With no point you cannot plunge into the middle of a panel; enter from a cut edge or a corner and draw. This is a change of habit for anyone used to piercing to start, and it is the intended one. Change at first drag, same as any utility blade — a dull round-tip forces the cut just as a dull point does. Flip to use both cutting corners before discarding; rounding the tip does not cost you the second edge. Keep the spares dry — bare steel rusts — and capture spent blades; a dull round-tip is safer than a dull point but still a live edge. Match it to a round-tip knife where you can — in a Switchblade the round tip and the self-retraction compound into a genuinely low-puncture tool.
Asked at the counter
BUYER QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE THE CART, NOT AFTER THE RETURN
Why would I want a blade with no point?
Because the point is what punctures — hands and the goods inside a box. Round it off and you keep the slice, lose the stab.
Will it still cut cardboard, wrap, and tape?
Yes — the edge cuts as well as a standard blade; you only give up piercing.
Can I plunge-cut with it?
No — that is the deliberate trade-off. Use pointed blades (42100/42150/42101) for plunge cuts.
Does it fit my knife?
It fits most utility knives, and it is the native blade of Hyde's Switchblade safety knives.
Five or a hundred?
Five to feed a knife; the 42118 hundred-pack to convert a crew.
