Rubber Backed Bristled floor Mats are TOUGH

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I fought it for years but sometimes a utility knife is the right tool for the job.

So I try to have the finest utility knife I can find. Just to satisfy the knife nerd in me. My current favorite is a Milwaukee, but I had a Klein I really liked too.

When I was an electrician apprentice in the late 90's I worked offshore and this old pipe islolating guy gave me this one in the coffe/smoke/breakroom telling me that it was a really great utility blade.

Boy was he right, I still have it and use it. It has a nice rubbery grip and I just LOVE the snap off feature on these, you want to get the job done!

 

[knerd]

Absolutely, I’ve trimmed shingles because I didn’t want to climb down I’d get a razor knife, but I also knew it would destroy the edge regardless of the steel. Sheetrock will also dull a blade in a hurry, sometimes I don’t remember to bring one of the several razor knives I keep in the work truck

That's the key right there. I'm sure everyone has used there knives for something out of the realm of opening boxes/mail/tape in a pinch. Just gotta understand the blade will take damage and won't be shaving sharp.

I feel that "super steels" get too hyped and people assume they should be little pocket lightsabers.

 

[CanadaKnifeGuy]

I had to cut some 2.5" thick landscaping rubber trim (made of compressed used tires) and the wife tried a hacksaw without luck...

I used a basic Mora 511 and man... Right through like hot butter.

It was all geometry. Super sharp scandi started the cut easily and then parted the material so the blade didn't bind. No need to saw at the material, just a firm push cut, straight down.

Such great, cheap utility knives. Like $11 CAD. Wife was impressed. She'd struggled with it for hours... Took 5 seconds and hardly any effort, with the right tool.

In fairness, I was surprised too. I thought it would be much more difficult, but in retrospect, it was just the right tool for the job.

 

[Rykjeklut]

When I was an electrician apprentice in the late 90's I worked offshore and this old pipe islolating guy gave me this one in the coffe/smoke/breakroom telling me that it was a really great utility blade.

Boy was he right, I still have it and use it. It has a nice rubbery grip and I just LOVE the snap off feature on these, you want to get the job done!

Can't go wrong with an Olfa/Stanley