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.

Out of the three I have it’s my least favorite. The yellow one is the beefiest, the other black one has a much better imo unassisted quick open. And it’s the only one without serrations. So it’s a great knife but the company it keeps puts it in third place.

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. UPDATE: I took the safety tab and spring out so that it is no longer hindering the ability to open the blade. I also filed the surface of the opening lever/tab to give it a rough texture so that I can open it with relative ease using only one finger- it’s usable now as a pocket carry work knife.

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.

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.