About a thousand but I usually can't find any.
This is the way of the utility knife.
Probably like 40-50 my rommate has a weird fascination with them. At some point they brought home a box if like 40 of the cheap ones. I assume it was part if some art thing they planed then never bothered with. Now they are all over the apartment.
Oh. Oh my. So, when a blade gets dull, you don't replace the blade... you replace the whole knife? That's some next-level utility knifing!
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Not nearly enough box cutter for a properly seasoned house.
I mean, 1, but we also have scissors.
If you can always find it, one is plenty!
0 that I can find. Maybe 5-10 that are lost in the void.
They're not lost, they're just surprise knives for future you.
Several, and I'll have you know they're not "squirreled away." They're stored carefully next to the bolt cutters and tarps.
In my house, if they're not carefully hidden around the house, they're (a) never handy, and (b) prone to getting relocated such that they're (a) not handy.
Way back when, I had a job where I used them regularly. Always had one on me at work. And therein, I had 4 or 5 at home any given day.
1 in the garage, 2 in the basement. Plus a pocket knife on each floor.
You must open packages with the knives, and keep the utility knives for the big jobs.
Around four from my various retail jobs in the past. They're all incredibly dull by now though
That's why the blades are replaceable!
Hah true enough! I rarely use them but I really should get a pack of blades
Never heard of a box cutter.
A.K.A. utility knife. One of those knives with replaceable blades.
I've always called it a Stanley knife, I guess I've never come across the generic name.
I have one.
I'm down to one, and it's just a small ceramic blade one.
I miss my old g6
Ceramic blades are nice for keeping an edge. Do you find it durable enough for the rough use it must get?
I eventually started buying more expensive carbide blades - they last far longer than regular steel, and I worry less about chipping.
It's alright. It still cuts after a year. But I'm not as confident with it doing heavy stuff.
At this point, there are probably at least 12 in various states of lost/found. I can currently locate 3.
This is a sign of dedication. Yours is the superior count.
I should have 3 but 2 are missing somewhere.
Box cutters are elusive creatures. Cloths hangers and socks are rank amateurs in comparison.
One very old and very blunt box cutter, hidden in a junk drawer somewhere. It's enjoying its retirement :)
I've resorted to using a cheap fruit knife if I need to cut any boxes.
Sad utility knife :-(
Why don't you want to replace the blade?
I don't even know where this first one came from :) I think my dad left it lying around when he helped me move, many, many, maaaaany years ago.
I'm not a box-cutter kind of person I guess. It's ok though, he's not alone. The set of cheap screw driver bits and those hexagon thingies (allen wrench?) are keeping him company.
When I worked in the supermarket, I would easily would have 4 hidden in different pockets and drawers.
None. I just use a kitchen knife and wash it afterwards.
I... I... I'm speechless.
A kitchen knife? Do you use it to cut down boxes for recycling?
Why do you hate your kitchen knives so much?
I carry two of my tool bag.
I have one huge industrial strength with replaceable retractable brake off blades.
Then I have one that's really small like the tiny plastic ones, but it's Even thinner and slimmer the case is metal.
And I have maybe half a dozen other random pocket knives.
Honestly ever since I got a Kershaw Static, I don't really use box cutters anymore. The blade shape is just perfect for the job and it stays sharp for ages
One in the toolbox in the garage. But it rarely gets used since I always have my Leatherman on me.
2 that i return to their designated space after using. I think there's a third hiding somewhere
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