Comments on: Finds: Hacking Knife http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/02/finds-hacking-knife/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:17:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Myself http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/02/finds-hacking-knife/#comment-1619 Myself Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:01:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/10/02/finds-hacking-knife/#comment-1619 A smaller version of a similarly durable blade is common in the telecom industry: We call it a "splicer's knife" and mostly use it for removing the insulation from large power cables. The blade is about 1/8" thick, 1/2" deep, and 1 1/2" long. The handle is five or six inches of rubber? Find 'em for $10 at any well-equipped electrical supply, or try Graybar. The splicer's knife doesn't have any inertia for machete-style hacking, but it's beefy enough you can "encourage" it with a hammer and not worry about breaking it. Of course, you'd always wear safety glasses anyway, just in case! The snips that come with the knife in a "splicer's kit" are easily my favorite tool ever, they just come in handy all over the place. If you're looking for a good sharp pair of general shop scissors, pick some up. Klein is the traditional favorite brand, but I've never met a set I didn't like. A smaller version of a similarly durable blade is common in the telecom industry: We call it a “splicer’s knife” and mostly use it for removing the insulation from large power cables. The blade is about 1/8″ thick, 1/2″ deep, and 1 1/2″ long. The handle is five or six inches of rubber? Find ‘em for $10 at any well-equipped electrical supply, or try Graybar.

The splicer’s knife doesn’t have any inertia for machete-style hacking, but it’s beefy enough you can “encourage” it with a hammer and not worry about breaking it. Of course, you’d always wear safety glasses anyway, just in case!

The snips that come with the knife in a “splicer’s kit” are easily my favorite tool ever, they just come in handy all over the place. If you’re looking for a good sharp pair of general shop scissors, pick some up. Klein is the traditional favorite brand, but I’ve never met a set I didn’t like.

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