Best SAK for office use?

rye_a

rye_a

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I'm looking for a Victorinox SAK to carry every day in an office environment. While I can comfortable carry my XM-18 on Fridays when I wear jeans, it os a little out of place the rest of the week. I generally wear wool slacks Monday through Thursday, so am looking for something that is slim, and am debating between a Cadet Alox and a Pioneer Alox.

Any recommendations?
 
I love the Victorinox Waiter. It is small and light weight but has all the functions I generally need in the office.
 
The Cadet is much lighter and slimmer than the Pioneer. It comes in several different colours, so you can have a bit of variety. I like scissors in my urban SAKs so I'd go with either an Executive, Compact or an EvoGrip 16 (used to be a Wenger model, now sold under Victorinox brand). The EvoGrip and other similar ex-Wengers are great because they are a bit smaller than their similar Victorinox counterparts. It might not seem like much of a difference, but you'll notice it if you wear light pants.
 
I know I'm going against the grain on this, but I usually end up with an Explorer in the office. The magnifying glass gets plenty of use here, and the Explorer is the smallest model I'm familiar with that carries it.
 
Yalius said:
I know I'm going against the grain on this, but I usually end up with an Explorer in the office. The magnifying glass gets plenty of use here, and the Explorer is the smallest model I'm familiar with that carries it.
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Yeoman has 3 layers and a magnifying glass. That's also my recommendation (and what I carry daily) for office use. Prior to that, I carried the Super Tinker, but I wanted something with a Phillips screwdriver that was a bit easier to use.

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The alox bantam is an incredible combination of slimness, usefulness, and people-friendliness.
 
flarp said:
Yeoman has 3 layers and a magnifying glass. That's also my recommendation (and what I carry daily) for office use. Prior to that, I carried the Super Tinker, but I wanted something with a Phillips screwdriver that was a bit easier to use.

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Oh, how I wish... I just can't find one for what I consider a reasonable price.
 
The Alox Bantam is discontinued, so hard to locate. Don't understand why it was discontinued, I agree its an awesome office carry knife.
 
Just go with the regular Bantam. It's still a small package, plus useful pick and tweezers.
 
Get the Cadet Alox. Everything you need and nothing you don't. It is good looking, too.
 
The Cadet might be the best overall office knife. I carry one occasionally. My most carried office knife is the Pioneer. While I don't really need the extra size/strength of the Pioneer, I just like it better. I find the Pioneer to still be slim and light enough to be carried comfortably in dress pants.
 
The Vic Climber works well here in my office -most used/most borrowed tools are the scissors, tweezers, eye glass screwdriver, bottle opener/can opener, even the corkscrew (great for undoing knots). And, now and then, someone actually needs a knife blade. . .
 
flarp said:
Yeoman
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In my view, this is subjectively the "best" Victorinox ever. Which is exactly why Victorinox no longer makes them. I do have two of them, though, including a Swissbianco version. But yeah, they are spendy.

Other office recommendations might include the Classic SD, Executive and Compact, depending on what flavor you like best.
 
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