Klein Tools 1580-3 Skinning Knife, Made in USA, Ergonomic Handle With Oversized Ring, 2-Inch Fixed Klein Kurve Blade

Bought this knife after losing a similar knife I had that was given to me by a lineman friend of mine, it was a wood handled knife with a similar shape blade and I quickly favored it over a razor knife when terminating large electrical cables in switch gear. There is more control and less chance of a blade slip with these style knives when ringing the cable. I got this knife recently in the mail (klein kurve) and was surprised at the size of it, thought it was going to be smaller. And the blade was dull, which I knew it would be after reading all of these silly reviews. IF YOU ARE NOT COMPETENT ENOUGH TO SHARPEN A KNIFE I AM WORRIED THAT YOU MAY BE ATTEMPTING WORK THAT REQUIRES A KNIFE LIKE THIS. I like that it came dull because it let me put my own custom edge on it (duller toward the hook to catch the cable to prevent a slip when cutting). The handle is a hard rubber simmilar to a rubber mallet, nice and grippy. The notch is a nice feature for your finger to grip comfortably. The ring is also a nice feature to have a tie off point when working high up or anywhere that a drop must be avoided. All in all I really like this knife, its great for what I need it to do.

Klein Tools are great, durable products! This is perfect for anyone who does line work! It is durable and easy to use!

Let's get this out of the way,......yes this knife is not the sharpest from the factory, but it is made out of some pretty sturdy metal, you have to think, why would klein take the time to sharpen a knife that is just going to scrap and nick and just cut into metal. It's pointless, with that said with about 5 minutes of sharpening I have used this knife for 3 months now everyday and it doesn't have a curled edge, pitting, or any kind of deformation to the edge and I've cut all the way up to jacketed 4/0 copper with it

Good knife very comfortable in my hand. The only downside is the loop on the back of the knife is too thick to fit into the clips on my climbing belt. This seems like a glaring oversight. Why wouldn’t you make a knife that would clip in to a lineman’s belt? I have a bashlin 88 belt.

This Klein wire and cable skinning knife has a rubber grip and Klein-Curve blade so is comfortable to use for stripping insulation on larger conductors. It has a scraper notch on the back and a hanging ring that is insulated from the blade, so wont conduct when the knife is used for hot work. It is still a lineman's knife though, which means it wont hold an edge for very long before needing sharpening. A good carbide sharpener will drees the edge in no time though so I think this knife is decently made and I am happy with it.

I am bored 4 of these for me and my sons all are electricians makes the work a lot easier .

The blade is extremely dull, to the point it’s dangerous to skin wire insulation with. So this blade needs completely sharpened, you shouldn’t have to do that on a new knife. I also don’t like the full plastic handle, if it gets wet it’s slippery, I’ll definitely return this and go a different route

I'm told that this product is very good.

I love Klein tools...this is awesome

Great tool.

Es un cuchillo muy bueno, sin embargo no viene con mucho filo de fábrica, por lo que sera necesario reperfilar la hoja

Muy buena navaja, solo que hay que afilarla y despalmarla muy bien para que te funcione al maximo y veras la calidad de la herramienta, vale la pena, totalmente recomendable

When I received this lineman’s knife it was relatively dull and oiled up. It’s been super reliable since I’ve purchased it and if the blade breaks I will buy the same knife again.