SAK cork screw

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I realize that the SAK is an older European design, and some folk may still use the cork screw in North America. But really, I find the c.s. to be the LEAST useful tool on a SAK. Please move me beyond ignorance to enlightenment. What practical alternative uses are there for the cork screw tool ? About all that I can see is screwing it into an object, then using the knife as a carry handle to move\carry the object. Is it just a redundant teat on a bull ?
 
Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I mostly use it to remove corks from wine bottles. It's one of the reasons I always have a SAK with me when picnicking.
 
The wife came to me at my desk just last week and asked me to open a bottle of wine that she was going to use to cook dinner. I simply reached over on the side of my desk for my Victorinox "Camper" and used the cork screw tool to take the cork out of the bottle. Sweet and simple and a great dinner as a result.
 
Works OK. When I was younger I bought my SAK for the corkscrew. Seems some one would bring something besides MD 20-20, Thunderbird, or Mountain Blackberry. We ended up cutting the corkscrews out until I got my SAK. It works.
 
I have heard it said that it can be used to start the untying of knots, apparently you just wind it in and that will loosen the knot...
 
I love the way the cork screw holds that little eyeglass screw driver. I use that all the time and would not carry a SAK with out one.
 
Often use it to untie knot... And very useful to store the little screwdriver for glasses.
 
We have a lot of local craft beer breweries sprouting all over Hampton Roads and North Carolina that use a cork to seal their specialty beers. My 30+ year old SAK is now forever either in my pocket when I go to a backyard BBQ, or at the very least, in my vehicle. Also, while in the military, many beers in South and Central America are also corked, and I put the 'ol SAK to good use, more times then I care to admit.;) So yes, having a cork screw on a multi-tool is quite useful.
 
The corkscrew on my Vic Mauser has seen so much use over the past 30-odd years that I managed to bend it! :eek: :D

I dare say the corkscrew would make a good impromptu tent peg to fix down a picnic blanket/tarp/fishing umbrella/dog lead/etc or to temporarily secure a child's pushchair for example.
 
I have used it for its intended purpose, but I find the best use is as a storage place for that little screwdriver.
 
It might not be my favourite tool, but there's quite a share of quality wine production in the US to justify the presence of a cork screw on SAK's :D

Fausto
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scattershot said:
I have used it for its intended purpose, but I find the best use is as a storage place for that little screwdriver.
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Ditto. I've used the corckscrew to unscrew corks, but the tiny screwdriver has saved the day (literally, in its own small way) many times.
 
Very useful for removing corks or small organs close to the surface:D. Also for holding that little eyeglass screwdriver.
 
As others have said; un-tieing knots, holder for jeweler's screwdriver, picker, digger, scribe, ect.

For me however, the screwdriver is a reminder that harkens back to an older time. It is part of their traditional charm. A reminder of an older and simpler time. As much as I love the Super Tinker with the philips driver, it is missing some of that charm.
 
One of the main reasons I take a SAK on trips is the cork screw, and of course the tools ( cap lifter) :cool::D
 
I've used the corkscrew to pop out perforated metal ceiling panels so I could change an air filter or clean up a vent more than once at work.
 
As mentioned, untying knots, but also when you have something wedged in a tight spot, you can use the corkscrew to aid in getting it started out of that tight spot.

G2
 
The corkscrew is a reminder to slow down, find a nice place to sit with a good view, and enjoy a good bottle wine, pure and simple. I think humanity would be much better off if we all heeded this reminder on a regular basis. ;)
 
Yep, I would say that the usefulness of that tool depends on how often you want to open a corked bottle when you are not near a better tool.

When I'm drinking wine, I'm either at home (where I have a nice corkscrew) or a restaurant (where they open the bottles for me), so I don't seek out tools with corkscrews and in fact none of my SAKs or other multi-tools have them.

But for all of those campers and picnickers who drink wine out in the great outdoors, I would think it comes in handy.
 
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