Help Deciding Between Clicker Knife And Japanese Style Utility Knife

[apriori]

I was hoping you guys could help me decide between a Osborne style clicker knife or a japanese style utility knife. Is there a lot of overlap in functionality between these knives or is one better for something then the other. I imagine that the clicker knife is much better for small tight cuts and the utility knife makes a good straight cut. But if you could only have one, which would it be. I would be using it mostly for cutting out pieces from patterns (wallets, bags, small accessories). Nothing too complicated though. Just want to gauge everyones opinions on the pros and cons of both. (sorry if this has already been discussed in this forum)

Here are the knives I was looking at

Handle

http://www.campbell-...&product_id=249

Clicker Blade

http://www.campbell-...&product_id=426

Japanese utility

http://www.goodsjapa...af/lid=29748211

Also if anyone has better retailers to shop from (reasonably priced) please let me know!

Thanks!!

[Ferg]

In my opinion neither of these knives is what you want. I have the Osborne clicker knife. If I had my druthers, it would be in the trash bin. The blades are about as cheap as anything I have ever tried to use and the handles are terrible.

For a utility knife visit a local hobby shop, Michaels or others. Get a very good ExActo knife. After you use it for awhile you can think about a good knife from one of the folks on this forum.

ferg

[apriori]

Thanks for your advice. I do have a an exacto knife (#2 I think). Im not too happy with the way it cuts. The blade is pretty flimsy and i tend to bevel the cut, especially on curves. I was hoping that one of these knives I was looking at would be an answer to my problems but I guess in your experience it hasn't paid off. I know a lot of people here use these knives too. Like most things with leather work, it seems to be preference that dictates, not better or worse.

[evandailey]

I use this knife for 90% of my cutting and have yet to see any reason it isn't sufficient. I strop the blades on a leather belt on a power sander and it cuts leather like butter. It has enough point for all but the very tightest curves. Damage the tip? Just pop off a section and you're good as new. Blades are cheap to replace. You can extend the blade out and do some pretty wide skiving as well. I have a good quality, sharp round knife and do use it for some things, but I've been cutting on the pull stroke for too long for cutting on the push stoke to feel natural. http://www.amazon.com/5004-Rubber-Inset-Heavy-Duty-Utility/dp/B000LEAQ7C/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1371755690&sr=8-5&keywords=Olfa

[Gump]

I use an Olfa heavy duty knife with 18mm x 0.5mm thick blades. I have a japanese skiving knife from tandy [Al Stohlman] and it is great for skiving, but I don't like it for cutout work. For tight inside corners I use X-acto style knives. I have 3 sizes of head knives, but still prefer the Olfa knife. Gump.