Klein Tools DK06 Knife, Serrated Stainless Steel Duct Knife for Flexible Duct and Board, with Sheath

Update: 10/17/2014_I've now had this knife for about a month or so. It sits ontop of my table saw, in the sheath, ready to grab in the garage, as I stated before, it's intended use. I have cut boxes up for the trash bin, to make thins fit more efficiently, cut paracord, stabbed a large roach, opened cat food boxes, scrapped the algae and barnacles from a trim actuator and in general used it more than I thought I would. This Klein knife is a dream. Big and sound. Sharp and holds an edge well. I like it more now than before, when I wrote this review. I've used Klein tools for years and after seeing this DK06 Serrated Duct Knife, I ordered it for a Garage Utility knife. By utility, I mean I will use it for almost everything I'll need to cut, box opening, poking holes in, and with the Serrated edge, most rope, cardboard box tear down, duct tape cutting and of course, the occasional zombie throat slitting and brain stab. It is a hefty knife and will work well for about any knife use you may have. I have a fishing addiction, which I don't indulge in near enough and this will work well off the bank, shore, pier or boat as a general purpose bait knife or gutting blade, where a smaller knife would be found lacking. It fits the palm very well when gripping the rubber handle and cleans up well with soapy water. The stainless steel edge was not very sharp, but useable when first pulled from the puncture resistant sheath for the first time, but a little time with the Smith Diamond Sharpener, the edge was smoothed off and the edge became almost too sharp for a utility blade and cuts like a new blade in a box cutter. The tang goes through the handle to a end pommel, that can serve as a flat faced hammer when handled carefully, so as not to stick yourself in the eye or something. The knife does not have a guard at the blade, but the handle there forms a flared guard like end to the grip. If you need a garage knife, a bait cutting knife or just a Duct knife, this will serve you well. I like mine for the price and love it for being a wicked dagger shaped Utility dual edged zombie weapon, that cost me only $12.92 with free delivery, with my Prime Membership, which is due for renewal at a higher price than last year. Of course.

Bought this a gift for my bf as he works with sheet metal a lot , he’s been loving it, says it cuts sheet metal like butter and helps a lot with making holes and overall use. Does say that it is really sharp and too be careful with it as it will stab you if your not careful. Would recommend this product for workers!!

I have and use a number of knives. I work on a boat and carry a high quality knife with me every day. With that said, I noticed this Klein knife and was surprised at the low price. Thinking there may be some fluke in either the knife or the price... I figured I would give it a try. I ordered two of them. I figured for the price, they are almost disposable. Well, I received them and I am QUITE happy with the quality of the Klein knives. Have I seen better quality? Yep....but for $16? Nope...these are a GREAT bang for the buck deal.

Great for work. Very sturdy. Works well.’

This is an excellent inexpensive beater knife. It's made from some proprietary secret formula stainless alloy, and it does sharpen up reasonably easily to a very fine (but not quite shaving sharp) edge. The sharp side is an uninterrupted cutting edge, and the serrated side has sharp and nicely formed teeth, but not really of the wood cutting sort. It does and will cut wood, just not as easily as a single purpose wood cutting saw edge. Can't speak as to how well it holds an edge yet, but it is an industrial tool for insulation and ductwork so I expect that it will hold up reasonably well. The two-tone rubberized handle fits comfortably in the hand and is topped with a stainless steel buttcap. The black nylon sheath is nothing to write home about but it does what it's supposed to do. The only thing that I really dislike about the sheath is that the strap to secure the knife in the sheath uses a velcro closure, which in my experience just don't hold up well. I added a snap button closure to the strap and problem solved. This is a good general purpose hunting/camping/self defense knife, and I imagine that it makes a good insulation and ductwork knife as well. Well worth the reasonable price. Recommend.

GREAT DUCT KNIFE! PERFECT AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AND HOME. VERY WEATHER AND OXIDATION RESISTANT. NOT A KNIFE TO CARRY AROUND TOWN, BUT I HAVE PLENTY OTHERS FOR THAT PURPOSE. ANOTHER WINNER IN THE COLLECTION! I RECOMMEND THIS DUCT KNIFE

Great cutting ability and size. Would definitely recommend for HVAC insulation

This is a quality tool! The handle is high-friction rubberlike material, comfortable to hold, with nice safety points for one's thumb to rest and push against. There is a real, actual, steel cap (not shiny plastic) at the end of the handle that is embedded a half-inch or so into the back of the handle. Within reason, it could be used as a hammer. The blade is about 1/2 tang, maybe a little more, but the handle is so solid and sturdy that it's hard to imagine that one could ever break the tang. The blade itself is a robust 3mm in thickness, 5 1/2 inches long. The serrated side of the blade has a feature that I have never seen before--there is a small grind on the back side of the serrations. By carefully honing that grind with a round diamond rod (Smith's make one), I was able to produce even sharper serrated edges. The nylon sheath is probably better than most and would be fine for a tradesman using this tool in HVAC work, but I don't like 'em and made a nice leather one. But that's just me. Also, the straight edge was not very sharp as received, but by pulling it through my Rada sharpener a number of times a nice sharp edge was achieved. This knife will not disappoint, however it might be used--building trades, camping, even for self-defense.

Every tradie needs a good knife for day to day activities on the work site. This is a good tool to have.

Excelente 👌 Producto Buen Filo y Calidad de Acero ,Me encanto y viene con su porta ,la imagen q comparto esta empolvada por que la uso mucho soy electricista e incluso me ha servido para cortar cables

This is a solid, well made multi-purpose fixed blade that could fulfill the requirements of a survival knife as much as it is useful as a duct knife. Great low price!

Uma faca excelente para diversos usos além do indicado para dutos, desde usos em casa, trabalho, elétrica, consertos gerais, camping, caça, mergulho ... até auto defesa. Por ter um design adequado e versátil, além de robusta, se torna uma ferramenta coringa para qualquer um. A lâmina é em aço inox como deve ser, para não ficar enferrujando fácil, ela é full tang (da ponta da lâmina a ponta final do cabo sendo o mesmo material inteiriço), sendo a calda maciça ótima para bater em algo como para levar pancada e forçar algum tipo de serviço mais bruto. Fio em serra ótimo e bem afiado, junto ao fio de corte liso cortando papel, perfeitos para cortarem diversos materiais diferentes com facilidade. Baratíssima para categoria custando praticamente 40% do valor de mercado, além da marca que é referência de qualidade. Recomendo.

This is quite big knife very strong feel to it very well made definitely not for carrying only to be used for jobs and cutting or sharpening ideal for many work places or camping one side has serrated for sawing other regular side for cutting ideal job knife very sharp and very dangerous be careful when handling design prefect for your needs sawing, cutting fabric or rope sharpening sticks good functional item not too heavy easy to use agin this is extremely sharp be very careful wear safety gloves