Orcon Utility Knife - Carpet Cutter (1)

Works great. I love it. I'm a union carpenter and it works great for drywall. When you put a blade in it you're then able to score the drywall and snap it. After you snap the drywall you can fold it backwards and cut from the front to the back. You can then pull the drywall back towards you and it will snap off. It also works great for sharpening pencils. I have sharpened a lot of pencils with it. The blade wears out so I have to change the blade a lot. That's not their fault though. You have to change the blade on all of the competitions drywall knives as well. It is very easy to use. It is lightweight and it is very smooth so it moves in your hand very easily when you take it out of your tool pouch. This makes cutting drywall very easy. I can flip it from upside down to right side up with two fingers very easily.

Best knife for drywall

Ergonomics are great. Fits in the hand perfectly and the shape is just right for any flooring work or even drywall. The only thing I don’t like about them is Blade storage capacity only holds about 5 blades. And no where to put old blades.

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Perfect for cutting drywall.

The Orcon utility knife feels really good in the hand it feels solid has some good weight to it it's easy to open just a simple screw with a good handle or twisty lid thing and then you just place in the blade and press don't change out your golden.BUT, it doesn't come with a utility blade which is really annoying because now I have to go out and get my own utility blade to put in there and it would have been nice if they had just included a utility blade maybe it's because it doesn't collapse into it so it would have like cut the packages that it was in but then you know put a utility blade in a little case and put that with the door connect but then I guess see the increased price but still now it's nicer to came with its own blade but c'est la vie if it could come with its own blade I would have given it five stars but because it didn't I gave it four stars and I also gave it three stars for safety features because the blade doesn't retract so you have to be careful that you don't cut yourself when you put it down somewhere or like in your toolbox.

The grip is great, I love the D-ring design to rotate the screw that keeps the utility knife handle joined together. There is no blade movement when using it, it is definitely worth the price of it.The only cons I can think of is that the extra blades rattle on the inside but I found some reusable wall putty that I use to get rid of that noise. The blade does have to be sheathed but I had an extra leather knife sheath size small B3a from RK Leatherworks and it fits nicely inside of it. I have had this utility blade for a year and I'm sure I'm going to buy another one dedicated in the garage tool kit.

I am a steel stud framer, hanger, and taper and this knife is the best of the best. It is extremely lightweight and easy to change the blade but my favorite thing about this knife is how easy it is to cut drop ceiling tile in. Anyone who has cut ceiling tile before knows what i'm talking about- the blade barely sticks out past the end of the tape measure making the cut awkward. With this carpet knife the blade sticks out longer than your standard Stanley knife making plenty of room to grab onto the blade and the end of the tape measure. Highly recommend.