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№53300

Hyde Tools 53300 McKay Stitcher Knife (B)

MODEL 53300 · SKU H-53300 · UPC 079423533006

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McKay Stitcher Knife (B)

Blade dimensions

2-1/8" x 5/8" x .058"

Hyde specifies

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Is this the right tool for your job?

✕DO NOT FORCE THE FIT

Not a station blade — it is a whole riveted knife for one hand, not a consumable that mounts in a handle at a cutting floor (that is the extension-blade half of this line, 57xxx).
Not a heavy-force tool — the light 17-gauge blade is for control, not for the prying and gouging the stub-bladed 61080 is built to survive.
Not the clipped-point knife — that geometry and Hyde's "Clipped Point" name belong to the (A/53360), and this guide doesn't borrow either.
Not an inside-panel starter for large sheet work — piercing the middle of a hide and drawing a long cut is the sharp-point knives' job (55000/55050), which carry longer blades made for the stroke.
And not a square-end tool: this is a pointed knife, so it will puncture whatever lies under the work — if protecting the layer beneath is the goal, that is the square-point line's guarantee, one bench over.

Jobs this tool does

EXACT JOB METHODS FOR HYDE №53300

Counter-checked How to Open a Stitched Seam Without Cutting the Joined ComponentsOPEN JOB GUIDE Counter-checked How to Sharpen and Maintain a Pattern Knife Without Changing Its GeometryOPEN JOB GUIDE Counter-checked How to Work the McKay Stitching Bench — An Authorized Knife-Work WorkflowOPEN JOB GUIDE

How the pros run it

Grip and range

Choke up: this is a fingertip knife, held close, the blade an extension of the index finger. Its whole reason to be short is to work near a machine and near the eye without the tip roaming. Angle. Low and shearing for trimming and channel work; steeper and point-led for picking a seam. The point is the tool. A stitcher knife lives or dies by a keen point — so keep it, and never pry with it. Twisting or levering the fine tip is how these knives die; the (A)'s heavier gauge tolerates more abuse, and this lighter (B) tolerates less. Edge care. High-carbon cutlery steel takes and re-takes a very keen edge on a stone — that is the whole bargain of a riveted personal knife versus a consumable blade. Hone on a fine bench stone, strop the burr off, and keep the point above all. Rust. Carbon steel blooms where stainless would shrug; wipe it dry after cutting anything wet or after a day of hand-oil and leather dust, and it will outlast its owner.

Asked at the counter

BUYER QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFORE THE CART, NOT AFTER THE RETURN

Is the (B) the clipped-point stitcher knife?

No — the clipped point is the (A/53360), which is Hyde's own naming. The (B) is the smaller, lighter-gauge pattern of the pair; its point form is not separately specified in the record beyond its being the non-clipped knife .

Why is the blade so short?

Because it works at the stitching machine, in the hand, near the needle — a short, stiff 2-1/8" blade is control at that range, and the shortness is deliberate, not a downgrade.

(B) or (A)?

The (B) for the finer, more delicate hand-cut and closer work; the (A) for the heavier hand, longer reach, and clipped tip. Nothing in the record assigns them to specific bench operations .

Will it rust?

It is high-carbon cutlery steel — wipe it dry after wet or oily work and hone it on a stone; the re-takeable keen edge is exactly what the riveted personal knife buys you over a consumable blade.

Can I use it to start a cut in the middle of a hide?

You can pierce with it, but that stroke belongs to the longer sharp-point knives (55000/55050); the stitcher's short blade is made for close trimming, not long inside-started draws.

Compare Hyde models

№53360

McKay Stitcher Knife (A)

$17.06IN STOCK

№55000

Sharp Point Knife #1

$15.59IN STOCK

№55050

Sharp Point Knife #2

$15.42IN STOCK

№60300

Bevel Point Knife BG268

$19.94IN STOCK

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Model & SKUModel 53300 · SKU H-53300 · UPC 079423533006

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Specs & documentation

Full spec sheet

catalog product name: McKay Stitcher Knife (B) — OFFICIAL EXACT MODEL
specifications: blade dimensions: 2-1/8" x 5/8" x .058" — OFFICIAL EXACT MODEL
official product name: Stitcher Knife — OFFICIAL EXACT VARIANT
official variant identity: 53300 — OFFICIAL EXACT VARIANT

Hyde official catalog evidence ↗Hyde Tools manufacturer source ↗

$14.13SKU H-53300