SAK cork screw

Smithhammer said:
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. ;)
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My Dad (83) and I both have a glass of wine each day, in the afternoon. The simple ritual of un-corking the bottle is very comforting. Dad's hands are arthritic and much weaker than they used to be, and he sometimes has some difficulty in opening the bottle. He'll usually hand the sealed bottle to me, to open it; I know he misses the ritual though.


David
 
Only a couple of non cork screw uses, as I suspected. Thanks for the replies.
 
My recently cleaned up 32+ year old SAK Passenger...if that corkscrew could talk, it would curdle your plasma....



...and though I have several cork screws in the kitchen, I will use this SAK one to open a nice bottle of French wine for the missy; it is Mother's Day you know....Happy Mother's Day.
 
upnorth said:
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 ?
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I too use them for removing corks from bottles. Which is after all what it is for. Redundant teat? Not if you like wine ;)
 
I have used mine many times, just to open a bottle of wine to share with a beautiful lady. Definately worth carrying!
 
I'm with most of the other in using it for untying knots which it does very well as well as storing the tiny screwdriver. It also opens wine. :D
 
Last year on a camping trip with my girlfriend we had the most beautiful primitive campsite. Had to drive significantly off-road in 4 low, off of a large granite dome in the Sierras at around 6.500 ft. Gorgeous views of the snow capped mountains all around, a cool little trout-filled creek complete with a spectacular waterfall. I made a nice granite fire-pit. Steaks and a brace of fresh caught rainbow trout, corn on the cob, peach cobbler for desert....Ah, and a great Pinot Noir to compliment the whole scene. I mean this was it! :thumbup:
But wait, forgot the wine opener, no worries I have a SAK in the truck which has the corkscrew, no problem........Uh oh......Forgot I had replaced the SAK "Camper" complete with corkscrew for the "Hiker" with a philips screwdriver. Rational being that well, I never use the corkscrew and a Philips screwdriver has much more utility. ( Besides its a great backup to the other three phillips screwdrivers stashed in the truck, you know redundancy and all that)

Needless to say, Gatorade isn't the same as a good pinot noir from the Sonoma Coast. We managed to have a great time and she's still the love of my life, but you can bet there is a SAK with a corkscrew stashed in my truck........ for "redundancy purposes", of course :)
 
billsch8 said:
Last year on a camping trip with my girlfriend we had the most beautiful primitive campsite. Had to drive significantly off-road in 4 low, off of a large granite dome in the Sierras at around 6.500 ft. Gorgeous views of the snow capped mountains all around, a cool little trout-filled creek complete with a spectacular waterfall. I made a nice granite fire-pit. Steaks and a brace of fresh caught rainbow trout, corn on the cob, peach cobbler for desert....Ah, and a great Pinot Noir to compliment the whole scene. I mean this was it! :thumbup:
But wait, forgot the wine opener, no worries I have a SAK in the truck which has the corkscrew, no problem........Uh oh......Forgot I had replaced the SAK "Camper" complete with corkscrew for the "Hiker" with a philips screwdriver. Rational being that well, I never use the corkscrew and a Philips screwdriver has much more utility. ( Besides its a great backup to the other three phillips screwdrivers stashed in the truck, you know redundancy and all that)

Needless to say, Gatorade isn't the same as a good pinot noir from the Sonoma Coast. We managed to have a great time and she's still the love of my life, but you can bet there is a SAK with a corkscrew stashed in my truck........ for "redundancy purposes", of course :)
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:) Great story!!! :thumbup:
 
I find it easier to open a bottle of wine with the SAK cork screw than any of the more complicated devices in the kitchen. Apparently it is incredibly strong, and can take a huge amount of weight.

In contrast, the phillips head doesn't usually work so well in the position in the middle of the handle, and the liners aren't really adequate for the strong forces at play when twisting the screwdriver.
 
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