A SAK as an EDC blade? Your thoughts?

horrible idea. at least for someone like me which uses his knife to actually cut things of thickness and needs it cut quickly and reliably the first time. if i want a mulittool ill carry a leatherman. to me, Saks are for kids.
 
eccvets said:
horrible idea. at least for someone like me which uses his knife to actually cut things of thickness and needs it cut quickly and reliably the first time. if i want a mulittool ill carry a leatherman. to me, Saks are for kids.
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Whatever.:rolleyes:

This 'kid' has been using a SAK of one model or another for over 40 years and to this day, I won't venture into the woods without one. Perhaps you just don't know how to use one. :)
 
I carry a Soldier. It's got a little heavier blade that handles everything I'll ever need to cut. The rest of the tools are too handy when you need them.

There's something I like about the slower pace of reaching into the bottom of my pocket to get to my knife. The whole looking at the knife to choose which tool and only then opening it is a comfortable routine.

It may be a function of age that these things appeal to me.:)

I will say I don't like models with corkscrews. They are the most uncomfortable knives I have ever used. I have a Pioneer that I also carry but I removed the keyring for the same reason.
 
I carried a Vic 'Craftsman' SAK for most of my faculty career in the state's post secondary system. I often had to apologize for the knife's dullness. When I replaced it with a Buck 301, those apologies stopped - but the utility of the 'tools' was soon missed. No, I still like SAK's - my Vic 'Farmer' does see some carry. Of course, I do have knives sharp enough now to no longer require apologies for their poor cutting ability.

Stainz
 
bee carrying a sak for a long time
always have a swisstool with me, knife is either a slipjoint or a sak
fine edc for me
Maxx
 
B.een carrying a SAK Farmer for about 6 years now. Nothing wimpy about it. The saw blade has cut hundreds of small branches. I work as a landscaper and it has seen a lot of hard use.
 
I carry a 4 layer SAK (Explorer Plus) in addition to some version of Spydie. I have tried not to carry the SAK, but its too handy to leave behind. I seem to use the magnifier and tweezers as much as anything.
 
I got my first sak six or seven years ago and quickly realized what all the fuss was about. I now have two dozen or so and always have one on me. Hands down the most useful edc knife that I have ever found.
Saks work better for be than plier based multi-tools. If I feel that I might need pliers I just slip a pair in my back pocket.
I usually carry another folder with my sak. Usually a full sized trapper tho lately I have been trying out 4 1/4 inch stockman. Sometimes it's an old school lock-back or even my Spyderco native. Great knives and I am grateful to have them all.
But if I could only have one, if I could only carry one. I would choose one of my saks.
Jim
 
I used to carry different knives, usually those super steel tactical titanium framelock OHO kinds of knives…

but those would draw unwanted attention if I ever used them in public

the SAK however manages EDC tasks just fine and aren't threatening -- so to me it's more useful to be able to actually use my knife in public.

in the future I plan on carrying both my Supertinker and a dedicated folder, though. they complement eachother nicely
 
Like others here, I've carried a SAK daily for many years and wouldn't be without one. I curently carry a Vic Huntman and a Busse Game Warden fixed blade knife as my standard EDCs.
On military duty flights, I carry a Vic Alox Farmer in my flight suit's crotch pocket (the Huntsman won't fit) as well as an OD Busse Active Duty fixed blade in my leg pocket.
I equip each of my vehicles with a SAK New Army model in the glove box as well as a larger Busse fixed blade (FBM or SAR-8) in the trunk.
I have several altoid tins each equipped with a Vic Alox Farmer, lighter, small flashlight, whistle, and paracord for the shirt pockets of myself, son-in-law, and grandsons whenever we take a day hike.
Scorn them if you will, but I don't know any experienced outdoorsman (or outdoorswoman) who doesn't have one. I even read that its the most common piece of equipment among the professional African Big Game guides - and they ain't kids!
 
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I've been carrying a Vic Huntsman in my pocket for 20+ years -- before that it was a camper.
For those that think you can't do heavy cutting with one of these, I used to do a lot of leatherwork and the small blade on that knife would zip thorugh saddle skirting (15-16 oz leather) like nobody's business.
 
I got a SAK (Huntsman) at the age of 12 and carried it as my only edc until nearly the age of 30. I used it for everything - hard work (warehouses, farm stuff), woods, household, etc. - and I used it hard and sometimes even abusively. It is in semi-retirement now, has its scars but still fully functional. The blade is heavily stained from battery acid, and is nearly a sheepfoot from almost two decades of sharpening - LOL!

I moved on to a multitool & folder for my edc combo, but a SAK alone was a great edc for me.
 
I tend to carry two knives when out in public places. A small one for general utility cutting of light items and something more brutish for heavier jobs. SAK would be the small one in my context. 99.99% of what I need a knife for, the blade in an SAK would work.

For one example though, I don't like abusing a thin, light blade on things like opening clamshell packaging. I like using a heavier, thicker blade for that stuff. This may not mean big as the wharnie on my stockman is actually stout enough, but at least the SAK's I've had the main blade is rather thin and I've broken about four SAK's by spreading the pivots after getting the blade stuck in something.

Anything heavy enough that I might be prone to twisting while cutting or getting the blade snagged, I don't use thin light blades on.
 
Yes, it will do just about anything a larger modern one-hander will do. And sexy is in the eye of the beholder, ALOX is beautiful in my opinion.
 
I have a SAK cadet on my keychain and a larger one that I can't remember the name of in my arm rest of my car.

One thing to consider as well.... they are making one hand opening SAKs as well as locking blades and some that have both.
 
I carry a Trekker almost everywhere I go for 4 years now and I back up my fixed blades with it onthe trail, I just realized the other day that my edge seems to be chipped in 2 places near the tip of the blade. One thing I worry about with saks is the plastic is too hollow and breaks if u drop it.
 
Well, there is a Camper in my backpack, but i barely use it - and if i do it's usually as a screw driver or just the tweezers.
And since I like and carry my OHO I dont even think about using the blade of the SAK.. ;)
 
I have my nail too short to be able to open the little tools on an SAK easily. Plus I have found the leatherman tools to be more durable, particularly the screw drivers, which see heavy use with me.

But that doesn't stop me from keeping an SAK climber in my glovebox. Even non SAK fans, usually have some kicking around.
 
I carry a SAK nearly every day, because for me it's a great EDC knife. It's also my main knife/tool in daily life. There's always a Huntsman in my outdoor rucksack, a Rescue Tool in my car and a small Tinker in the drawer at work. That's the one other people can use and abuse if they need a knife. These knives aren't very expensive, but very handy.

I do carry other knives too, but I use a SAK most of the times.

Scorn them if you will, but I don't know any experienced outdoorsman (or outdoorswoman) who doesn't have one. I even read that its the most common piece of equipment among the professional African Big Game guides - and they ain't kids!
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For many decades, thousands of soldiers have been issued SAKs and some countries still issue SAKs to their soldiers. They ain't kids too.
 
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