DEWALT DWHT10911 Spring Assist Opening Pocket Knife, Black

I am a technician who works with everything from small machines, to electronics, to wood and wires and batteries. I work indoors and outdoors. This is absolutely my go to knife. It is really sturdy and keeps a good blade. The addition of the serrated section is very important to me. One handed operation is very nice and I like the security slider. I don't understand people who walk around with a $200 pocket knife on the worksite. You don't use a Ferrari to dig ditches. You want a solid workhorse and this is it. I always keep a back up just in case and when I went to visit family I sent one to myself so I would make sure I had my trustee tool when I landed. I just don't feel right without it. Leaving it in the car at the airport is always such a bummer.

For the money this is one of the best knives. I don’t care for the little switch you have to push to open but the quality you get for under 20$ can’t be beat. I almost cried when I left my first one on a RV pedestal in Co. Found a replacement on Amazon.

I think Dewalt makes a great knife. I really like their knives, however, the spring assist is something that I am not incredibly fond of, I found it to be difficult to open when hands are wet, and with that, I would not recommend it for applications in which you need to open and close your blade often, as the spring assist is not as easy as the manual opener, so I would have to say that I prefer my Dewalt manual (w/o spring assist) as it is not compromised when wet, and doesn't force your thumb into an unnatural position for opening. However, what I will say in favor if the Dewalt spring assist is that it would be a great knife to use when you need a safety feature that could detour people from accidentally cutting themselves, as the spring assist serves similar to a safety lock, where a child would have a hard time opening the knife, which I think makes it a good knife to use in a culinary or household work where secure blades are favorable.

Good cheap knife that cuts and if you lose it big deal.

The opening mechanism is horrible at best. The safety tab/release is nearly flush with the scale and it is smooth to the touch- I need to use a fingernail to get the safety to move. The spring does little to assist in the opening action. Do not recommend.

It's a great knife for the money. Opens well, edge is holding so far. The opening system works well. It's for right handed operation though. I'm left-handed, it's a little difficult.

My brother is a dewalt guy and I'm not. We talk trash about our respective tool brands all in good fun. This knife is excellent. I used to use a craftsman knife that was basically the same. My wife bought me this one for Christmas and I was pleased to find it has the safety(kids) I look for. It comes with a nicely sharpened blade. Don't tell my brother. Now if I could stop misusing my knives and breaking the tips off, I'd be good to go.

It’s stiff and dull. The spring doesn’t work too well. Had to buy this since my other black dewalt knife got stolen at work.