Utility knife
Today, the term "utility knife" also includes small folding-, retractable- and/or replaceable-blade knives suited for use in the general workplace or in the construction industry.[1] These knives were general-purpose tools, designed for cutting and shaping wooden implements, scraping hides, preparing food, and for other utilitarian purposes.[7] In general Spanish, they are known as cortaplumas (penknife, when it comes to folding blades);[citation needed] in Spain, Mexico, and Costa Rica, they are colloquially known as cutters; in Argentina and Uruguay the segmented fixed-blade knives are known as "Trinchetas".Utility knives may use fixed, folding, or retractable or replaceable blades, and come in a wide variety of lengths and styles suited to the particular set of tasks they are designed to perform.Outdoor utility knives typically feature sturdy blades from 100 to 150 millimetres (4–6 in) in length, with edge geometry designed to resist chipping and breakage.The largest construction or workplace utility knives typically feature retractable and replaceable blades, and are made of either die-cast metal or molded plastic.The snapping is best accomplished with a blade snapper that is often built-in, or a pair of pliers, and the break occurs at the score lines, where the metal is thinnest.This design was introduced by Japanese manufacturer OLFA in 1956 as the world's first snap-off blade and was inspired from analyzing the sharp cutting edge produced when glass is broken and how pieces of a chocolate bar break into segments.The blade holder is designed to expose just enough edge to cut through one layer of corrugated fibreboard, to minimize chances of damaging contents of cardboard boxes.
Box cutter (disambiguation)puukkomanual workcordagebutcheringfish scalescarvingpapercuttingfolding-retractable-construction industryStanley Black & Deckerchef's knifeparing knifeSwiss Army Knifemulti-toolsnavajaOpinelBuck 110 Folding HunterfactoriesBritishAustralianNew Zealand EnglishDanishAustrian Germangeneric trademarkStanley WorksX-Actogenericised trademarkdie-cast metalmolded plasticcorrugated fibreboardAirport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks9/11 CommissionSeptember 11, 2001 terrorist attacksLeathermanslip-joint bladepaper cutterswas slashed to deathAutomatic box-opening technologyEveryday carryKnivesdaggersList of daggersList of blade materialsKitchenBoningBread knifeButcher knifeButter knifeCaidaoCheese knifeCleaverElectric knifeFillet knifeGrapefruit knifeMezzalunaParmesan knifePizza cutterSplaydSteak knifeTomato knifeJapanese kitchen knivesDeba bōchōMaguro bōchōNakiri bōchōSantokuSashimi bōchōUdon kiriUnagisaki hōchōUsuba bōchōYanagi baAircrew Survival Egress KnifeAthameBalisong/ButterflyBallisticBallpoint pen knifeBayonetBolineBoot knifeCane knifeCeramic knifeClip pointCombat knifeCommanderDiving knifeDrop pointFairbairn–Sykes fighting knifeGerber Mark IIGravity knifeHacking knifeHigonokamiHunting knifeHusa knifeJacob's ladderKarambitKirpanKitchen knifeLaguiole knifeMacheteMandauMarking knifeMisericordeMora knifeMulti-toolNeck knifeNontron knifeOpinel knifePalette knifePantographic knifeParangPenknifePenny knifePesh-kabzPocketknifePhurbaPutty knifeRampuriResolzaSabatierSami knifeScalpelSgian dubhSharpfingerSheath knifeSliding knife