An Experiment

Being poor often teaches one to appreciate and take care of things and to approach situations differently.

Granted, some tools are best for some tasks.
Still thinking out of the box, is a good life skill set.

One of the kids, a girl, said her Pink SAK Classic SD would not cut a apple in half like my Barehead Trapper.

"No it won't cut into halves, but how about fourths?" - I shared

Just inserted tip near stem, sliced down, 4 times and with little effort separated the 4 pcs.
"Huh! now I can cut this part where seeds are, or just lift out with nail file, or use the tweezers". - she said.
She used all these "tools" on that SAK, which is fine, called passing it forward and allowing kids to think for themselves.

Nail.
Quite a few of my Mentors carried a Nail.
Some filed the head to resemble a flat screwdriver.
This "tool" moms used to get knots out of shoes, and gents used to score 2x4s, drywall and all sorts of uses.

Hacksaw blade.
Old carbon steel hacksaw blade was kept handy, still in some strange places, so I thought as a kid.

Everyone carried a knife, even girls and boys, and even to school.
Common for parent, or any adult to ask if a kid had their knife and if it was sharp.
Lessons on not using a knife for things it should not be used for.
Later added "except for emergency". (depends on kids age and maturity level before sharing that, kids find all sorts of "emergencies")

Bailing wire, heavy rope, and other situations we kids saw a hacksaw blade used, instead of a knife.
Just tossed in the truck, trunk of a car, barn, tool shed, up over the doorway entering a room...

Some filed a end flat for a "screwdriver, and sharpened one end to a point.
Just used that blade by itself...great for tossing sparks to make a fire...

I still do this...
 
Thanks for asking.

Actually, it's going quite well. The sodbuster pretty much does everything I want. the only thing I find that I can't use it for is some things I use my SAK for.

other than that, it's perfect.

Take care,
brett
 
Something I've noticed about the SAK -- if I need to use a screwdriver and have it, I will generally just use it. It's a convenience. If I need one and don't have it, I will go get one out of the junk drawer or my toolbox. If I'm in the office, I usually have a Gerber Multiplier in my desk or bag, so the SAK in my pocket is kind of superfluous. I still like to carry it, but it isn't really necessary. I could get by with just it, but... I don't like it *that* much. :D Prefer my Case Jackknife or Copperhead, as just a knife to carry.

I am a self-confessed accumulator. I think I'll post a thread about my last trip to Ace, and to the knife store.
 
I had about a 10 year infatuation with soddies, and in truth I found that there was not much they could not do.
Team up a soddie with a small hatchet and you could walk off in the woods and be okay for quite a while.

I only got rid of my soddies when I gave alot of my knives away to family members (sort of an extended loan) when Karen and I decided pare down our possesions so maybe we could sell the house and go become full time RV'ers. (Just an idea) Go south in the winter and north in the summer. Very limited storage in an Airstream.

There's a very great deal of good about a simple rugged single blade jack. We have a proffesional trapper up in Frederick county that uses a small Case soddie as his everything "go to" knife.
 
sixgunner455 said:
I am a self-confessed accumulator. I think I'll post a thread about my last trip to Ace, and to the knife store.
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Someplace there's got to be an organization for us. You know, like where we stand up and say "My name is-----, and I'm an accumulator" .:D
 
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