I became kind of obsessed with these keychain utility blade knives a while ago, but had slight issues with every one I bought, so I decided to make my own!
Would love any feedback on it, and to know if there would be any interest in me producing them.
Here are the features I wanted (lots of knives have some of these features but I wanted them ALL).
It was honestly quite the challenge to design something that did all of this simultaneously but I’m really happy with the result now:
– Barely bigger than a house key, able to add to a keychain without even noticing (4mm thicc)
– Accepts standard utility blades (including serrated, heavy duty, hook, etc.)
– Smooth, fidgety, one-handed open / close
– Tool-less blade change
– Simple, discrete design (I don’t necessarily want anyone who happens to see my keychain to know that I have a knife on me)
– Blade edge doesn’t dull on deployment / retraction
– Looks sick
TLDR: I designed a knife, any feedback?
by jorgetheapocalypse
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oh and yes I drew the little “ZERO” logo on there with a pencil haha
I like it!
I haven’t bought a utility blade because like you all the ones I look at seem to have something I don’t like. I use my Milwaukee fastback every day at work. This looks like it would be a good size that could go on your keys and be there when you need it. Would there be a pocket clip on it? I like the design and as long as the lock would hold under a bit of pressure then i really like how clean this is