Sak as an edc

Rsmith_77

Rsmith_77

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So, i have been carrying my lil rough rider barlow for awhile now and decided to change things up. So I threw my wenger SI into my pocket. NORMALLY i pair it with another knife, but today, its riding solo.

now my uses for an edc are pretty basic suburbanite, opening mail, cutting string, opening packages and maybe some light whittling/gardening tasks. Nothing hard at all. But my wife has joined an online group, where you mail off books to someone that wants it and get a credit which you can use to order a book of your own. We have been going rather crazy with this and have several books going in and out almost on a daily basis.

lol, back to the knife, well these books come taped up pretty well and today i went to use my Wenger to open the package and....i struggled, now the SAK is sharp, but i really struggled to get the package opened. The reason, the spear point blade on the SAK just couldnt get purchase to start a cut, now when i FINALLY got it started the blade zipped through the paper and tape with ease.

Been opening these really easily with the clip point of my barlow for several weeks now.

Just an observation i had today.

What about you folks, do you also find a clip blade to be the most useful for day to day activities? Or does the spear point blade appeal to you...

just some rambling on this monday morning
 
I like the clippoint for hunting small game, cleaning fish and just general day to day use but the area where a spearpoint realy shines is smearing butter on a buiscet.

Bosse
 
As a general rule, I prefer a clip blade. I guess I'm more used to it. I admit, though, that for my habitual tasks there's no real difference between the two.
As for carrying only a SAK...I know I'm not able to give a decent explanation to it...but the only time when I carry my Tinker is when I go out in tracksuit or such stuff. No idea why.

Fausto
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i guess i just didnt realize how much i appreciated the point on the clip until i didnt have it anymore
the sak is a great knife and i love it, just not sure its right for me as an "only knife"

i dunno, i'll keep with it and see if its just an adjustment...
 
Check out the Victorinox Pioneer Rancher, Harvester, or Pruner.

That little curved pruner blade is awesome for packages/etc.
 
A sak make a fine edc, millions of ask carries can't be wrong about a knife that has been around since 1890. I myself have carried a ask as an edc, and no real logical complaint.

But yes, I do really prefer to have a clip point as a main blade. For most of my life, my edc pocket knife had a clip point, and I found it handy not just for poking a starter hole like you describe, but picking a spinter, making a very fine cut, or a very fine hole. I like a spear or pen shaped blade, but as a secondary blade, not primary. From poking into a box or fish belly, a fine sharp point on a blade is a nice thing to have.

Carl.
 
I carried this one for a couple of years as my only EDC. I bought it, when I still went to school.

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(Vic Farmer)

Later on, I came up to the tactical section of knives, not very useful in public. ;)

And now I´m in, where I really feel well - the traditional section.

A clip blade is the most functional blade I can use, imo. It has a fine but strong tip, because of blade geometry. That is useful for daily uses of a knife. Opening letters and packages, peeling and slicing an apple or food prep are much better with a good clip blade than a spear or penblade. Spear and Penblades have also their good ways of using them. But I definitelly prefer a clip blade. And it looks better, imo. ;)

Kind regards
Andi
 
Great question. I have always wondered about the spear point blade and how so many users get by and figured it must be an American preference. High on the priority list for my edc is a clip blade, love stockman’s, maybe working around logging and splinters make a difference.
At one time BUCK partnered up and had sak’s and they were true sak’s but had clip blades for the master.
Bob
 
Not really answering your question, but my most useful blade is the sheepsfoot. MY EDC rotation is a few stockman and a nice GEC #61. It excels at tape/string work. That said I agree that a sharp clip is a very useful blade, it's just second on my list.
 
I greatly like both but just slightly prefer spear. Spear blades are the easiest for me to maintain the copping blade especailly when its cankered quite a bit is the hardest to maintain for me which baffles me since it's almost the same as a sheepsfoot which I find easier.
 
I keep a SAK Rambler on my keys and it gets used daily, from opening mail, cutting strings with the scissors, tweezers to remove splinters, etc. I also use the toothpick alot! LOL

Very handy to have but I also started carrying a dedicated Spydie folder, just in case I really need a knife, I would prefer to have a lock blade.

Prior to carrying a Spydie folder, I carried a SAK Tinker model for 25+ years and never had a problem doing what I needed, all thru my teens, twenties, thirties and well you get the idea!
 
The spearpoint isn't my favorite, I definitely prefer a clip. That said, it's not enough to stop me from carrying one. It works fine, and if the point isn't enough (I can't say I really remember a time when it wasn't), the awl can take care of that.
 
I often carry a SAK of some sort. Pretty good utility to weight ration IMO.

jwh
 
A Victorinox Compact is my work knife Mon-Fri & sometimes on the weekend. A SAK was one of my first knives as a kid & I've carried them in the Scouts, Camping, in the Army, and to work. Love my SAKs.

If you really prefer Clip blades try looking around for the SAKs Wenger made for Buck. Main blades were Clip points. The one I own was taken by my wife as hers.
 
lol nobody is disparaging the SAK as an edc
i was wondering if anyone else felt that the clip point offered advantages over the spear point that saks come with

although i did see an interesting point someone made, using the awl to start the cut...

i would never argue the usefulness or handiness of a sak...i know how good they are
 
I also prefer a clip blade, but I have a Huntsman in my laptop bag, a Signature Lite on my keychain, and a SwissTool RS in my book bag, so I guess you could say I EDC multiple SAKs (just not on my person like my traditionals).
 
I found that the reamer on my SI was great at cutting the tape on packages and it's safer to clean the glue gunk off of than a blade.
 
I agree with most of the above comments.

I have carried a 25 OT, 125 OT, or something similar for more than 50 years. Yes. A large Clip Blade always.

My time on this forum re-introduced me to the utility of the Sheepsfoot, Wharncliffe and Hawkbill Pruning blades. These are great for specific jobs.

For ripping Hard-shell and ridiculously taped packages, the Vic Alox Pruner mentioned above has no equal for EDC or always having one on your desk. The Spear on this knife is also useful. It cuts amazingly well and holds an edge forever.

Planterz made an off-hand suggestion in one of his posts.

I have carried an alox pruner ever since. Thank you Planterz.

It is a nice companion to whatever large Clip point or sowbelly you are carrying.

Mike H.
 
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