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ElCuchillo

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Today at work we had to do another gator skinning, and THIS time I used my SAK Cadet. I had my Peanut and LM with me, but decided to give the little SAK it's turn, and I'll tell you what, it did it's job P-E-R-F-E-C-T-L-Y!!!!!!!!!! Its blade has more of a belly then the Peanut's pen knife, so it just gobbled up the Gator skin. This was a small three foot gator that died, and we wanted to know why. We didn't find anything out of the ordinary, but the Cadet was a real trooper. And, since it is a little longer then my Peanut, it felt real good and comfortable in my hand. Last week we had a dead Rattlesnake in one of the enclosures, and our boss wanted the skull, so I used the Cadet to cut the snake's head off, and the file to remove the Fangs (which still have venom in them and can still invenomate you if you touch them). This little SAK has turned out to be a real versatile workhorse that can take a licking (with it's ALOX construction) and keep on ticking. Just thought I'd fill you guys in on my latest blade test. I didn't have my phone on me, so I couldn't take any pictures, but it was awesome.
 
That is really awesome. Btw, how did you clean up your SAK Cadet? I carry a Vic Solider. It's the knife that I use the most. Just curious, if you cut off the head of the rattler, can you eat the rest of the snake with out being poisoned?
 
I just rinsed it with water til I got home, where it got put in the dishwasher. And yes, if you cut the head off, you CAN eat the rest of the snake. It's venom glands are on the sides of it's head.
 
Thanks for sharing another great story, ElCuchillo! The peanut I just got replaced the SAK Tinker that was in my pocket.

Really like the SAK.

Love the peanut. (Even if the little fella doesn't have a Phillips screwdriver!)
 
marcinek said:
Love the peanut. (Even if the little fella doesn't have a Phillips screwdriver!)
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If you put one of those Sears Craftsman keychain screw drivers on your key ring, it will do all the duties of the sak drivers. Its the one thats about the size of a half dollar or a bit bigger, and has 4 different size flat screw driver tips around the edge. The smallest tip will work well on most phillips screws. Or since its as flat as a large coin, put one in your wallet out of the way till you need it.

With the peanut as my dads only pocket knife, I saw him stash one of those round keychain screwdrivers on his keyring, along with a P-38 can opener. He got by very nicely with that little combo of tools.
 
Wow jackknife! I haven't thought about one of those things in years! My dad also had one on his keychain. Not a Craftsman, but it had a four-leafed clover on it, if I recall.

Dad was a machinist, and his keyring toolset consisted of that and a nail clipper. (I don't think he encountered much at work that could be cut with a knife.)

Wow, you really took me back...Dad's been gone about 15 years, now.

Thanks!
 
ElCuchillo said:
I just rinsed it with water til I got home, where it got put in the dishwasher. And yes, if you cut the head off, you CAN eat the rest of the snake. It's venom glands are on the sides of it's head.
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DishWasher!? That is a really interesting I idea. How you washer your SAK in a dishwasher? Knife open or close. Top or bottom rack?:D
 
marcinek said:
Wow jackknife! I haven't thought about one of those things in years! My dad also had one on his keychain. Not a Craftsman, but it had a four-leafed clover on it, if I recall.

Dad was a machinist, and his keyring toolset consisted of that and a nail clipper. (I don't think he encountered much at work that could be cut with a knife.)

Wow, you really took me back...Dad's been gone about 15 years, now.

Thanks!
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The four leaf clover design rings a faint bell in the cob-webbed attic I have on top, but can't bring up a name. I have my dads in front of me as I type this and it has the Sears Roebuck brand stamped on one side, with the words "4-way pocket screwdriver" under it. On the reverse side it has the Craftsman trademark, with the logo along the outer edge "The Greatest name in tools."

As far as I know they may even still make it. Its so handy it sort of makes a sak not nessesary to deal with both flat and phillips screws. Over the last few years that I've slowly becoming my father, I've been using his own selection of tools, and getting by quite nicely. His rebladed peanut, pocket screwdriver and P-38. Plus a paper clip and a safty pin in the wallet.

I spent the last 25 years of my working life as a machinist, so I think I may know where your father was coming from. It's amazing what you can fix if you can just get inside it, taking off a housing or cover. The round pocket screwdriver would let him do that, and a nail clipper makes a fine small wire cutter/stripper. In an emergency add a paper clip or safety pin from your wallet and some chewing gum, and you justmay be good to get a bit more service from whatever it is you just fixed. My guess is your dad was sort of like my dad- able to fix things on the spot by being creative, unlike the modern yuppy that just throws it out and buys a new one with his credit card.

I'm going out later, I'll see if Sears still has the keychain screwdrivers.
 
As far as I know they may even still make it. Its so handy it sort of makes a sak not nessesary to deal with both flat and phillips screws. Over the last few years that I've slowly becoming my father, I've been using his own selection of tools, and getting by quite nicely. His rebladed peanut, pocket screwdriver and P-38. Plus a paper clip and a safty pin in the wallet.
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Me too jackknife...I forget if it was before or after the nail clipper/screwdriver keyring he carried a leather key case...

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Picked one up a couple months ago and love it. No jangling, easily switch keys in and out (if I'm not driving I take my car keys out entirely)...on top of everything else, doesn't scratch up the red bone Case peanut that lives in the same pocket (like keys on a ring would)!

Realizing how smart a guy he was, as I get older....sounds like you're doing the same...hopefully yours and mine are off up there in some "astral Dad plane" hanging out together watching us right now!
 
Good to see the Cadet passed the gator test. :) I've been carrying and useing one for over a year now and haven't come across very much it couldn't do well.
 
marcinek said:
Realizing how smart a guy he was, as I get older....sounds like you're doing the same...hopefully yours and mine are off up there in some "astral Dad plane" hanging out together watching us right now!
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A very, very big Amen to that!:thumbup:
 
After reading Jackknifes' stories. I went out to Sears and got one of those round keychains. I like the fact that it's flat. Keep it in the wallet. It's probably really good for women with long nails too. Opening soda cans and such.
 
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