The 80's???
No, these have started and have always been simple tools for the outdoors; soldiers for opening bottles and cans and the good ole boy scout knife.
Simple outdoors pattern: knife, cap lifter, screwdriver, can opener and an awl.
I just wish they would've started with a better knife, perhaps a little longer and most definitely wider of a blade. Something geared towards more than opening things/cutting cheese and perhaps could be equally as talented at "smearing the jelly"
Haha, I was thinking Victorinox, but you are right that Leatherman probably started in the 80s (if I remembered correctly).
Maybe a SAK trekker? I think for Knife enthusiast, there will probably never be enough 'blade' for the multitool to replace a folder, let alone the fixed blade.
:thumbup: that's right, my grandfather used to tell me of the days when boys on The school ground weren't perjured to do something as simply human as speaking French (native language) but if they pulled out a pocket knife and started playing mumblypeg (even injuring themselves) no one batted an eye.. I remember being shown how to play with the recieval of my 1st lock back. Boy, Those days were hours of fun.
It's funny how this civilization progresses, this day in age civil rights abound and not a single knife to be found. If a kid speaks Spanish, acommodate him but got forbid he needs to open a stubborn pack of skittles..
I can't count his many time a teacher has asked if anyone happened to have a screwdriver and promised not to tell, there isn't much a substitute when you need to turn a screw except maybe a (drumroll).. SAK
People should give more kids these days knives. Stickin a toe throwing it at the ground is a part of what should be every boys childhood. At least mark twain might agree, I pity the children of the future.
Although I lived in a different part of the world, I too have a similar story. The funny thing was, growing up, no one really cares whether a school kid had knife or not, since we used to have lessons about craftsmanship(kinda like wood craving and art combined in one), and it is expected kids would have razor sharp tools with them for the lessons anyway.
The world had changed without a doubt, but some part remained the same. I watched a TV show about wilderness living thru the eyes of a kid, who resided close to the Russian boarderline. He must had been 5-7 when it was filmed, and he alone went ice-fishing with his little brother(probably 4-5?) for his family. And the tools he used was massive compared to his little hands(a big hunting knife) and he had to made a few stop to rest for lugging the fishes back to home. When the dinner time came, his parents just gave him a nod to acknowledge his hard work, and probably didn't think much of it.
The point I want to make is maybe we all should take a step back, and have a little more faith on the kids. Teach them values and instead of keeping all the sharps away from them; it's like Sex ed, abstinence doesn't mean you will be practicing safe sex later...
