The Tinker is my favorite, I find I use the small blade often, much more than the awl on the pioneer or the Farmer, and I wasn't in my car at the time. My car always has a tool kit in it.
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The Tinker is my favorite, I find I use the small blade often, much more than the awl on the pioneer or the Farmer, and I wasn't in my car at the time. My car always has a tool kit in it.
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I actually snapped a blade once myself. I was working a C-store and every night I had to stick the fuel tanks. To get the covers off to access there was a screwdriver to pry them up, which was missing. The screwdriver on my SAK was too short as the cover would just slide off, so used the blade. Pushed 3/4ths of the blade into the slot, the cover rose then dropped and the blade was snapped. It took 15 minutes but found the screwdriver. Sent the knife to Vic, even included a note as to how I abused it, and they sent me back a brand spanking new SAK. I've noticed the tips will bend but I'm thinking beyond the tip right where the curve ends is just a bit stiffer hence they'll snap.
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My dad bought me my first Swiss Army when I was about 8-10 so I could cut the straps off my news paper bundles. I'm now 35, and I still keep the knife in my pocket every day, I can honestly say I've put that knife through hell! Far past it's intended use and it's always stayed reliable.
When you've owned one for a while, you can feel the quality difference immediately when you pick up a wanna be.
I really like the steel and blade design...For most of my life I had no idea how to sharpen a knife, but I could still cut cardboard boxes all day at my job even though the blade was dull. In fact I noticed I could kinda sharpen it by cutting things in a certain way
(I think i was honing it?)
The other great thing is how flexible the steel is. My car broke down once, and I had to cut a thick rad hose, but it was at a funny angle. The blade bent a little with the pressure I to put on it but never broke. My friend who was with my was so impressed he pulled his fancy expensive knife out. Not only could he not cut through the steel reinforced hose, he chipped his blade doing it lol.
When you've owned one for a while, you can feel the quality difference immediately when you pick up a wanna be.
I really like the steel and blade design...For most of my life I had no idea how to sharpen a knife, but I could still cut cardboard boxes all day at my job even though the blade was dull. In fact I noticed I could kinda sharpen it by cutting things in a certain way
(I think i was honing it?)The other great thing is how flexible the steel is. My car broke down once, and I had to cut a thick rad hose, but it was at a funny angle. The blade bent a little with the pressure I to put on it but never broke. My friend who was with my was so impressed he pulled his fancy expensive knife out. Not only could he not cut through the steel reinforced hose, he chipped his blade doing it lol.
I just bought the Squirt PS4. The great thing about this tool is it fits in your watch (coin) front pocket of your jeans. So it doesn't take of any main pocket real estate. I still carry my ALOX Cadet. A nice combo.
I got the SAK Huntsman that I still carry around 92-93 I suppose, a Christmas present. I'm 29 now and it has been the knife that didn't get lost, has been used as every tool imaginable. Hunting, fishing, I was tough on it as a kid but it is still in really good shape. I have one scale cracked about 1.5-2mm long. This is the only knife I own I would feel really bad about losing or really breaking at this point. It's been with me my whole life from boyhood until now.
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SAK's do feel great in the hand. I've had different versions growing up and one that I used a lot was the Super Tinker. I think I bought it when I was in college when wally world carried them along with a nifty pouch for about $20. Excellent buy and I fell in love with the 3 layer SAK. Any more than that and I just don't carry it on me. Perhaps in a bag or in my truck just not on my person. Nothing out there seems to beat SAK quality for the money. Now as for the OP you have to try an Alox Pioneer model to really get a feel for an indestructible SAK.
The only step further after that is custom
It doesn't get any more indestructible like titanium:
The only step further after that is custom
It doesn't get any more indestructible like titanium:
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Four times over several years, even though I had a decent tool kit in my car, I had to use my Leatherman instead to perform quick fixes. Once, my trunk lock had iced and couldn't be opened, and on three other occasions, driving rain would have drenched me and kept me in a dangerous roadside situation during the time it would have taken to access my tools instead of the 2 minutes it took to tighten the nuts on loose windshield wipers. Tool kits are best, Leatherman at the ready is also good.
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Syph007 is a member here that does customizing. The price depends on what you want done and which tools. I have 4 customs from him and this is the most complex one that I have. They can get a wild as your imagination.
I'll look for a link and post it here. He should have a sub forum here in the makers area. He has a site under sakmodder.com I think.