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How many box cutters do you have squirreled around your house? (midwest.social)

submitted 1 year ago by sxan@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I count 7 in mine.

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A.K.A. utility knife. One of those knives with replaceable blades.

[–] Mane25@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've always called it a Stanley knife, I guess I've never come across the generic name.

I have one.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

Milwaukee makes an excellent version, which is the only one I'll buy anymore. But the Stanley steel utility knife is an iconic classic! I remember finding those around my grandfather's Arco gas station.