A knife I'd like to find

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Shrub

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I'd really like to find a folder that had just a straight edge blade, wood saw and an awl.
These are the three tools I find most useful for outdoors. Survival, Bushcraft, yard work or just
playin' around. Locking blades are a plus, but not necessary.
The closest thing I have found is the SwissBianco Victorinox "Bushcrafter". Which is a really
sweet looking little knife, but kinda pricey and a little small for my preferences.


I was kinda fantasizing about how I'd like it to be made and here's what I came
up with:

It'd be made by Victorinox, they are one of my favorite companies after all.
It'd be on the 111 mm frame, with alox scales. None of the silly stuff half way
down the backspring. All tools on the front. 3 layers with a large main
blade, double tooth saw, and the third layer would be a straight awl, like on
the Farmer or Bushcrafter models, and the can/bottle opener "combo tool"
on the pommel end. Can't just leave that spot empty.lol.

Oh yeah, also, if it could have the onehanded opening and pocket
clip design simmilar to the one handed Sentinel that'd be even better.
Might as well dream big.lol

Does anybody have any suggestions of something even close?
Or if anybody from Victorinox reads this, maybe you could push
the idea/design at the next meeting?
Let me know what you guys think.
 
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You've answered the question yourself, just get a Farmer; close enough at 93mm, with all the tools you require, with a couple extras thrown in.
 
I'd love to agree, but the problem is largely ergonomics.
The larger frame feels very different in my hand.
The 93mm just feels too small.
Another issue I didn't mention, part of why I like the 111mm
models so much is that the knife blade gets it's own layer.
Meaning it is ground evenly on both sides, not to one side to
accomodate another tool. That kills me. Kind of an ocd-ish quirk
I know, but...
 
The Bushcrafter is excellent, but like you said pricey. I "settled" for a Farmer and have found the drivers have come in handy on several occasions. The small driver on the can opener works surprisingly well on phillips screws, and I have been glad to have it on more than occasion.

But I agree with you. I would be very interested in a OHO Sentinel sized knife with a plain edge blade, saw, and awl. The one hand Trekker is pretty close, but has a few extra tools on it.
 
Victorinox Trekker

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Didn't Victorinox have it's own "Mix and match" program way back when where you could choose what you wanted on what frame etc? Or am I going crazy.

Anywho if that design and setup is something you really want you can always buy up older vic's or whatever is available and make a frankenstein of a SAK. I've done that a couple times with camper traditionals.
 
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