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Gary W. Graley

Gary W. Graley

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My main stay is the Executive from them, can't remember a day for the past 17years or so that I didn't have one in my left front pocket, very handy knife, though the blades get limited use since, gee, I have other quicker opening blades, but the sissors, fingernail file, tweeser, toothpick, orange peeler (really works), are used daily.

I've have the cowboy in my right back pocket, that's for food prep when I'm out and about, nice long blade and it locks! plus two other folders the Mechanic and the Super Tinker and of course the Swiss Tool, never had the Champion, always felt it was too wide to be practical.

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Huntsman model is my favorite.
Gotta have that saw blade!


--Mike L.


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I carried a black Tinker on my keys for years. It was replaced by the Microtechnician and a Micra which was replaced by a Micra and the Tinker. With my small Sebenza I think I've got most "dosn't quite need a toolbox" problems covered now.

Take care,

Mike

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I don't know what either of mine are called, as my dad bought them both for me before I was a knife-nut. One is like the Tinker with a saw blade (a little bigger than the Tinker?). The other simply has one large blade, one smalelr blade (sheepsfoot), and a philip's head on the back. I like both. What my dad and I are looking for is a large and small blade, and both screwdrivers. Anyone know if they make one like that? No serrations. Never really came across too much use for those (but I do see the practicality, so don't beat me up about that.)
 
Swisschamp or the Soldier for me.

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Spartan on my keychain, right front pocket, since high school. Extra blades and all the openers, no spare parts.

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James Segura
San Francisco, CA


 
The Huntsman it was the first knife I ever bought and I love the saw blade
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Huntsman for me too.

The consistant quality of the Victornox is remarkable. Just compare the fit and finish with any other knife, and the detail of the implements.

They are a very good buy in todays age of $100 knives.
 
My favorite is the Wenger with the cigar cutter blade. Very well made and works great!

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For years I carried a black Executive as my dress knife and a black Climber as my casual knife. Lately I've been carrying a small Wenger or Victorinox Classic at work and a Spartan on weekends. I was at WalMart around the time of the last SAK thread and they were closing out their knife display. There were a couple of people that had mentioned the Explorer so when I saw it for $23, I bought it. It's a little big for my pocket so I keep it in my briefcase. Never know when you'll need a magnifying glass.



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I've owned two Victorinox's in my life. One black and one red. I think the red one was a Spartan, with a large and a small blade, leather punch, corkscrew, and the two screwdrivers. My newer one I believe is called the camper, but I'm not sure. It has everything the spartan has plus the toothpick and tweezers. I would carry it as a gentleman's knife, but it is a bit bulky for that, so I got a beauty of a Case. Canoe in Honey Appaloossa bone...my forst Case and it's a great one!
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With the proliferation of multi-tools, I have pretty much filtered down to only one SAK on a daily basis, the Executive model, cause as Gary noted, the orange peeler really works!
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I still have the Farmer model (i think they changed the name to Hunter) and the Climber, but I keep these in the glove box and in my cordura briefcase, respectively, as back ups. I have been thinking of getting one of the larger blade size with locking capability, because, umm, well just because I don't have one !

[This message has been edited by Brian Lavin (edited 13 October 1999).]
 
I carried a black tinker for years.Only gripe was lack of saw.The SAK saw is the best.So I upgraded to huntsman.I also carry my money in a clip instead of a wallet and was given the money clip knife for an Xmas present by the wife.So I also always carry that.
I just ordered an adventurer as I'm curious about the large size SAK and what the locking blade is like.

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Tim
 
I carried the Spartan for 10 years and it held up great. The Victorinoxes I own are:

Spartan
Tinker
Classic
Executive
Cowboy (big lockblade w/Phillips)
Soldier
Recruit

Right now my favorite as a daily carry is the Executive, as I always carry some other knife as my main cutting blade. I retired the Spartan for the Tinker, as the Phillips is more useful to me than a corkscrew. And IMO the Soldier is a great, basic pattern that is a bit thinner and tougher than the plastic-handled models.
Jim
 
I am a champion of the Champ. It is not too wide if you have big hands like I do. In any case, it is only marginally larger than my closed LM Wave in all but length.

I have been volunteering my time helping to spruce up a local nursing home. I always take my Champ and my LM Wave. Over the course of time, I have found myself reaching for the Champ more than the Wave. Yeah, once in a while I need the LM's stouter pliers or the reach it can provide, but I find that I like the saw, the file, and the scissors of the SAK better than those of the Wave.

Additionally, I find myself adapting the various gegaws on the SAK to perform jobs the LM cannot. I have used the hook on the underside to pull down the rain flaps in a bathroom vent shaft that had become stuck in the open position. I have used the reamer to restore and deepen some small screw threads I examined under the magnifying glass. I even used the corkscrew on my Hunter to retain a piece of drywall I was cutting out with the Champ's saw high on the wall to access a pipe, a piece of the wall I would have to replace.

I once felled my Christmas tree with a Champ after my chainsaw wouldn't start. Yeah it took a while, but it would have made McGyver proud. For every person who says the SAK is inferior either in manufacture, materials, or utility, I have a tale of toughness or practical use that would quiet them. I own many multitool, but I find many of them to be lacking compared to the better SAK designs. Even my Wave's state of the art one-handed opening and other virtues pale when I compare the precision of the Victorinox products against the Wave's clumping small tools coming out of the butt end of the pliers. I'd put the locking Carpenter up against the vast majority of the so-called multitools of today.

I love SAKs and am loving the Carpenter more and more. I have valet keyrings that come apart with a ball and detent action. I keep one half of it on a D-ringed lanyard and a copy of the other half piece is on every one of my keyringed SAKs. This system beats the hell out of pouches or deep pocket carry as the lanyard suspends the knife in my pocket.

I currently own:

Soldier (2)
Tinker (2)
Mechanic
Executive
Classic (4) one with Silver scales
Carpenter Lockblade
Rucksack lockblade
Hunter lockblade
Champ
Ranger
Money clip
Swisscard
Thinking about the Swisstool and I also want the Mariner model sold in Europe. I am also looking at some Wegners.


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[This message has been edited by Oregon Duck (edited 14 October 1999).]
 
I carried a Tinker that I bought in 1970 for a number of years until the aluminum liners oxided and made it hard to open. A biker and myself were surprised that it didn't self destuct when he used the back of the screwdriver blade as a large screwdriver to open some engine cases on his Harley. I gave my wife a metal handled Recruit about 12 years sgo, some co-workers in Europe gave me a Champ with the case, compass and all as a going away gift after an extended business trip, a knife that I like very much, one of my older kids has a Camper, another has a Wegner that is similar to the Camper, each glove compartment has a similar Wegner in it, and I have a Camper on order via the deal mentioned in this forum.
 
I bought my first SAK in Wengen, Switzerland of all places. It was just a basic Victorinox with large and small blades, bottle opener, corkscrew - you know the one. I've had a Hunstman for about 6 years and I use the saw to trim branches from the oak trees in my backyard. It's a very aggressive saw. I recently bought a Timekeeper for an unbeatable price. The watch keeps very good time. IMHO Victorinox makes a very consistent product quality wise. The main blade really "walks and talks" and is always sharp out of the box.

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I began carrying an Executive more than ten years ago, when I was but a lad
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Once I got a black one, I was happy as a clam. Finally retired it when I got a Micra, but I do miss it now and then...

-Drew
 
Explorer is now my daily carry. I like the inline Phillips even thought it does not get much use anymore since I also carry a Wave. The magnifying glass is a nice extra. I also like the Deluxe Tinker with the pliers. For heavier work you can't beat the Soldier/Pioneer, the Farmer and the Electrician. By the way Gary, how do you suppose the Cowboy got its name? I was unaware horseshoes were attached with Phillips screws these days?

phantom4

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I have a German Military issue SAK made by Victorinox. In addition to the spear point blade, it has that wonderful saw everyone else has mentioned and the obligatory cork screw. Great knife.
 
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