~DIY on a budget, from Homebase~ **************************** I have bought and used one of these value utility knives from Homebase and found that this particular item is cheap to buy and of a reasonably serviceable quality. If I compare this product to a similar one bought from a well known brand that gave rise to the term 'Stanley Knife', I feel that the Homebase product is a much cheaper option in terms of build, materials used and initial purchase price. The value range is well priced for a reason as it offers a cut price alternative over many big name brands and core Homebase product ranges, which I feel makes the range an attractive ...  Read the complete review

We have recently been doing a bit of decorating in our home and last week I wanted to put up some wallpaper, usually when I cut paper I use my little ISllice, a handy little cutting tool with a ceramic blade but when I went to get it for cutting my paper I couldn't find it anywhere, after hunting for ages I gave in and popped to my local Homebase to get some sort of knife to trim my paper, scissors are not and option for me when papering. I didn't want to pay much for a knife so I simply bought the cheapest one they had, this was their Utility Knife which is part of their Value range. The utility knife cost me just £2.48 and came with 1 blade. Its ...  Read the complete review

I have had the Homebase Value Utility knife for around seven to eight months and during that time it has come in handy for a host of various reasons. It was a real bargain at only £2.50 and I hadn't gone out with the intention of buying a utility knife, I had simply stumbled across them when I was in Homebase buying some sandpaper. My reckoning was that it was such a good price, I couldn't be robbed, really. I've owned a few knives similar to this over the years and it was pretty clear that the weight alone dictates that this is a knife from the cheaper end of the market. There's no way, for instance, that you could possibly compare this knife to a Stanley ...  Read the complete review

The Homebase Value Utility Knife is, at its most basic, a cheaper versionn of the trusted Stanley Knife and priced at somewhere around the £2.50 mark. I didn't even realise that Homebase had a Value range until I was visiting recently and saw this and, based on this product alone, it seems to about match up with all the other "Value" products available in other stores in that it is okay but not great! The knife itself feels a bit flimsy and cheap in design when you hold it and the blade is definitely not the strongest or most hardy! As other reviewers have said it is okay for cutting wallpaper and maybe opening up boxes, cutting plastic ties etc but ...  Read the complete review