Just "discovered" this sub-forum; ordered a Pioneer Harvester!

coyote711

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I usually hang out in the Traditionals sub-forum, and saw a thread there from mnblade with comments by jackknife, on Chuck Yeager, and they made reference to this sub-forum, which I had never visited. I have come to appreciate SAK's for their consistent quality, inexpensive price, and versatility, but found they were never talked about much over in the Traditionals - now I understand why.

I just ordered a Pioneer Harvester thanks to info on a post here. I was hesitant about adding a 3rd layer (the saw) to an alox knife, but one poster said that it didn't really add much width and that it felt really good in the hand. I have an alox Soldier and Electrician, and was thinking a saw would be handy for cutting various woody plants that pop up in the flower gardens & landscape. I really didn't want to go to the 111mm length in order to get a saw because that's a little too big for pocket carry, so I'm thinking this Pioneer Harvester will be just right!
 
Alox is great stuff , I think you will enjoy the saw . It's very handy , and improves hand feel . The awl is like a pocket hand drill .

Chris
 
yobbos1 said:
Congrats, once you go SAK, you never go back!
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Hey yobbos1, I "recognize" you from the traditionals also! ;)

I already have an alox Soldier & Electrician, and to be honest the quality of construction, blade sharpness & edge consistency of the SAK's has made me less tolerant of some of the sloppiness in some other brands of "traditional" knives. I currently have some smaller SAK's, and have had in the past a few of the 111mm knives also - every single one of them consistently good!

I won't go into the area of whether a SAK has the same amount of "heart and soul" as some other knives, but I do like the fact that should I happen to lose or damage a SAK, it will be easy and inexpensive to replace - although I have a little red keychain SAK that was given to me by my parents about 25 years ago that I would feel horrible if lost or damaged. So in my book, I guess that little fella does have heart & soul!
 
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coyote711 said:
I have come to appreciate SAK's for their consistent quality, inexpensive price, and versatility, but found they were never talked about much over in the Traditionals - now I understand why.
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That's what I always loved about sak's. No matter where in the world you are, you can pick up a new sak and there's no issues on fit and finish, or blades so hard to open that you break nails trying. Some of my most traditional pocket knives have been Victorinox. The pioneer solo and settler are two of the nicest and toughest pocket knives you can get. The pocket pal and secretary are great dress pants knives.
 
jackknife said:
That's what I always loved about sak's. No matter where in the world you are, you can pick up a new sak and there's no issues on fit and finish, or blades so hard to open that you break nails trying. Some of my most traditional pocket knives have been Victorinox. The pioneer solo and settler are two of the nicest and toughest pocket knives you can get. The pocket pal and secretary are great dress pants knives.
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No argument here. If I'm really honest with myself then almost all (if not all...) of my day to day cutting needs, no matter where I am or what I'm wearing, can easily be handled by some combination of these.

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It's a Rambler - sorry for the poor pic; it was a quickie for another thread illustrating the difference in blade sizes.
 
JAB said:
No argument here. If I'm really honest with myself then almost all (if not all...) of my day to day cutting needs, no matter where I am or what I'm wearing, can easily be handled by some combination of these.

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You have some great knives there, JAB!:thumbup:

The secretary and pioneer settler see thier share of pocket time with me. As I've gotten into senior citizen status, I've had problems with arthritis in my hands, and it's hard to open some traditional knives. But Victorinox with the smoothness and easy going springs are no trouble for me at all.

I've often stated that Victorinox should be the standard that all other slip joint knives are compared to.
 
Thank you sir!

The Pioneer Settler has been in my EDC rotation with some of my other two bladed jacks and pens but, lately, I've been carrying just it instead of the delrin and bone handled guys more and more. The Secretary is probably my favorite "suit knife" and the Rambler is always on my keychain.
 
I used a Pioneer Harvester as my outdoors SAK for a year, but recently swapped it out for an Electrician Plus (Electrician with a saw blade added). The hawkbill on the Harvester just doesn't have enough curve for my tastes. Spyderco's offerings are more the the way I lean (The serrations don't hurt either).

On the other hand, the Victorinoxes sport what is by far my favorite small saw blade design. And the 'bill on that Harvester is really really good at eviscerating clamshell packages...
 
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