Knife for my job. Question.

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I stock items on the shelves as a stocker at a retail store. Sometimes I have to flatten big boxes that are too time consuming to do by hand. I was wondering what kind of folding saw/knife I could use to make the task easier? Thanks.
 
Honestly, I'd go to Home Depot or Lowes and get a folding utility knife. You won't catch crap from customers or management about having a knife they find offensive, and if you lose/break it or have it stolen/confiscated its no big deal. They're cheap and they really do work well.

I don't think I'd take a folding saw as that might raise a few eyebrows and cause more trouble than its worth.
 
I was going to say the same thing. I carried a small Sebenza for years and hated cleaning the goo off the blade from boxes and tape. I bought a Superknife directly from the company. It's great. When one edge gets dull you just flip the blade around. When that edge gets dull you replace the blade. Mine has an aluminum frame and a pocket clip. It opens with one hand and has a liner lock. The blades are thicker then the usual box cutter and are much stronger. They are all made in China, so there's not much of a choice there.

http://www.superknifestore.com/
 
Cardboard will quickly dull a knife, so I agree with getting a utility knife with dispoable blades.

When I worked retail I cut things like plastic wrap, like to open a video tape, or a brick of camera film, etc. I used Benchmade AXIS lock knives as I could quickly open and close them and the customer never saw the knife as I would turn my back and sheild what I was doing. Many of the people I worked with carried knives, even good knives like Benchmades, so I never had any problems from staff. Probably didn't hurt I was assistant manager and then manager for most of my time there. :)
 
If you did want to get a knife that wasn't a superknife, I would suggest looking at the spyderco tasman salt. Looks like it would be great for slicing up cardboard.
 
I used a Buck 110 for years working in the nursery industry. It was the all-purpose tool. When opening tape sealed boxes I had a habit of flipping the knife over and using the back of the blade tip. 1 swipe cut the tape and did not damage the contents or dull the cutting edge. To break down the boxes I would either cut the bottom tape as I had the top or would punch the glued bottoms out with the butt of the closed knife so the box could be folded flat for discard.
You probably want something less scary or heavy, but the techniques should still work.
 
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