Top 10 Utility Knives (

[@wccwy5514]

For Titanium, what has become my favourite is the Olight Otacle Pro. So well machined and fills the hand nicely for such a compact tool.

[@Ersk88]

I’m OBSESSED with the 1505..I have like 6 of them and given them as gifts..can’t beat it for a box cutter

[@nicksoehren4812]

I love the Milwaukee fastback been carrying one for years. That utility knife and my Leatherman rebar is all I need.

[@tada6037]

The old Husky compact utility knife is Gold....Gold I Say!!!!!

[@williamyoung369]

I really like the Milwaukee 6in1. It's a favorite. I've been carrying the Spec Ops folding retractable utility knife for about a month now, just to try it out. It's a 2 step opening process to move the blade out. No screwdriver. It has a window punch of sorts on the butt end. It's thick. Aluminum body. Has a pocket clip. Best suited for jacket pocket carry, due to it's size. Has multiple blade storage (2). I carry a small prytool along with it.

[@mwiz100]

Ohhh man I love the absolute brilliant simplicity and one piece design of the gil-tek! The gerber style one is also really cool especially for the price.

[@Kayakasaurus]

The slide winder is what got me into all of this, love that little thing

[@arbiter1er]

While it isn't full size, I've been getting great use from my Gerber Prybrid (the hobby knife version). Murders through the hundreds of boxes I have to open in a single day

[@aaronpaine1053]

I have a Prybrid X, too, but I can't find replacement blades that fit it. All #11 hobby knives I find have additional material towards the base of the blade that prevents it from fitting my Gerber. What blades are you using??

[@Pinki2019]

I'm becoming more utilitarian and simple these days and I like those Gil-Tek ones. And they're made in the USA! Thanks for the rundown. I have the Gerber EAB but I think I'd prefer one of those light plastic ones on my keys.

[@timb4425]

Great variety of utility knives. Thanks for sharing Dom.

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

Ever since I got the bitdriver fastback I'll never consider another utility knife. I even made a plastic 6mm hex "sabot" that can hold a scalpel blade in the bitdriver and I covered the indention on the side with a thin 1mm piece of styrene to hold an extra scalpel blade. And then i filled in the indented writing with black, so the handle is all smooth. I just love it for my cutting needs in the hobby workshop! (it is featured in my custom edc video if you are curious...)

[@maxlvledc]

Link plz! Yes!

[@googleuser6635]

These are all top choices, although I am not personally a fan of the Milwaukee. The first several are particularly good. Did I mention that I do not care for the Milwaukee, due to its massive size? Anyway, there is basically something here for everyone. Based on that wall of Milwaukee behind you, I'm guessing you like the Milwaukee utility knife, but the thing is unnecessarily bulky, and about the size of a multi-tool. There is one other that has a craft blade that is certainly not for everyone. I see too many people get their fingers cut with it, just as they to with Amsler's Hurricane. Personally, I would have swapped that tool's spot in this video for a scalpel blade tool, which would have covered everything. That Milwaukee is a very popular utility blade. Not to my taste. I don't know that you could leave it off the list, though. I'd like to have seen something like the Knipex break-off blade utility knife on this list, perhaps in place of one of the tube tools. There is also a small keychain blade that should eventually make a list like this. Probably still on Kickstarter, though. Or maybe gone. I don't remember where I got mine. I cannot justify the size or weight of that Milwaukee anywhere. One of the utility knives has very Shard-like vibe. I have about half of these, and one that is similar to another. I'd forgotten about them, because I no longer carry slide blades. I only had one of each, though. I may try some different materials.

[@Hi-how-are-you-today.]

I thought a workpro would be on the list but I guess not I’ve had it for a while and it’s still going strong, it’s another one to consider it’s all metal solid build for $15 you get two of them.

[@bobbrown98]

Have you seen the olight otacle u1? It looks amazing - but not a lot of knife guys are talking about it.

[@LarryGarfieldCrell]

Until recently, I carried a Korecraft Everyday blade on my keys. I backed it on kickstarter originally. It's a folding craft blade holder, basically but includes a locking design, single handed open and close, and is reversible for lefties. Can recommend. Great package opener.

[@uuuultra]

Have you seen how much they cost now?

[@LarryGarfieldCrell]

@@uuuultra Yeesh. Inflation sucks. I got mine for $20 ish in the kickstarter. $45 is too much for what it is, even though I like it.

[@pepstein]

You might like the Rivery Zero. It’s an OTF design that uses magnets and a pawl to create a distinctive tactile action. Made in USA.

[@leecherlarry]

love my Tirant Razor V3. to me, it's the VERY best.

[@uuuultra]

Trent Reznor?

[@unfi6798]

The Coast caught our eyes. Tempted to get a couple for a project. Cheers from Australia.

[@PyromanicPunk]

After seeing one of your videos I bought an Milwaukee Fastback. Its pretty expensive over here in Germany, something like 27 Dollar... so I got one as a bringback from a friend who was in the States. And I am quite happy with it. In fact it replaced my Leatherman Wave in my pocket and is now my perfect edc knife/screwdriver combo. My Wave is now in my backpack. Only issue I had, was that the bit of the Fastback rustet in my pocket, due to sweaty pants in the summer and the bit was hard to exchange due to the rust. So I had to replace it. But all in all the best tool I ever had for my work day. (I mainly use a knife and a philipps driver, so a full multitool isnt really needed and I have my Wave or sometimes my Surge and some other little things like a Knippex mini cobra in my backpack)

[@Grooveworthy]

Yup. Fastback just gets work done. It's not the slimmest tool, but it's the most handy.

[@chiptisdale4910]

Thanks you for giving more choices

[@geoffap0]

Great Top 10 choices! I’m going to try the Sidewinder because I want the addition of the flat and Phillips drivers. I’ve carried the WorkPro stainless with DeWalt carbide blades for more than a year and keep coming back to them because they are so easy to carry inside my pocket standing or sitting.

[@bilakos1987]

I love my Milwaukee and Gerber EAB. Also, the Fiskars is excellent, and they released a tiny version. And the Roxon Phantasy can be a nice utility blade holder, but also take other blades. I also like the simple pen-style hobby knives. Looks like a clicky pen but has a blade. What about Havalon stuff? Also, the multi-tool aspect of this concept is interesting. Havalon Evolve, GOAT tool, Roxon Phantom, all good choices if you're into replaceable blades. Another homerun, Dominic. I am re-evaluating my edc and these videos will come in handy. Thanks, mate. :D

[@vuvuong6394]

I'd pick the Coast Shift for its sexy design, all metal materials that offer 70% razor blade length for 1.5cm-thick carton boxes. However, for the "true" utility power, I'll stick with the Milwaukee fastback. Man that 2-headed screwdriver is something that costed me half an hour running around my workplace just to find one. And the bottle opener? Fuck yeah!

[@aaronmcclain1279]

I agree the coast shift is very cool and would be a great one to have . But like me I carry the Milwaukee 6-1. Every day I since it was introduced and the original one I bought . I will use this one till it breaks. I work in a repair field where it has helped me so many times I carry a small altolids tin with mm and STD allen head bits and torx and 1,2,3 phillips .

[@B-leafer]

Interesting. Ty i learned alot. However, i think you veered off the path of standard utility blades... There are so many designs out now, would have liked your perspective on some more of them. Fyi, i agree with another comment, i am only interested in clean utility blade holders, not multi tools as i already carry a leatherman which I'm happy with. However, the exacto blades open up a whole nother vista of tools, so I'm glad you showed them.

[@danielwasused]

i got a ruk s in blacck ano aluminum and it has not left my pocket for very long in that time I LOVE THIS THING I got the clip adapter and put a mxg gear clip on it for gits and shigs and put it to a whole other level highly recommend.

[@egbluesuede1220]

really interesting top 10 list but I also appreciated your expanded list on Amazon. Lot of fun budget options for variety to play with.

[@Grooveworthy]

Ive got an aluminum RUK, a Milwaukee 1505 and a Screwpop utility knife (those are fantastic too. I keep mine in my wallet). I gotta say though, im very impressed with that pen by crkt.

[@clknight2008]

This was really good 10/10

[@edc-n-stuff]

I have a lot of these. But you added a few more to my wish list. 😬

[@Trad.]

awesome video mate

[@carrioncrow8191]

I love that you do these series

[@maxlvledc]

thanks, I needed to have a baseline for my own uses. This gives me something to build onto.

[@bentaylor4570]

Yeah i liked the pen exact-o combo.

[@kinghoju]

I wish there were more left handed options.

[@Nostrite]

The titaner raven is a really nice utility knife It uses olfa ckb2 blades, which aren't necessarily easy to find in North America, I've found. The blades are much thicker than standard utility blades, so I've just been sharpening them regularly to keep an edge.

[@Ashton.everydaycarry]

Lots of good options. I just got a utility knife from fiskars. There's.multiple sizes, I got the small one. Uses a button lock similar to the Milwaukee, but has a rubberized section on the handle which I really like. I'd recommend to check it out too.

[@edgaraquino2324]

Hi Dominic...Good video, thanks! I have the Milwaukee & the Gerber....I also have an older Husky with a pocket clip & sheath that can hold extra blades in the handle...nice & solid...

[@AndrewSmyk]

Would love to see a video on EDC rulers. Some of the multitools and prybars have ruler etchings, but a video on durable metal rulers.

[@garrettdustman8505]

Have you revisited this topic recently? There are a lot more options available today. DeWalt has a slim Atomic knife with that same lock you mentioned on the new Craftsman knife. Super slim and tip up carry. Anyways, would be cool to see a new video going through many of the best options out now!

[@ThisJustIn81]

Kind of surprised you took the tacray over the prybid x as they have similar designs just different sizes. Also surprised the otacle utility knife pro wasn't here I liked the first one but wasn't a fan of the screw removal. But the pro is honestly less ergonomic but much more convenient to change blades.

[@maxlvledc]

both are in the master list, I like the size of the tacray. really really tiny.

[@deanperkins2091]

The Milwaukee 48-22-1500 is my go to utility knife, its a bare bones fastback.

[@RichardWilson-1968.]

Love your channel!

[@calebmorris6687]

I prefer the kobalt utility knife (the blue backlock) from lowes.

[@deibl]

Still sticking with the TPT Slide - it just works for me. Great video though!

[@ste-c1218]

Fiskars compact pro.... Wins 🏆 it's a belter guys 👍🏻

[@ukaszborowik932]

Awesome, just what I was looking for, thanks buddy

[@BeeSawd]

Try out the BigIDesign Utility knife, blows the rest i've tried out of the water.

[@pattrass7692]

You should check out the TirRant Razor-M 3.0 MagLock.

[@TylerSnyder305]

I like the 1500 fastback, but am starting to dislike the flick out operation and want to try the slide out Fastback but can't find it anywhere and am concerned about it being too wide. Even if I needed / wanted a bit driver on my utility knife, the cap lifter built into the 1505 makes it 10000% a No-Go for me. I had the Gerber EAB lite and generally liked it but had to stop carrying it because they're not bead blasted stainless steel like you'd assume, they're actually plated with something and on mine that thick plating started to peel off and it cut me. BTW as a lefty I can use my middle finger to flick out the EAB via that blade retention screw .

[@Andyscollection69]

Yesss I been waiting for a vid like this

[@EthanFoster-zq7fo]

What about The James Brand "Palmer" utility knife?

[@maxlvledc]

Didn't see that one yet.

[@TGTA90]

Wish Milwaukee would bring back the old style fastback (48-22-1901). They could improve on the belt clip though. Had mine for about 7 years now.

[@RandomGuy-qm3mg]

another excellent video! next round maybe check out some of the 9 and 18mm utility knives from Olfa the blades are really sharp and made in Japan also the Knipex CutiX snap blade knife.

[@ReignSovereign]

What camera do you use? Such a quality shot. 👍

[@mrblackkai]

I like that Milwaukee, seems like a safe grip.

[@jimmyross1672]

ok ok ok another great video keep on keepin on bother ill see you in the next one

[@paulcampbell6001]

I think it has a proprietary blade, but I recently got the "olight otackle" (I think that's what it's called) fom the Halloween mystery package. Even though it's small, I've been pretty impressed with it. I really like the way it feels, more than the tpt slide which I also own.

[@Grooveworthy]

I don't think it's a proprietary blade, but it's very non-standard and hard to find, which kinda completely defeats the idea of a utility knife. Really poor design decision, in my opinion. They could have made it a few millimeters deeper and it would have fit standard blades. I'll never understand that one.

[@Johonavich49]

Which was the $5 knife?

[@RandomGuy-qm3mg]

the Lichamp 6 pack, you get 6 for $29 so 6 bucks each. would be nice if you could just get one or two at a time. Give 5 away as stocking stuffers maybe?

[@Johonavich49]

@RandomGuy-qm3mg or just keep all them for yourself.

[@hackleberrym]

i can't wait for elementum utility

[@maxlvledc]

that one will be very cool!

[@quentinbridgeforthtv]

Have you looked at civivi utility knife?

[@rotflol6666]

I do have a couple of James Brand Palmer Utility Knives, premium stuff, I like those more than my Milwaukee

[@Mrb00st]

I think Gerber prybrid utility belongs here

[@maxlvledc]

It's in the master list.

[@SgtSly]

Otacle Pro 👍

[@mattiasfeigl-schmidt2470]

Love your content. I've been looking for a box cutter that uses an Emerson wave opening or that can be modified with a zip tie like spydercos can. Love the ability to deploy it one handed straight out of the pocket but I'm awful when it comes to blade maintenance so a replaceable blade emerson wave system would be ideal. Looked around for any options myself but came up short if anyone has recommendations

[@carrioncrow8191]

I’d like to see if that CRKT “pen” would make it through TSA

[@maxlvledc]

probably not lol, not with either thing installed.

[@PetesGuide]

Timing is interesting. Dewalt now has a clone of Milwaukee’s. What do you think of it?

[@bilakos1987]

I can't find the Dewalt one. What is it called? Irwin made one too. But the Milwaukee is much better.

[@maxlvledc]

link?

[@d2cuadrados510]

I think you mean Klein? Picked one up at my local Lowes. I still prefer the fastback

[@PetesGuide]

@@d2cuadrados510 you might be right! I thought I remember a new yellow knife, but it could have been orange. You can understand my confusion, when Klein keeps switching colors…

[@PetesGuide]

@@maxlvledcFor people without access to Maxlvledc’s spam folder and the link I posted for him, I was wrong, it’s the Klein Flickblade, and only at Lowe’s for now.

[@brewman6218]

The Civivi Mandate is good too.

[@fredbarnes2600]

So I used to have a Stanley Outdoorsman with an edc knife blade, and a retractable utility blade. It was really useful but it broke and I discovered it was discontinued. Is there anything like that that isn't cheap junk? I don't like the utility knives that deploy like a normal knife blade, I prefer the kind that slides out of the handle

[@jonnyboy6359]

I do wish my Gerber eab lite had a thumbstud. I love it otherwise.

[@marcelgruber2150]

Can you also open a bottle with the RovyVon U4 Pro ?

[@maxlvledc]

Nope

[@T-Mo_]

I have a ~10 year old compact husky that is comparable to the Lichamp. Small dimension/2.6 oz. Home Depot still sells the "Husky compact folding lock-back" which looks similar. Doesn't suit my needs, but I really like that RovyVon design.

[@vivekmardia7838]

Waiting for 10 best SAK videos

[@maxlvledc]

I tried...I couldn't narrow it down!!!

[@maxlvledc]

It's fing impossible!

[@vivekmardia7838]

@@maxlvledc haha no worries...thanks...just thought would be great to have your opinion and atleast have those 10 in my collection

[@MrZachzippo]

Not budget friendly, I think I'm going to have to get one Arena Titanium Balisong Butterfly Knife Box Cutter Razor Blade Utility Knife with Pocket Clip

[@maxlvledc]

??? many of these are around the $10 mark, what are you talking about?

[@G0ATHR0B]

Some of these look pretty neat. But im still carrying an old Rexford RUT. I had to add a lanyard bead to get a proper grip however. I've actually found it works pretty good to cut drywall and open paint cans. Great little secondary work knife when you don't want to completely f up your main blade. It carrys in pocket pretty well, no clip or slip.

[@michaelpalermo9278]

I bought the CRKT Collet Pen. The Schmidt ink cartridge that comes with it is HORRIBLE. It globs, it leaks, etc. To make matters worse, I have not been able to find a compatible refill. I also can’t return it because I had my phone # engraved on it. Buyer beware.

[@bilakos1987]

Thanks for the warning. I was actually considering it but I'll pass now.

[@michaelpalermo9278]

@@bilakos1987 No problem. It’s really a shame. It’s an awesome product and idea. It’s just so ridiculous that they didn’t due their due diligence on testing the ink cartridge.

[@maxlvledc]

Wierdly, mine has not done that, but I do want to try some other refills. will explore some.

[@michaelpalermo9278]

@@maxlvledc Thank you. Please let me know. I’m really upset because I had the pen engraved. So I can’t get my money back.

[@uuuultra]

No single-edge blade knives? They are the cheapest disposable blades

[@maxlvledc]

What do you mean??

[@dmam412]

No screwpop Ron’s…..

[@aliveandkicking1977]

👍

[@usernameisusername]

Affiliate links.. trash.

[@maxlvledc]

lol, feel free to not use them. This is how I am able to spend the time and do the research.

[@edgaraquino2324]

​​@@maxlvledcthanks, they are good resources, appreciate it...😊

[@joshcarter-com]

I have three of the Gerber EAB; they’re in constant use around my house.

[@11_EVERYTHING_OEFx2]

Buddy, I haven’t been honest with myself since I enlisted in 2009. Not gonna start now lol. I have to carry everything! Everyyyyyythiiiiiing!!!!

[@maxlvledc]

Hahahahaha

[@nicksoehren4812]

I love the Milwaukee fastback been carrying one for years. That utility knife and my Leatherman rebar is all I need.