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Now I've gone and done it.
Yesterday, I bought a knife. It's a knife I didn't need, and I didn't think I wanted one. Not sure why I bought it, but the damage is done.
It's a SAK.
Victorinox, I already forget what it's called. 2 blades, cap lifter & can opener, saw, punch, corkscrew.
Why did I purchase this thing? I carry slipjoints with pretty handles, shiny bolsters, and nice blade steel. I like knives that come in different patterns. Trappers, stockmen, canoes, toothpicks, folding hunters, peanuts, muskrats. My knives are handled with bone, wood, stag. Their blades are all designed to cut, not open cans, drive screws, or pop bottles of wine (much less pick my teeth!). They have a patina!
Now, I have this red thing in my pocket, and it's like a car accident -- I can't look away, even though it makes me slightly uncomfortable. Only in theory, there's nothing wrong with this, so why am I uncomfortable? I know why... The very foundation of my existence has been shaken! This silly little red thing is just so... useful.
I haven't carried a SAK for over a decade. Now, i'm wondering why! It's put together with the precision of a Swiss watch (go figure, right?). The blades are so thin that it doesn't matter that they're not made of D2, CV, 154CM, 12C27, S30V, or 409DI9IFNN885KOOL, they'll still slice, and slice, and slice, and slice, and....
and now... I'm hooked. I just picked up another one (this one's a Wenger. Had to get one, since I had a Wenger back in the day) for $1.84 on eBay.
Dammit.
Yesterday, I bought a knife. It's a knife I didn't need, and I didn't think I wanted one. Not sure why I bought it, but the damage is done.
It's a SAK.
Victorinox, I already forget what it's called. 2 blades, cap lifter & can opener, saw, punch, corkscrew.
Why did I purchase this thing? I carry slipjoints with pretty handles, shiny bolsters, and nice blade steel. I like knives that come in different patterns. Trappers, stockmen, canoes, toothpicks, folding hunters, peanuts, muskrats. My knives are handled with bone, wood, stag. Their blades are all designed to cut, not open cans, drive screws, or pop bottles of wine (much less pick my teeth!). They have a patina!
Now, I have this red thing in my pocket, and it's like a car accident -- I can't look away, even though it makes me slightly uncomfortable. Only in theory, there's nothing wrong with this, so why am I uncomfortable? I know why... The very foundation of my existence has been shaken! This silly little red thing is just so... useful.
I haven't carried a SAK for over a decade. Now, i'm wondering why! It's put together with the precision of a Swiss watch (go figure, right?). The blades are so thin that it doesn't matter that they're not made of D2, CV, 154CM, 12C27, S30V, or 409DI9IFNN885KOOL, they'll still slice, and slice, and slice, and slice, and....
and now... I'm hooked. I just picked up another one (this one's a Wenger. Had to get one, since I had a Wenger back in the day) for $1.84 on eBay.
Dammit.
:thumbup: I carry a SAK Pioneer 
