Old Timer 44OT Workmate Traditional Folding Pocket Knife with 4 High Carbon Stainless Steel Blades, Sawcut Handle, and Convenient Size for EDC, Whittling, Camping, Hunting, General Use, and Outdoors , Brown

About this item

DIMENSIONS: 5.4 inch (13.7 cm) overall length with a blade length of 2.2 inches (5.6 cm) and a weight of 1.8 ounces
DURABLE: Blades are made of reliable High Carbon Stainless Steel
DEPENDABLE: Convenient size and nail pulls offer quick and easy access making it ideal as an everyday carry knife
BE PREPARED: Clip point blade has an extra fine point for precision tasks, sheepsfoot blade offers a rounded tip to minimize accidental piercing, wharncliffe blade is meant for general cutting or carving, and pen blade is typically for general use
SECURE: Sawcut handle features an ergonomic design and is built with brass bolsters for a solid construction and classic aesthetic
GUARANTEED: This product is covered by Old Timer’s Lifetime Warranty. For questions, please contact Old Timer's customer service

• Amazon Customer

  I hear a lot of people saying that Schrade quality is not what it used to be. I think that is kind of a nostalgic myth. It can be said of anything. Modern materials are every bit of quality. Schrade knives have always been noted for being rugged and simple at a good affordable price. This knife is every bit of that. I have been around tools and pocket knives my whole life, so I shopped long and hard for this one. It has all the blades I was looking for. Have used it in the shop, doing fine wood working, out in the yard gardening and under the counter doing plumbing. It is still sharp, only needing to strop it a few times here and there. It does have a few flaws, being an economical work knife. The only ones I will mention are the blades are a little thick, which takes some getting used to and the clearance in between the brass liners is too close. I understand that four blades are packed into a little knife and would take some re-engineering to make this better which would make the cost go up. I think if I use some fine grit sandpaper I can soften the edge of the brass liner so it's not so harsh. The other thing is the way the blades open is a little peculiar. I haven't quite figured it out yet but it seems that everytime I take it out of my pocket, I have to turn it around to open it, and the fingernail nick on the jack blade seems to be in an odd place. It's just one of those strange things that happen with personal preferences. Neither "flaw" is something I'm worried about. I love this knife, it's always in my pocket and it feels good in the hand.

• Wren Village

  A lesser expensive knife with decent quality. Not a bad option if lost. I prefer Case but my habit of loosing knives makes that too expensive.

• George D.Hill

  I've always wanted a 4 blade congress, I seen this 4 blade pocket knife for great price and gave it a try. It sharpens great, keeps good edge, cleans up with ease, and is a good feeling knife.

• Octagetti

  These may be Old Timers, but they're not the size or quality that I received as a gift 15 years ago. I am happy with my purchase though. I gave one to each of my young nephews. Since it's smaller, it's a good pocket knife to start with. The blades are sharp though very hard to open for little hands.

• Bad

  Very nice knife, my dad loves it.

• phunkyvida

  How many times have you been in a situation where you’ve said to yourself, “Damn, a knife would be really handy now!” Here are a few instances when a pocket knife can come in handy or just make the simple things in life more enjoyable:1. Opening a box.2. Cutting rope, tags, and string.3. Cutting an apple. I love eating an apple that I’ve cut with my pocket knife, slice by slice. You feel like a bad ass doing it. You hold the apple in your non-dominant hand and then make a slice with the knife using your dominant hand. After you make the slice, pinch it between your thumb and knife blade. Bring the blade to your mouth and deposit the apple slice.4. Opening a letter. Sure, you could use your finger, but using a knife is just more manly.5. Weapon. Not the most effective, but it’s better than nothing.6. Camping. How else will you sharpen the point of a stick in preparation for stabbing your prey? And by prey I mean hot dog.7. You never know when you’re going to have to MacGyver your way out of a crisis. Be prepared.8. You need something to clench in your teeth when swinging from a rope.

• Craig

  I was looking for a similar replacement for the Buck knife I lost of this size. I couldn't find one locally. I ordered this and I use it for opening boxes and general use around the house. It's perfect in every way: size, usability, price. Without doubt, I would recommend it for anyone looking for a small utility knife.

• Joe Greever Customer

  Sharp blades. Fits nicely in a normal pants pocket. Four blades for various uses. Good value.

• ccc

  I’m torn on this review. I’m giving it 3 stars for quality, because it needed some work to get it to 4 stars cosmetically and 5 stars functionally. But on the other hand, I’m unaware of any other brand that makes this particular pattern, and the pattern is an absolute 5 stars. So I’m averaging it with four stars.I bought this knife because I wanted a knife that could do double duty as an everyday carry, but also be able to be a very good on-the-spot whittler. While there are pocket knives specific to whittling (24OT, a few Flexcuts, etc.), there really isn’t an option for a combination EDC whittler. To achieve this, most people buy a canoe pattern or something and reshape one or two blades. But the 44OT pretty much comes out of the box as a dual-use knife so no blade reshaping necessary. I use the large clip point and spey blade for everyday use. The clip is the primary for me, but the spey is nice to have as a backup or for tasks where I don’t want to poke anything accidently. I leave those with a 25 & 20 per side bevel for everyday chores. I use the sheep’s foot as a roughing/large knife and put a 9 degree per side bevel on it for these tasks. Then the real whittling workhouse of this knife, and what is the real attraction, is the tiny wharncliffe blade. It is very short, very thin, and not very tall and I put a 9 degree/side bevel on it. It’s an excellent detail knife and is the blade I use 95% of the time. The lack of tallness really allows for extremely tight cuts and can get me into really small spots. I really love this blade. The handle is a good length for whittling, even with big hands, but it’s not very fat which is a bit of a tradeoff for a dual-use knife – it doesn’t bother me though now that I’m used to it. And it’s reasonably comfortable to hold whittling for long periods. There’s no play in the blades and the feel very confident pushing. Even doing a push cut with my off hand thumb directly on the blade I’ve never felt any kind of play in the spring. That said, the springs are not so tough that they are hard to get the blades out – they are medium strength. I suspect, however, that the springs will vary from individual knife to individual knife with this brand. But it is an absolute fun knife to use whittling.The blades are stainless steel. This is a bit of judgement call. On one hand, it is nice to not have to worry about blades rusting on a knife that’s also EDC. That said, my other most common EDC is a carbon blade and I’ve never had a problem provided I wipe a little oil on it once in a while. On the other hand, stainless steel is more difficult to sharpen and more difficult to get a great edge on it, which matters for whittling. It took a little effort, but I was able to get an edge that was about 99% of my carbon steel whittler, but it took a little more effort. Like twice as much stropping. Bottom line though is that I was able to get it perfectly acceptable sharp for whittling. It’s actually kind of my favorite whittling knife now.The blades are non-locking. If you know what you are doing, then this should be no problem. Locking blades are good for being stranded on a deserted island, or hand to hand combat. Otherwise, they are a bit of a pain most of the time. The springs on this knife are sufficient.Now for the bad… There was a little bit of epoxy squeeze-out on one of the scales. No biggy; two swipes with some 400 grit sandpaper and that was taken care off. The badge fell off (not surprisingly) and took a few seconds to super glue back on. This happened to one of my other two Schrade knifes so it seems to be a common problem. One of the pins on the scales is slightly cosmetically defective, although functionally fine. Otherwise, there was nothing amiss with the fit and finish. A little sanding on the spring side just to smooth it out a little (this is a $16 knife after all, so this was expected). After a month of use I noticed there’s a tiny bit of separation of one of the scales at the very end. It’s so minor that I THINK it will never be a problem. Had I noticed it earlier I would have returned for a replacement, but I’d already put in the work of changing bevel angles so it wasn’t worth it at that point. It’s REALLY hard to notice (like I said, I didn’t notice it for a full month).But my biggest gripe is that the blades felt very gritty working them back and forth. Some of them were hard to move and simply didn’t “snap” into open position with a “click” because of this. I considered returning the knife, but I know QC on these Schrade knives is low and otherwise there were no issues; so I didn’t want to risk getting a bad one as a replacement as the only other defects were really cosmetic. So I did a few cycles or saturating in WD40 and working the blades a bunch and it started smoothing out the action. After two days of use they worked like normal. But this was a pain in the butt that was only mitigated by the low cost ($16.50).Additionally, the grind on the spey blade stopped a mm short. This wasn’t difficult for me to fix with a small file, but it’s a testament to how poor the QC is as that’s something that obviously should have been caught. Essentially, there is no quality control with these knives, as in, I don’t think an actual human being looks at them before they get boxed up.So what’s the bottom line? Well, the quality issues were primarily temporary ones that only required a modicum of elbow grease. If you want a knife that just needs a sharpening and is good to go, then this one didn’t do it. Although, knowing QC is all over the place with these, your experience will vary. But once I got it in great shape, this is an absolute great knife and I love it. I can whittle with this thing all day long. And it’s great to have a knife in my pocket I can cut rope, boxes, etc. with and then be able to sit down and do some very fine whittling without having to grab a different knife. I would say, it’s well worth it if you are a whittler, especially considering the extremely limited options for a whittler that can also be an EDC. Just understand the QC is all over the place with this brand so a) you might have to make a return before getting a good one and b) you might need to put in a smidge more work than just setting your bevel angles.Final thought, if you are new to whittling and get this knife for that purpose, understand that you will need to set your bevel angles for the blades you use for whittling. Those bevel angles will not work right out the box (or not work very well). This isn’t a big deal as most whittlers are likely to have preferences for bevel angles and redo them on just about any knife they buy regardless. But I’m just saying, if you read a review from someone saying it makes a lousy whittler, it’s probably because they don’t understand bevel angles.Some specs:Closed length: 3-1/4Height: 3/4Thickness: 9/16Max open length: 5-1/2Blade cutting edge length: Clip: 1-7/8 Sheep’s foot: 1-11/16 Spey: 1-7/16 Wharncliffe: 1-3/164 YEAR UPDATE:Well, eventually I got a tool roll just for whittling and this knife went in that roll and has stayed there ever since. I have tried to replace it with other whittling knives, but keep coming back to it as my primary whittler. So that says something. It’s developed no side-to-side play at all. The bolsters tarnish up something awful when it sits unused – worse than other cheap brands like Rough Ryder or even Frost knives. But rubbing them on your jeans takes care of it. There’s just something about the size of the handle that makes it very dexterous for whittling with different hand grips and going between the wharncilff (main whittler) and the sheepsfoot (for rough cutting) is great. I don’t touch the other blades really. And that wharncliffe is spectacular for whittling.I mentioned bevel angles in my original post. If you look at the photo of the little man you can see the wharncliffe blade and how much higher the grind is after I took it to 9 degrees per side. I whittled that man exclusively with this knife. The photo of the pine wood derby car was also whittled exclusively with this knife (it looks a little shiny because it has a coat of shellac on it). Hopefully that gives an idea of the whittling capabilities of this knife if that’s what you are purchasing it for.

• L bailey

  Nice just too big for pocket