Adhesives & Cutting

Retractable Knives & Blades

Retractable knives offer an additional level of safety when cutting. The manually operated knives use a push button to retract or hold the blade in place. The auto retract knives are operated by a spring loaded mechanism that requires the user to engage a slider or button (sometimes called a trigger) to expose the blade and make the cut. This kind of handle is inherently safer than a manual-retract knife simply because the user cannot accidentally leave the blade exposed.