It looks like Kizer is the latest company to get in on the “enthusiast-approved utility knife” trend, with a new rendition of one of their most popular collaborations outfitted as such. The C01C UTI 2 is a utilified version of the Sheepdog Knives-designed C01, and you can tell that at a glance.
To save ourselves from having to type all those letters and numbers, we’re going to unofficially dub this one the “Sheepdog Utility,” because that’s exactly what it is. If you’re unfamiliar with the model, the Sheepdog is part of the Kizer Knives holy trinity of well-loved collaboration models – the other two being the Ray Laconico-designed Gemini, and the Justin Lundquist-designed Feist.
Of the three, the Sheepdog has always been the heftiest, the most tank-like. Even with a utility blade on the front end, that heritage is still apparent with a glance at the meaty, hand-filling grip. The off-the-shelf utility knife is not uncomfortable, per se, but it’s not, y’know, anything advanced. With the Sheepdog’s proven, roomy handle underneath, the comfort in use compared to the good ol’ Stanley will be significantly boosted.
The blade itself is, well, a replaceable utility razor – nice and sharp, a tad Wharncliffe-like, it can be swapped out whenever it goes dull, not only saving time (no sharpening needed), but also instilling confidence in the user to use it hard if need be, without fear of breaking an expensive knife blade. Opened with a thumb stud, the Sheepdog Utility’s jig is opened with a press of a button, releasing the blade – and there’s a corresponding button lock on the blade of the handle itself. An extra little treat, a stainless steel toothpick and tweezer set, is also hidden in the butt end of the knife.
The Sheepdoc Utility will be available soon.
Knife in Featured Image: Kizer Knives Sheepdog Utility
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