Review Detail

This knife like many of the newer Bostitch hand tools is a rebranded Stanley ,and in this case it’s a rebranded Stanley FatMax Xtreme Twin Blade, which itself is essentially a heavier, double wide version of Stanley 10-788 where it shares many design similarities like the same overall shape, rubber overmold grip, and blade storage.

I own three of these, and for the most part I like them a lot, I often find the double blade feature comes in very handy in certain applications, but these knives are far they are from perfect.
The blade changing can be tricky at times, to release a blade you toggle the switch to side to side in the direction of the blade you want to release, which requires alot of thumb pressure. Once the blade is released, the new blade often requires some sort of manipulation to get in place, one of my knives that came straight out of the package would not hold the blade until I took the the knife apart and realigned the blade holder.
There also seems to be a slight break in period with these knives possible due to milling, the more you use it, the easier the sliding mechanism gets. It is also imperative to have one side fully retracted before engaging the other side or it will result in a jam.

Another drawback is dirt, dust, etc can jamb these knives fairly easy, this knife is best used for roofing, and flooring where the double blade feature comes in handy, but it’s not the best knife to have around when dry walling where it’s prone to gumming up.

Overall it’s a pretty solid knife, when used in favorable conditions and applications.