Yeah 84mm, two layers.
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Has anyone submitted an idea to Victorinox before?
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Let me ask you, what would you pay for such a knife?
$27 USD
Gotcha. I was going to see if I could put one together. But it would end up being more than that, at least in part due to tax and shipping costs.
I see. I was thinking of a production model that bushcrafters would love and be a big hit for Victorinox.
You could make one yourself but it needs parts from a Sportsman, Tourist, or a Tinker Small. You could also get the parts from a Waiter + any 91mm SAK with an awl.
You don't need to fully disassemble the Walker. You just need to take the backspring out of the knife layer on the Walker and replace it with the knife backspring from a Waiter/Sportsman/Tourist/Tinker Small. This only requires the removal of 1 pivot on the Walker, and 1 pivot on the parts donor SAK.
With the new backspring in place, you will have an open spot to put an awl. The awl is slightly thinner than the knife backspring, so you will also need to add a small thin washer to fill up the gap.
There will be potentially one problem though. The awl's nail nick will be mostly if not entirely hidden when the awl is closed, which will obviously make the awl difficult to open. To solve this you will have to create a small cutout in the scale around the awl's nail nick, very much the same as you'll see on an old 85mm Wenger SAK.
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Thank you, I take it you're an experienced modder. If I get the urge to do that, your advice will go a long way. For now I have a Farmer, which would be my woods SAK.
No.
I've only built around 13 or 14 custom SAKs at this point, and I only just started doing it this year, and only for my own personal use and enjoyment as a hobby. I've built the kinds of SAKs that I want to have or that I find interesting, or I'll just do something to see/prove what's possible.
I will also say that I was really surprised how easy it was once I got into it. I think almost anybody can do it with only a few basic tools. What I think they're really lacking is information and a little encouragement.
Thanks, but I don't really know a whole lot beyond what the internet knows.
BTW, when I wrote "65mm" in my previous post, I actually meant to reference the 85mm models. I edited that part to fix my mistake. I also said Wenger/Delemont, which is partially incorrect. The Victorinox branded Delemont SAKs have different awls and updated scales compared to their old Wenger branded counterparts. The new Delemont versions no longer have a cutout in the scale for the awl.
Accuracy is important. My excuse is that it's way past my bedtime.
It's a good SAK for bushcraft.
I read a post where some one thought the can opener should be replaced with a new "modern" tool (since cans that require openers are not that common these days). That got me thinking... What kind of tool would I like to see instead on my Spartan/sportsman/tourist? I do use the can opener as a smaller Philips, but never for cans. I did try the "mod" to sharpening the slot to a rope cutter/hook, but that kind of already exists with the older sharper inside if the bottle opener... I could kind of see some sort of inline Philips with a file on the side (or on multiple sides with different grades) as a "NEW" useful tool combined with the rest of the tools on a Spartan. I could also see that one side of the bottle opener was equipped with a file pattern. Have any one ever thought of a NEW tool that´s not been made yet? And how would it look and where would it be placed?
The old back phillips used to have a file pattern on it. The shaft was also flattened on the file's side.
Maybe they could bring that back, but leave the shaft fully round so that you have a little round file.
I posted a while back about how they could take out the magnifying glass and put a T-shank holder there like the tool exchanger that the Leatherman Surge has. But that's not new... it's just taking an idea from some other multitool.
It's difficult to invent a new tool that nobody has ever thought of before. Maybe that's not what you meant?
Another idea I had was to replace the magnifier with a smaller phillips, so you would get 2 different size inline phillips drivers on the same layer. I'm sure I'm not the first person to think of that, and I really wonder why Victorinox hasn't done it before.
It’s exactly what I was thinking of, a NEW, never done tool by Victorinox before. And, to replace the can opener specifically. And that’s what I think Victorinox is looking for when they ask users for ideas.Maybe they could bring that back, but leave the shaft fully round so that you have a little round file.
It's difficult to invent a new tool that nobody has ever thought of before. Maybe that's not what you meant?
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Almost every can inside our house; first world Canada kind of place needs to be opened with an opener.
If you are ever making some food and you break your culinary opener you're gonna have a bad day. And if you pull the ring of a can of sardines you "can" open that the same way. Super handy.
If you are ever making some food and you break your culinary opener you're gonna have a bad day. And if you pull the ring of a can of sardines you "can" open that the same way. Super handy.
In my house it’s the opposite, and even if it wasn’t, I would use the proper can opener from my kitchen. The same goes for basically all other tools on my SAK, I always use the intended tool for the job, the SAK is in my pocket and comes out when the intended tool is not a close aound. That usually means I am not in my home when I use my SAK.
And in this specific case, I was referring to another users reflections that the can opener should be replaced with a new more modern tool. And I kind of agree, but even if I wasn’t, I would like to hear ideas about a NEW never made tool to replace whatever you feel is an outdated tool
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I agree- when I’m in the woods there’s no better alternative to opening Bush’s Baked Beans.
Well if you want to get rid of something have a look at the parcel hook. But you'll get pushback from the parcel folks.In my house it’s the opposite, and even if it wasn’t, I would use the proper can opener from my kitchen. The same goes for basically all other tools on my SAK, I always use the intended tool for the job, the SAK is in my pocket and comes out when the intended tool is not a close aound. That usually means I am not in my home when I use my SAK.
And in this specific case, I was referring to another users reflections that the can opener should be replaced with a new more modern tool. And I kind of agree, but even if I wasn’t, I would like to hear ideas about a NEW never made tool to replace whatever you feel is an outdated tool
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I don't call it a parcel hook... I call it a superglue de-capper and spring stretcher.
Exactly. Why focus on taking stuff away from a SAK when it's a multi blade knife and tool already.
It does not matter that much wich tool you or me think is outdated, the point is figuring out a new useful tool that Victorinox will actually make. Posting ideas to Victorinox of just your favourite set up (that does not yet exists) in not going to make them do anything. That should be proven already in the thread?