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A '''utility knife''' is any type of [[knife]] used for general [[manual work]] purposes.<ref name="PET">Peterson, Harold L., ''Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World'', London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd., {{ISBN|0-486-41743-3}}, p. 1</ref> Such knives were originally fixed-blade knives with durable cutting edges suitable for rough work such as cutting [[rigging|cordage]], cutting/scraping [[hide (skin)|hide]]s, [[butchering]] animals, cleaning [[fish scale]]s, reshaping timber, and other tasks. '''Craft knives''' are small utility knives used as precision-oriented tools for finer, more delicate tasks such as [[carving]] and [[papercutting]]. | A '''utility knife''' is any type of [[knife]] used for general [[manual work]] purposes.<ref name="PET">Peterson, Harold L., ''Daggers and Fighting Knives of the Western World'', London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd., {{ISBN|0-486-41743-3}}, p. 1</ref> Such knives were originally fixed-blade knives with durable cutting edges suitable for rough work such as cutting [[rigging|cordage]], cutting/scraping [[hide (skin)|hide]]s, [[butchering]] animals, cleaning [[fish scale]]s, reshaping timber, and other tasks. '''Craft knives''' are small utility knives used as precision-oriented tools for finer, more delicate tasks such as [[carving]] and [[papercutting]]. | ||
Today, the term "utility knife" also includes small [[folding knife|folding-]], | Today, the term "utility knife" also includes small [[folding knife|folding-]], retractable- and/or replaceable-[[blade]] knives suited for use in the general workplace or in the [[construction industry]]. The latter type is sometimes generically called a '''Stanley knife''', after a prominent brand designed by the American tool manufacturing company [[Stanley Works]] (subsequently merged into [[Stanley Black & Decker]]). | ||
There is also a [[Kitchen knife#Utility|utility knife for kitchen use]], which is sized between a [[chef's knife]] and [[paring knife]]. | There is also a [[Kitchen knife#Utility|utility knife for kitchen use]], which is sized between a [[chef's knife]] and [[paring knife]]. | ||
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In [[British English|British]], [[Australian English|Australian]] and [[New Zealand English]], along with [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Austrian German]], a utility knife is | In [[British English|British]], [[Australian English|Australian]] and [[New Zealand English]], along with [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Danish language|Danish]] and [[Austrian German]], a utility knife is referred to as a ''Stanley knife''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stanley knife| url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/246899?rskey=n8ldno&result=1&isAdvanced=false#|work=Oxford English Dictionary|access-date=21 March 2011|quote=A knife made by the Stanley Works; esp. a small utility knife with a very fine and sharp replaceable blade, typically used in do-it-yourself and craft work.}}</ref> This name is a [[generic trademark]] named after [[Stanley Works]], a manufacturer of such knives.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.genericides.org/trademark/stanley-knife |title= Has stanley knife become a generic trademark? |access-date= February 18, 2021 |website= genericides.org }}</ref> In Israel and Switzerland, these knives are known as ''Japanese knives''. In Brazil they are known as ''estiletes'' or ''cortadores [[Olfa]]'' (the latter, being another genericised trademark<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.genericides.org/trademark/olfa |title= Has olfa become a generic trademark? |access-date= February 18, 2021 |website= genericides.org }}</ref>). In Portugal, Panama and Canada they are also known as ''[[X-Acto]]'' (yet another [[genericised trademark]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.genericides.org/trademark/x-acto |title= Has x-acto become a generic trademark? |access-date= February 18, 2021 |website= genericides.org }}</ref> ). In India, Russia, the Philippines, France, Iraq, Italy, Egypt, and Germany,<ref>{{cite web | title=Cutter ▶ Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, Herkunft | website=Duden | date=2018-04-26 | url=https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Cutter | language=de }}</ref> they are simply called ''cutter''.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} In the Flemish region of Belgium it is called ''cuttermes(je)'' (cutter knife).<ref>{{cite web|title=Het Vlaams Woordenboek: cuttermes|url=http://www.vlaamswoordenboek.be/definities/term/cuttermes}}</ref> In general Spanish, they are known as ''cortaplumas'' (penknife, when it comes to folding blades);{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} 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".{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} In Turkey, they are known as ''maket bıçağı'' (which literally translates as ''model knife'').<ref>{{cite web|title=maket bıçağı| url=http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_gts&arama=gts&kelime=maket%20b%C4%B1%C3%A7a%C4%9F%C4%B1|work=Türk Dil Kurumu Güncel Türkçe Sözlük|access-date=24 November 2015|quote=Genellikle maket yapımında kullanılan ince ve keskin bıçak.}}</ref> | ||
Other names for the tool are ''box cutter'' or ''boxcutter'', ''blade knife'', ''carpet knife'', ''pen knife'', ''stationery knife'', ''sheetrock knife'', or ''drywall knife''. | Other names for the tool are ''box cutter'' or ''boxcutter'', ''blade knife'', ''carpet knife'', ''pen knife'', ''stationery knife'', ''sheetrock knife'', or ''drywall knife''. | ||
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==== Snap-off utility knife ==== | ==== Snap-off utility knife ==== | ||
[[File:OLFA 5019 SVR-2 9 mm utility knife with ABB blade.svg|thumb|OLFA retractable utlity knife with snap-off blade]] | |||
Another type of utility knife is a snap-off utility knife that contains a long, segmented blade that slides out from it. As the endmost edge becomes dull, it can be broken off the remaining blade, exposing the next section, which is sharp and ready for use. 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. When all of the individual segments are used, the knife may be thrown away, or, more often, refilled with a replacement blade. | Another type of utility knife is a snap-off utility knife that contains a long, segmented blade that slides out from it. As the endmost edge becomes dull, it can be broken off the remaining blade, exposing the next section, which is sharp and ready for use. 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. When all of the individual segments are used, the knife may be thrown away, or, more often, refilled with a replacement blade. | ||
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{{see also|Airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks}} | {{see also|Airport security repercussions due to the September 11 attacks}} | ||
Most utility knives are not well suited to use as offensive weapons, with the exception of some outdoor-type utility knives employing longer blades. However, even small blade type utility knives may sometimes find use as slashing weapons, particularly when used [[crime of opportunity|opportunistically]] due to their [[crime pattern theory|ubiquity]]. The [[9/11 Commission]] report stated passengers in cell phone calls reported knives or "box-cutters" were used as weapons (also | Most utility knives are not well suited to use as offensive weapons, with the exception of some outdoor-type utility knives employing longer blades. However, even small blade type utility knives may sometimes find use as slashing weapons, particularly when used [[crime of opportunity|opportunistically]] due to their [[crime pattern theory|ubiquity]]. The [[9/11 Commission]] report stated passengers in cell phone calls reported knives or "box-cutters" were used as weapons (also mace) in hijacking airplanes in the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks]] against the United States, though the exact design of the knives used is unknown.<ref>{{cite web | ||
| access-date = 2016-09-19 | | access-date = 2016-09-19 | ||
| title = National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States | | title = National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States | ||