KLEIN TOOLS 44005 Pocket Knife, Made in USA, Stainless Steel Lockback Knife with 2-5/8-Inch Hawkbill Blade, Nylon Handle

This and it Japanese steel strait blade counterpart are ridiculously sharp. I don’t wanna take a wack at even honing this blade it’s so uniformly nice. Worth the bread imo.

Very nice, very sharp.

Best lineman knife I’ve had in my hand.

I purchased the silver handled knife for my son-in-law for Christmas. This was a replacement for the same knife that got lost. Turns out it’s his favorite knife because of durability, sharpness, functionality and looks. He was surprised and happy to have a replacement!

I've tried many different knives. Straight blades, razor blades, hook blades, sheepfoot blades, etc... I've also tried different handle materials such as wood , metal, plastic, etc... Of all of them this is the one I like the best. Here is why I love it. It is very lightweight. The little thumb peg makes it a snap to open the blade single handed while working with live wires or in any situation. You can even move the peg to either side of the blade depending on if your right handed or left handed. The blade is extremely thin and pointy making it very sharp and easy to skin wire. The really fine point makes it nice for slitting cable jackets. I like the sheepfoot/hook blades because the round curve of the blade follows the contour of round cable when skinning. Overall this is just a great electricians knife. The only downfall is it doesn't include a little belt pouch.

Best knife of my life

Has a nice slim profile, handle is easy to grip. Blade comes super sharp, easily passes the arm hair test. Can't speak to edge retention yet but hardened aus-8 steel is pretty good quality. This is the best shape of knife I've used so far for stripping back insulation on cables and big wire. Had the cable skinning utility knife and it got stolen, this one is more pocket friendly. The clip orients tip-up, and has philips head screws so I'll probably remove it so it's not being pulled out by a ladder or fall protection harness.

My oldest is working toward becoming a lineman for the electric company. I wanted him to have a great tool to work with!! And it was; right up to the point someone wanted it more. Protect your tools!!!