that's why I prefer it. Your project came out good. I like the yellow and red. Looks a lot like a pistol grip.

[@farmhand3724]

I'm glad you don't go to bed too early because if you did we wouldn't have been privileged to see some of your masterpieces. Keep burning the midnight oil my friend!

[@leebrewer1190]

Great walk back into the past today! Great looking restoratons on these and also a great tutorial on the Aluminum.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@rayleder3705]

The Stanley 199 challenge is how I found your channel, and I've been hooked ever since!

[@BlindSymmetryLurePainting]

Really nice work. I recently painted up s couple classic of 99's, and now I'm kooked. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@t-wreckscustoms3745]

Scout, during my time building fire trucks in Nebraska I learned to put soap on the sanding disks to help prevent clogging... Unless where you are sanding will be welded later. The soap really helped out saving disks! Great revisit!

[@ScoutCrafter]

What a great tip! Like a lubricant! Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[@YankeeWoodcraft]

Oddly enough I just took my 10 year old Stanley hook knife that I used for roofing and cleaned it up to use for gutting deer. Mine was made in England. I love old tools. A little WD40 and some elbow grease and a new blade and they're back to work.

[@MrJruta]

Wish I still had my fathers. Same one. The older I get the luckier I feel to have a few of his many tools. I wish I could have seen the future lol. Now I love restoring them after watch your channel.

[@ScoutCrafter]

You will build your own collection of awesome tools that you can pass on one day!

[@805ROADKING]

You can never have to many Stanley Utility Knives eh!! Well done Bud!!☺

[@ScoutCrafter]

They are like clamps! LOL

[@saigaking]

I know what it feels like John I have been working shift work For years been chasing sleep for years ha ha .love the 199 Challenge the cast is my favourite such a classic knife I’m a big fan Of the plain style you did love the video god bless take care 🗽🙏🇺🇸🇳🇿

[@johnkelley9877]

It is always great to watch a Stanley utility knife tutorial! Thanks for sharing this.

[@g-palloyd3600]

John, love your “scrap bar” of aluminum. Your scrap is better than most of my “good” stuff! LOL. BTW: that older 199 is fantastic! I will try to find an old model 199 to do. Thanks, friend.

[@dankolar6066]

Speaking of the Stanley 199, I inherited a 199 from my mother. It is a "Goldblatt 199". Except for the molded-in name, it is a Stanley knife. According to her, it was a matte knife. As an artist, she used it to cut matte board for mounts. It had lots of scratches when I got it, but I made a cardboard sheath for it - and eventually, after a few years, the cardboard has worn the scratches away. It now lives in a tray with the other mail processing tools.

[@kathieharine5982]

Those look like little jewels. Those kind of knives are so usefull. I have a little table next to the front door and I have a couple of Stanley 99E's in the drawer. I'l use them for packages that come so I don't have to fight the tape or cardboard. They're great.

[@not2fast4u2c]

My favorite is the blue and red No.199

[@51plym99]

Great job on the Stanley No199. I have one and now I know how to clean it up without destroying it. I also reviewed your vid on the miniature adjustable wrenches. I actually carried one in my pocket to adjust some parts of elevator door mechanisms and know of a few other techs who did the same. The info on the Bernard parallel jaw pliers was also much appreciated. My dad was in WWII and Korea in a heavy weapons company and the machine gunners would have had those in the service kits. Now I know where he probably got them. DBH ps, here's to us that stay up late!

[@ScoutCrafter]

David- It's quiet at night! LOL Thanks!!!!!

[@glengrossnickle4985]

I like the older knife. The way it looks catches my eye. I never had to work nights very much. But when I was working at the hospital once in a while I would volunteer to work 2nd or 3rd shift to help out. It would about kill me. I couldn't go to sleep early to get ready. My family was always good and kept quiet. I would just stay up and go without. That seamed the only way for me to do it. Problem was sometimes it would be for a week at a time. I don't know how you guys would do it. Now I don't go to bed till about 2 am because of my health issues. Stay safe and healthy my friend. Thanks

[@ScoutCrafter]

Glen- I taught all the new guys how to adapt to nights... I told them you get 8 hours work, 8 hours play and 8 hours sleep... This is your livelihood so don't try to work nights and be up days it won't work.. Put cardboard over the windows and get an AC unit... Sleep 8 hours... They really appreciated it...

[@beauwilliamson3628]

Can never have too many utility knives. I found an interesting antique one with a wooden body and strange locking mechanism. Never seen anything like it in all my years of collecting tools.

[@johnfix1]

Redo items are fun when you are trying to best year earlier standard. It's hard to choose which 1299 I liked best but you know I am a fan of the natural look. That paint is amazing. Thanks for sharing that information with us.

[@mrbenmall]

That was indeed a fun challenge. So many participants, too!

[@tonylenge424]

The 199 challenge was fun and I cannot believe it was a year ago, seems like yesterday. Thanks

[@Hagar_le_Horrible]

Never come across a 199 in Scotland, but maybe I've not been looking properly. They always turn out great for you. Nice job. 👍

[@1stinlastout165]

Great video,I have about 40 old 199s I guess I'm going to be busy restoring them lol. Many thanks from the North East of UK.

[@Ricopolico]

Scout, you turned into a vampire. My buddy Bill "If-Its-Free-It's-For-Me" Majer thought he had struck gold when they junked a 120 gal. air compressor at work. All it needed was a new motor! We got it squared away and all was fine until the first night that it recharged itself. We had to put it against the wall the garage shared with his bedroom. Well, after about an hour of running, his wife was freaking out.

[@ScoutCrafter]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!

[@mr.bandyshanks6492]

A stroll down memory lane. Great collection.

[@tooladdict7463]

It’s fantastic John to see the Stanley knives out again I really need to do one of those at some point :-)

[@Resto-Rob]

The 199 challenge was Awesome! Love all the knives that you have done. 👍

[@LittleRestorers]

Love those knives, specially the coloured one's 👍

[@geraldschrader8511]

You are so right about those cheap pancake compressors! I feel bad for my poor neighbors every time I fire mine up. The racket it makes is ridiculous.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Gerald- I was thinking of firing mine up this 4th of July and saving money on fireworks! LOL

[@upsidedowndog1256]

The 199s with the Tamiya paint look real nice. I like the variety of color combos near the end. Those remind me of the remakes of old European cigarette lighters I seen for sale all over Holland back in the 90s.

[@ScoutCrafter]

So many tool designs were made with recesses and grooves that are screaming for color... On some tools it's a sin to just ship them out not finished... -=D

[@kadmaster]

My favorite is blue one...Great job really...thnx for share sir...

[@chgojoearchivist]

My father used to have 10-20 each of every different type of tool. I literally have about 10 different versions and model number of these Stanley knives and have become addicted looking for more at flea markets. Another great video! You should do a live stream one day of you working late. I bet you'd have a lot of guys watching.

[@setdown2]

Carried a 199 in my bags a long time especially back in my sheetrocking days lol I even carried a stone to sharpen the blades...stay safe crafterman...

[@thomasbeckett1245]

Compressors are a great topic... especially old ones... I remember when I first came across a quiet one... lol I thought it was broken.

[@lordvengerx]

After 18 years of night shift. I live the vampire life lol. I've tried to break it but can't do it. Tamiya is great stuff I love the paints and the models. The paints work so well in airbrushes. They are top notch in hand painting too 🐱👍

[@zipshed]

Stanley knives are one of the most usefull tools ever!

[@greghomestead8366]

The job you did on these knifes makes you a " cut above " everyone else Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@billchiasson2019]

Those look amazing! I didn’t know the Stanley made a cast iron version,, learn a lot from this channel! Thanks for all that you do!

[@ItsAlwaysRusty]

Midnight shift for 20+ years. Enjoyed the shift so much but I am now a confirmed night person. 2:30 am is routine for me..

[@donscottvansandt4139]

I was taught if you use the sam tools on aluminum and steel you will always have galvanic corrosion.. when Ford started putting aluminum hoods on they're trucks I did a repair on mine..and painted it....looked great but about a year later the paint started bubbling in the spot where I made the repair. I found out it was because I used the same grinding pad I had used on steel.

[@cheekymonkey444]

The last 15 years of my railroad career were all nights. Not one day shift. I am retired 9 years and still feel the effects of having my sleep clock twisted around.

[@christophergaddy1425]

Same here. I transfer to first shift back in august it was rough. So many times I would fall sleep at machine standing up.

[@DWhite-el4ih]

I bought a pancake compressor once to mount my tubeless bike tires. I returned the same day. It was a good lesson learned.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I remember thinking if I moved it away it would be quieter... Didn't matter! LOL

[@jeffsalt2080]

I love how you finish metals. I try my hand at it and have gotten better since I got an XL fiber wheel. What a difference! Guess I need to pick up a 199 and have some fun

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jeff we can all thank Joe from Joes Shop on youtube for introducing us to the fiber wheel!!!!!!! =D Thanks!!

[@jeffsalt2080]

Actually, I have Joe beat. I found out about the fiber wheels off Garage Journal many years ago. I just found my packing slip and I ordered mine in January 2012. I guess I don't throw anything away, either.

[@marklepage4334]

I love restoring old stuff

[@gordcameron4409]

I love your work on these 199s. In case it matters, they are not aluminium; at least, not much in more recent years, if ever. The ones I have worked on are a high zinc (+90%) alloy. Your advice still applies for grinding and polishing, though they are not as soft as aluminium. I am going to do some work on some older ones, which might be made of other metals.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Gord! Thanks for that info, alloys are hard to determine just from looking at it. The castings are still very nice and they are a beautiful knife! =D Thanks!

[@lotsatrains]

Great looking knives and so useful too really nice.

[@AaronBelknap]

great advice on aluminum! it can get messed up quickly! I love those knives. When I go to yard sales, I try to look for those older 199!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Aaron- They made a bunch of nice designs... I just bought a sweet Miller Falls Utility knife on eBay...

[@jessjulian9458]

I just love those Stanley knifes. I have several but nothing like yours. Yours are beautiful. Thanks for sharing my friend. Stay safe.

[@RightOnJonCrane]

Right On John! 👍 I remember the episode where you had all the bandaids on! 🤣😂😅 I have a 299. Maybe I’ll restore that! Thanks 🤩

[@surinderparkash1135]

A new ScoutCrafter upload and life is good again😊

[@tshusker]

Thanks the for naked 1299. Great job on both!

[@DirtandRust]

That 1299 is a Beauty for sure.. Turned out Great!!

[@ravendark2422]

Totally agree with you about night shift buggering up the body clock. I too sit up all hours then struggle to get out of bed early.

[@stephenbridges2791]

I use the Tamiya paint building models. A much better and much cheaper thinner is common rubbing alcohol (if you can even find it). Should dry faster and fill in smaller cracks using the isopropyl. It will also remove it from the lettering. Tamiya, themselves; even says it is OK to use.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Stephen! I used to buy a lot of rubbing alcohol now I can't find it!!!!!!! Bastards! LOL

[@Brooklyn-bn5go]

Great video JN, I keep the 199 at my desk to remind me of that challenge it was a fun project.

[@uktony1525]

I know what you mean about sleeping. Before retiring I got up every morning for 34 years at 4.58am in order to catch the first train of the day. I have been retired now for nine years and you guessed, every day I wake up at 4.58am but now I can roll over and get another hours shut eye. The strange time was due to the alarm going off at 5.00am and I would be in my wife's bad books if it woke her at that time so I just woke up 2 minutes before (self preservation !!!) and switched off the alarm. The 199s look great but I noticed the older ones had a different tip to the modern ones, could you line them up to show the full evolution?. Fantastic video and a high spot of the day, thank you.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Tony- The first half of my career I worked days. (4am to 12:30pm) So I woke up at 3am for 16 years then I went into the shop and went to nights! LOL Out of the pan and into the fire!!!! =D

[@rawbacon]

Spent quite a few years getting up at Four-Thirty and starting work at 6am..........My Air Compressor is in the Garage and I have a line piped into my Basement Shop so I don't have to hear it...........Bird Seed Bag has Great Graphics, at least there's some products today that bother to make the packaging look nice..........The 199 you just did has the straight slot screw and all the others you showed have the Phillips.

[@ScoutCrafter]

The newer knives have a few differences... they polish up nicely though! 😃👍

[@jordansimpson9519]

The only fixed blade utility knife I have is a Gundlach, No.101 Shark Knife. Looks good polished out too.

[@jeffk204]

Thanks for another great video. I bet you could get rid of the gap by using the Dake. In fact you wouldn't need to actually use the Dake, you could just scare the 2 halves by showing them the Dake press.

[@bruceg1845]

you really, really love old tools - I can tell. Great job

[@patjohnson3100]

Great job on the utility knives and useful advice on proper cleanup. I have some utility knives, but none are Stanley 199s. I probably looked right past them at swap meets. As a Scoutcrafter subscriber, I now understand their mystique and will keep a sharper eye. Looking forward to future tool swapmeets, whenever the political class permits free association again. Snow in the Intermountain west.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Me too Pat! I miss them!!!!

[@LoStivale]

The green and yellow Stanley is sharp.

[@adude7050]

Love my fixed blade Stanley knives. Try using a Zirconia based flap wheel when you are working on Aluminium. The Aluminium . Oxide is clogging up faster because the abrasive itself has Aluminium in it.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Abe, great tip! I have a polish that works fantastic but it doesn't remove scratches... =D

[@ohmynose6555]

I like the 1299.

[@paulsworkshop4179]

Great Job! I have been thinking about doing something with a Stanley Chalk-O-Matic Model 47-100. It has a maroon color to it that is chipped. Looks a lot like the model 199 case. I think I have some ideas now. HAve you ever done an old chalk line?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Funny you say that I have a couple on the to-do bench. Cast aluminum and beautiful designs!!

[@gator83261]

Never seen the cast ones before very cool

[@josephhaddakin7095]

I really like that green no.199.

[@Everythings_Adjustable]

Nice looking knives 👍 👍

[@jimronchetto8592]

Another nicely done 199.

[@davidcoats1037]

Hey where are you going? Scoutcrafter said to strip and have fun! Those Stanley knives look great. 😃👍🏼

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Monday here and raining in Boston mass. area. Good post. Cheers !

[@ScoutCrafter]

Rain today too Ron here... Wednesday/Thursday is the fun! =O

[@rossandersen942]

They both look great. I alway grab these at the flea market when I see them now. You have created a monster. Maybe we should do a 2021 199 challenge?

[@altheliterate]

I've been doing nights for fifteen years now, got nine more to retirement. I feel your pain. I'm way more ambitious about two A.M. but I have to be quiet.

[@tonywatson987]

Hahaha! I'm having exactly the same scenario with work and sleep, John - I've been retired 17+ years and I find I do my best work in the evenings, then go to bed, watch KZbin and eventually nod off at 2 or 3 at night. Of course nowadays with CoVID there's not a lot to get up for, so my days are turned upside-down... My kids hate me!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Tony- The peace and quiet between midnight and 5am is awesome!!!!!!!!! =D

[@TheDomanominus]

very nice... i love it my friend

[@johnpossum556]

I did a lot of night shifts, too. Doctors have even diagnosed me with "Day Night Reversal Syndrome" and I spent years on prescription sleeping pills trying to right this wrong. One thing I have found that helps is learning about circadian rhythms. Specifically 3 exposures of bright light can reset one's Circadian rhythms. Also the sleep hormone melatonin is not produced when exposed to blue light or these new 5k-10k LED lights. The old incandescent color or red LED lights are best. I even have my laptop set to get rid of blue light at 8pm. (windows 10 has it built in but there are apps you can download to do the same thing) The last thing I'd recommend is to google "sleep hygiene" as it has more hints. These days I'm off the RX sleeping meds. I take 4mg of chloropheniramine at night. It's an old very safe allergy medicine that has the side effect of causing sleepiness available by the 1,000 on amazon for less than twenty bucks. Most brick n mortar stores don't even carry it unless you specifically ask for it.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Fantastic information John! Thanks! 😃👍

[@carldelawter8900]

Hey Scoutcrafter, how about you showing us a tool you use ALOT ! Your 1st aid kit. Was surprised that you didn't have a bandaid on today, handling knives , & blades & all. 😮 Get the bacon scented ones now! 🤣😆😂😅👍

[@unwired1281]

Just give him a minute. 🩸🩹

[@RobertSiwik1968]

Such a cool project.

[@357magdad]

The Stanley 199 challenge was fun! There's a guy on Instagram that has been engraving the 199's @thetoolengraver. They look amazing!

[@ScoutCrafter]

I see his stuff on Barry’s (oldtape61) page! 😃👍

[@danroutly4580]

I'm with you, it's 2:15 am as I'm watching this video.

[@vincentwesolowski459]

My favorite is the Stanley 1299 Defiance.

[@markrandall1456]

If you need help adjusting your sleeping hours, maybe a visit to Paris Island or San Diego would help. Thanks for the fun. Merry Christmas John. :-)

[@ScoutCrafter]

Mark- I would last exactly 11 minutes in my present shape and be sent to the fat body platoon... =D

[@VGVulGar]

Stanley 199 is perfect 👌

[@williamjohnson7414]

Great restorations! What do you do with them after you are done? do you display them or just put them away somewhere? I think they would look great displayed,

[@ScoutCrafter]

These were in a toolbox drawer I have upstairs with some finished tools... I have a bunch of users these are just nice to admire...

[@eshskis1]

This was awesome !

[@bobk.1428]

Worked grave yard for 17+ years..I feel your pain

[@lotsabirds]

I watch a Scoutcrafter video! Out like a light in two minutes flat! LOL!😉 PS...the blue and red looks phenomenal!

[@mtronaut1694]

Wow, especially the older one looks too pretty to even use it! Edit after seeing the other ones: WOW!!!

[@thewise3551]

Great enthusiasm. Subbed.

[@CoolRestorations]

Wow old stanley!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@todtiger]

Very nice Mr Crafter

[@johncarr1358]

So cool mate thanx for the video

[@bobjoncas2814]

..everybody has had 1 or 2 in their toolbox at one time..lol..stay safe and have a good week..

[@robertmoore9720]

Beautiful job! Where did you get the paint? Is it still available? Thanks, Bob

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Bob.. smile.amazon.com/Tamiya-Acrylic-X27-Gloss-Clear/dp/B00TT856HG/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=tamiya+x25&qid=1608086795&s=amazon-devices&sr=1-5

[@robertmoore9720]

Thank you. I went the local hobby today and they had some.