Tools · Utility Knives
What blade type lasts the longest?
Reviewer consensus
Specialist-community consensus leans toward carbide and premium carbon blades. Reddit threads in r/Tools repeatedly single out Olfa snap-off blades and carbide-edge blades (Dewalt, Lenox, Tajima) as holding an edge far longer than the soft, ultra-sharp blades that ship with many budget knives. Fiskars markets its CarbonMax blades as lasting far longer than standard blades, a claim corroborated by enthusiast discussion.