Is a Christy Knife worth it - What is your preferred replacable blade boxcutter?

Jackknife said it all. I have a few mainly for the historical interest but I do use one often.
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And one in brass:
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I used to own a Christy. Not a bad knife by any means but I found the locking mechanism too unergonomic. In the same vein I either carry a Milwaukee Fastback, or if weight is a factor, a Screwpop 3.0.

Failing that, Amazon does or used to sell key-shaped utility knives with a 3-position slider for keyring use. Blades were not replaceable, though.
 
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I had a disposable box cutter and quickly threw it away. Cutting cardboard accounts for 90% of my folding knives use. My k390 Endela gets the job done beautifully and easily. Plus, all box cutters including those posted in this thread look cheap and ugly.
 
Dangit man, you're making me want another thing that I never would have thought I'd want. I was just looking at their website and it says the blade is .025" thick? That seems insanely thin to me, especially with the edge on the knife looking like a pretty acute angle. Is that right?
 
LimpCroissant said:
Dangit man, you're making me want another thing that I never would have thought I'd want. I was just looking at their website and it says the blade is .025" thick? That seems insanely thin to me, especially with the edge on the knife looking like a pretty acute angle. Is that right?
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Yes, its a thin bladed little sucker, but have I mentioned that it cut like the dickens?

A nice sharp Christy is like a surgical instrument. The only other knife I have that cuts like that is a little number 5 Opinel and a Victorinx florist knife that has a chisel grind on a very thin edge. Insanely sharp.
 
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jackknife said:
Yes, its a thin blades little sucker, but have I mentioned that it cut like the dickens?

A nice sharp Christy is like a surgical instrument. The only other knife I have that cuts like that is a little number 5 Opinel and a Victorinx florist knife that has a chisel grind on a very thin edge. Insanely sharp.
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Hmmm, interesting. I really like that brass one they offer. I may have to get one. I'll sit on the thought for a week and hope that I don't remember when I get back from camping. I've bought way too many knives lately haha. It looks like a sweet little thing though.
 
jackknife said:
…A nice sharp Christy is like a surgical instrument. The only other knife I have that cuts like that is a little number 5 Opinel and a Victorinx florist knife that has a chisel grind on a very thin edge. Insanely sharp.
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Considering that Christy once made surgical blades your comment comes as no surprise.

I have one of the fancy engraved models myself. I plan to keep it with my pocket watch and chain.
 
LimpCroissant said:
Hmmm, interesting. I really like that brass one they offer. I may have to get one. I'll sit on the thought for a week and hope that I don't remember when I get back from camping. I've bought way too many knives lately haha. It looks like a sweet little thing though.
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No, don't buy one.

If you buy one, you will become intrigued with it, and if you are intrigued with it you will play with it. The more you will play and handle it, the more you will like it and use it. The more you use it in day to day life, thumbing out the insanely thin sharp blade, the more you will like it. The more you like it the more you will carry and use it. Then there will come a time when you realize that it handles 98% of your daily cutting, and you will wonder why you have all those other knives that you don't carry or use anymore.

Be veeeery careful, Christy knives are addictive. They are a life lesson is what we don't need, and many times, less is indeed more.
 
J jackknife , I did my part to keep the company afloat and bought a Traveler and a spare blade. You got my interest up in one of these and I thought i would try it out. I actually live not too far from Fremont, OH and cold probably take a drive over there, if I was board.
 
jjg6319 said:
J jackknife , I did my part to keep the company afloat and bought a Traveler and a spare blade. You got my interest up in one of these and I thought i would try it out. I actually live not too far from Fremont, OH and cold probably take a drive over there, if I was board.
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Good for you!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Hal Christy is a good guy and he's been keeping his grandfathers company going. Actually his great granddad if I'm counting right.

Be warned though, the more you carry and use a Christy knife, the more you will become beguiled by the little slicer.
 
sgt1372 said:
I don't know anything about the "Christy" knife but . . .

For a box cutter, there's nothing better or cheaper than one of these, which usually sell for just $1 @. I've got at least 6 of these scatted around, here/there.

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If you want to spend more $ for something more sturdy/versatile, you can usually buy one of these on "sale" for $5. At least, I did.

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Can’t tell you how many boxes I cut open/cut down with a Garvey. Used to have a whole bunch of them (worked in a supermarket for a few years).
 
Hashishiin said:
Also, aside from that, weighing cost and ergos, (holding that tiny Gerber EAB would not be pleasant for me, even as a Cricket-enjoyer) what would be the best box-cutting knife? Nothing $100 ano'd ti type stuff.
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I don’t have a Christy, but I usually carry a little SAK Classic SD. I love it and have carried it for a couple of decades. The tool to weight ratio is probably unbeatable, but I wouldn’t use it to break down a bunch of boxes.
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Awhile back I got an interesting little Xacto-style blade folder called the Every Day Knife. It’s nice but heavy for the size and there’s not much utility to it.
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Regarding your question about a box-cutting knife, you should really consider getting a CS Tuff Lite.
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This is my most used pocket knife, not because I carry it often (I don’t), but because I’ll grab it off my nightstand to do crafts/chores around the house (instead of the MANY other more expensive fixed blades and folders that I have to choose from).

The handle ergonomic are world class and combined with the blade shape/size and thin hollow grind you can probably generate more static psi (= make a push cut through tougher material) with this knife than 99% of other knives.
 
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