Custom alu-SAK with 5 layers

[samek]

No one of existing knives performs all my damands for every day working knife, altrough the Victorinox knife with alu scales, knife blade, reamer - punch, wood saw, little curved blade and bottle opener/screwdriver is the closest.

My demands/wishes are:
- knife shuld be more or less undestructabe, resistant and usefull
- it should have two big blades (one always stays sharp)
- it should have a selection of different little and middle sized blades for woodcutting and carving
- if possible a wood saw and reamer to round wood working possibilitys
- it should be not to thick

After a long time of making planes I put together MY own knife made from 3 different alu VIC stock knives (Pioneer 0.80 60.26, 0.80 50.26 in 0.81 30.26.).

The middle sized blade I made from one of big blades. Nail notch I made myself. Cutting in alu scale was required - because of accessibility to a blade behind it. I have to made 1 custom spacer from brass.

I am very satisfied with my new knife! I love it!

Samek

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Incredible! They need to hire you as their designer. That's a great combination of tools and excellent execution, too.

 

[miro44]

wow, that looks perfect for woodwork, i really like that alot

 

[MSCantrell]

Fabulous!

So how did you get the old pins/rivets out, and what did you use for new pins/rivets?

 

[CaptInsano]

WOW! That looks VERY well done.

 

[scattershot]

really like that reshaped blade.You shouldn't run out of sharp edges, for a while!

 

[tcolling]

Neat! What a great selection of blades!

 

[supratentorial]

Beautiful work!

 

[samek]

So how did you get the old pins/rivets out, and what did you use for new pins/rivets?

1. I mark the center of the rivet and drill it out. The middle rivet is 2.5 mm thick, other two 3,0 mm. I use a thinner drill - 2,0 and 2,5 mm. So I don't damage alu slabs.
2. New pins: I use brass round rods, made for gas welding. It is good to heat (to glow) them before use, because in original they are a little to brittle. (A little to brittle - I like it, I'm a poet )

 

[paulhilborn]

Very nice:thumbup:

 

[sunshaker]

You should post that on the SOSAK forum.

 

[tholiver]

Great job!

 

[patsknives]

Zakon Samek :thumbup:

Nice job on that one. Specialy on the selection(you have them all) of blades.

 

[tacticaloperator]

That's a lot of blades but to each one his own.
For me the perfect SAK would be a Soldier plus scissors.
Or an Explorer with Alox scales.
Are you taking orders?

 

[user24]

wowwwww! nice.