Stanley STA010789 - Retractable Twin Blade Knife

so I pondered long and hard on al the knives Avaliable out there . I even ordered a few for comparison . however didn't open any of them as they were sealed packed. .these Stanley ones are market leaders for some reason. you will not regret buying it for home use. the dual blade design means you can use either the hooked blade for safety use or some other puropses fit for hooked blade and the straight knife blade for normal stuff. I found this the best option out there in the market. yes it's expensive in comparison to £5 to £8 similar blades and knives. however it saves you a lot of hassle keeping two knives. it really is a traders dream type of thing. these Stanley will take standard bladed for all manufacturers, however Stanley makes their own carbide bladed which are really expensive in comparison to others in the marker. no one else makes carbide blades.the only other blade I bought was from Olaf some japneese brand. these two in my opinion are the best options here on amazon. yes there are other really good companies however if you want to play it safe and just buy once in lifetime lasting thing then this is it. if you are a tradesman then you already know which is better for you and I don't think this is a primary go to tool for such people as they have weight distribution and other stuff to consider . this doesn't fall in to that category. its for home use and maybe some specialised trades person.can cut through Amazon cartons as if cutting through butter. I was worried the blade could cut me if I am not careful and wanted to buy ceramic bladed knife. however the machenism on this knife is good. rule of thumb is to always cut away from yourself . no matter how tempted you feel never cut towards yourself and you are safe. also don't cut towards someone else.there is blade storage and can store a few bladed . like 5 or 7 blades. I have 4 carbide and the 2 that came with the knife itself.the blade is relatively easy to change.becareful doing this though.its got bright coloursmade of metal and nice gripI love the hooked blade design.no fuss packing. was easy to start using from box to installing 2 blades to start using maybe 4 minuteswould I buy again. well no. I wouldn't need this knife again as the one I have seems to be durable for a lifetime. did buy the carbide blades £4 for 5 blades I think.for home use as I said earlier it is the gold standard. bit pricey but well worth it.

This is the best purchase regarding a Stanley knife for a long-time. Used this heavily for a few months now ready for review.It has two retractable blades and each blade has two sides, so each blade can be turned 180 degrees and used again before discarding when blunt.Only one retractable blade can be used at a time and you can have two different or two of the same type of blades (e.g. straight or hooked blade point).Great for heavy duty work as you can use say for e.g. a blunter blade for items that will be suitable and swiftly pull out the sharp blade as and when required e.g. for sharp finishes.As another reviewer noted it is well balanced, I was concerned about this when applying heavy pressure (e.g. cutting very thick high quality carpet) that it might slip sideways and I might incur injury, nothing to worry about there. Though if you are a person who takes note there is a slight off-balance but its in no way hazardous.Changing blades is very easy only when you know how...Push one of the blade out with the metal thumb all the way up. (and let go)Then SLIDE the YELLOW piece of plastic (close to the edge of the knife) in the direction of the upright metal thumb slider this will be either RIGHT or LEFT, (depending on which blade you have chosen to move all the way up). (Hold that position)Whist holding the YELLOW SLIDER to the SIDE firmly pull out the protruding blade (With thumb and index finger). Est Voila!SEE EASY.Don't know what the fuss is about from the other reviewers regarding blade removal. I hope the dude who pulled apart his Stanley knife adjusts his poor rating accordingly and others find this instruction useful?

The packaging on this knife was a jokeWhy it’s made so awkward is beyond me.The knife is great , once your brain is warmed up from getting the various bits card and plastic off, the knife is easy to figure outI like the fact it offers two types of bladeEasy to replace, and spares fit into the lower part of the handle - which seems a bit flimsy.Expensive brand but seems good quality

Great knife, quite quirky with the blade assembly, admittedly removing the blades can be a bit fiddly at the start, but luckily there's a video on here that shows you how to remove the blades, and once I did it myself, I realised just how simple it is. It also means that you don't need a screwdriver to open the knife up and replace the blades like some other knives do. Nice weighty feel to the knife and it feels very comfortable to hold. Does what it says on the tin. Obviously some people have struggled with replacing the blades etc but it's not been an issue for me. Most of my career has been using knives, so I'm very comfortable using them.