STANLEY0-10-598 Utility Knife foldable, Silver

My new Stanley razor/utility knife arrived this afternoon. I generally do not review products on here until I've had it for awhile, but felt I needed to address some issues with it that numerous people on here had complaints about.I bought this not to replace my Fastback, but to supplement it, mainly for marking wood for cutting. I realized that this knife will be used for far more than that. I'm viewing it as a sturdier version of an X-Acto. Great feel in the hand, good for precision work and folds up to fit easily in a pocket.The problems appeared in my early attempts to load a blade. The directions on the package are meager at best, so I viewed the only Youtube video I could find that shows that process. I had all kinds of trouble with that and spent about an hour with my attempts. And then I realized a couple of things. He shows reassembling the knife with the new blade facing the rear. I couldn't get things assembled correctly and the blade hit one of the sides of the knife when folding it. I had to manually pull the blade towards the center to keep it from hitting (and dulling the blade). The folding and opening process also made me very nervous....its a VERY sharp blade.My solutions. I found that that blade point should face forward on reassemble and if it impacts the side of the frame on folding, it's not lined up correctly on the front screw and plastic mechanism. I also found an easy way of opening and closing it, safely. The knife is not a real "switchblade" and doesn't pop open or closed. So, to close it, I hold my thumb and forefinger of my left hand on either side of the front screw. The right hand pulls the rear plastic piece backwards just enough to release the blade. I then lower the back of the blade towards the work surface and tap it down (against the spine of the blade). The blade folds back enough from doing that to then grab either side of the blade with that left hand and safely push it into the handle. Easy and safe. And if the blade is aligned so it doesn't contact the side of the frame, you don't even need to fold it back with your fingers.....you can just continue pushing the spine against the work surface until it's folded back.You definitely need to practice all of the above, but it's worth it. Great knife

I have been following Paul Sellers and everything he publishes for about 6 years now. He and I are within a year of being the same age and I completely respect everything he's doing. The one thing I've wanted all this time is a marking knife exactly like he uses. It has not been available in the United States until recently. Last week I just happened to check again to see if it was available and was pleasantly surprised when I found that it is.It was delivered today. Prior to delivery, I was reading some of the reviews that others had posted concerning this knife. I was concerned because it sounded like it was difficult to get the blade installed correctly and have the knife function properly as a consequence. Because of having read those reviews and studying some of the comments of the reviewers had posted concerning ways to get the blade installed correctly, I had no problems. Using their suggestions, I was able to install one of the blades in about 30 seconds.For such an inexpensive knife, I couldn't be happier. As a matter of fact, I own six other marking knives, all of which, except one, is much more expensive than this. This is by far the best I've got right now and I will use it for many more years to come.Thank you Amazon for making it available in the United States now.

A great little knife! I’ve bought 3 of them, and always carry a freshly sharpened one in my pocket.

Of course Paul Sellers should get a lot of credit on popularizing this very affordable but a great marking knife for woodworking. This is in fact my 3rd knife as I want to be able to have backups whenever I misplace one. All 3 of these work great. I can resharpen the blades at least a few more times on a sharpening stone - just takes a minute and I also have a pack of 50 spare blades. This is more than enough for the lifetime I am sure :)