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Seems like maybe 10 years ago I got tired of constantly losing the Buck 110's I carried in my right front pants pocket because a sheath catches on too many things.
I saw a Tomcat, handled it and was amazed at it's strength, blade thickness, and weight. First thing that occured to me was it should pull the pocket in my jeans down when I sat, making it less likely to slip out. Second was that the diamond patterned rubber (kraton?) scales should also keep it from slipping out of my pocket. It was twice the price of the Bucks, but I went for it. A few years later I got a Sogwinder2 in case anything happened to the Tomcat and because I liked the thumbstud opener.
Well, I still have the Tomcat, but the rubber scales pulled off. The diamonds on them are worn down too. Other than surface scratches from being carried with coins and other things in the pocket, it remains as tight, as solid, as new. But I still have it, where I'd lost 3 or 4 ( maybe more ) slick handled Bucks in less time.
So here's the deal. I will ship it back to SOG, get the scales replaced, and have them polish it back up. Then I think I'll retire it. But what do I replace it with? Another Tomcat? ( no thumbstud and the factory won't put one on - I asked ). Get someone to install a stud or disc on the new one? I like this idea but who do I get to do it right and how do I contact them? Go to the Sogwinder2 and pick up a spare one of those?
Or are both the Tomcat and Sogwinder2 now obsolete with all the new designs in the last decade? I don't mind the weight, in fact kind of like it. So any suggestions?
I saw a Tomcat, handled it and was amazed at it's strength, blade thickness, and weight. First thing that occured to me was it should pull the pocket in my jeans down when I sat, making it less likely to slip out. Second was that the diamond patterned rubber (kraton?) scales should also keep it from slipping out of my pocket. It was twice the price of the Bucks, but I went for it. A few years later I got a Sogwinder2 in case anything happened to the Tomcat and because I liked the thumbstud opener.
Well, I still have the Tomcat, but the rubber scales pulled off. The diamonds on them are worn down too. Other than surface scratches from being carried with coins and other things in the pocket, it remains as tight, as solid, as new. But I still have it, where I'd lost 3 or 4 ( maybe more ) slick handled Bucks in less time.
So here's the deal. I will ship it back to SOG, get the scales replaced, and have them polish it back up. Then I think I'll retire it. But what do I replace it with? Another Tomcat? ( no thumbstud and the factory won't put one on - I asked ). Get someone to install a stud or disc on the new one? I like this idea but who do I get to do it right and how do I contact them? Go to the Sogwinder2 and pick up a spare one of those?
Or are both the Tomcat and Sogwinder2 now obsolete with all the new designs in the last decade? I don't mind the weight, in fact kind of like it. So any suggestions?