Custom alu-SAK with 5 layers

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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

 

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 )