Tools on SAK's that you do not like

The corkscrew is useless to me. I also never used the saw but I bet it can be quite handy.
Most used: knife(of course), awl(Alox version is the best), Phillips screwdriver, and the toothpick(I only use it to clean pocket lint and dirt out of the liners).
 
arizonaranchman said:
Dislike? I guess the Corkscrew - never needed one. :)

Scissors? Oh yes, very handy. To me the perfect SAK is an ALOX Pioneer or Farmer. Both have an outstanding selection of tools.

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I seem to be headed down that path myself.
 
Modoc ED said:
The hook. The corkscrew comes in handy when the wife wants a bottle of wine opened when she's cooking and that's why I keep a Camper on my desk.
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Modoc ED said:
I take back what I said about not liking the Hook. It could come in very handy for untying knots - square knot; granny knot; hangman's knot; surgeon's knot; blood knot; what have you. Maybe even a knot in your shoe laces. The corkscrew might also come in handy for this purpose too.
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Another use I've heard for the hood is you can use it to help carry packages tied up with twine and the like. Instead of having the twine dig into your fingers, you can use the hook and have the SAK act as a larger handle.

I have a few SAKs but they pretty much all have the common blade shapes so nothing really to post about not liking a blade.
 
knarfeng said:
Fortunately there are so many SAK models that you can pretty much get whatever tools you want.
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True enough, we are fortunate in that regard. I suppose a fella can't have it all though considering human diversity. I wanted a one handed Soldier\Trekker, whatever it's called, in red for higher visibility. But the red came with a corkscrew which I find a bit uncomfortable in hand. I grabbed the dark green with the Philips head and awl on the back. In a perfect world everything would be perfect, and we know what it is really like. I am still happy and grateful for such a handy little compact tool.
 
Capt. Spaulding said:
The only tool I do not find useful is models with the nail file. I'm weird and have a thing about those sand paper like files and even thinking about filing my nails with it makes me cringe. I much rather have a secondary small blade in its place.
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Ya, I don't think that I have ever used a nail file either. And I am considering grinding off the little tit holding the ring on my latest knife.
 
I don't know about you guys, but my SAK choices are boiling down to two classifications. 1. Outdoor use, with associated tool choices. 2. City carry, meaning that I have an eye toward classic simplicity and aesthetics. The Pioneer and Farmer Alox knives seem to be were I'm going next.
 
Upnorth,

Solid choices.

For city carry, I wish the old Voyager was still made. I would not be able to give up on scissors, but that's a YMMV issue.
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For outdoor use with my monster XL hands, I find bigger is better and if I had a gun to my head and was forced to give up my Opinel and carry at Victorinox, I would go with the Trekker, which sort of like a Farmer only bigger.
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calc said:
The new nylon scales used on the Huntsman II seem to be tougher than the old ones from what I can tell.
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I don't doubt that at all. It's why I wish Victorinox would just bite the bullet and upgrade their plastic handles across their entire line, to Delrin/Nylon/FRN/Zytel, etc. Delrin is especially time-tested in traditional knives (since the 1960s, at least). The sensitivities of the cellidor remind me too much of the issues presented in the very old-school celluloid covers on antique knives; maybe 'traditional' in the truest sense, but not so practical.


David
 
The only tool I haven't used on my Huntsman is the awl. I don't know why--it seems like a good idea for a wilderness knife. I use the flathead for opening my bear canister, the scissors for trimming bandages for blistered/sore feet (they are actually quite sturdy), and I've actually used the corkscrew for opening wine! Some guys walked up to my campsite in the middle of the wilderness with a bottle of wine they packed in but forgot to bring something to open it with :rolleyes: As for the tooth pick, I sharpened it so I could use it for both lancing blisters and putting antibiotic ointment inside them (no, I don't use it for my teeth anymore--although it does work much better for that with a sharpened point). I like using the hook for pulling out troublesome tent stakes.
 
I use the CS when invited to Holiday events. There's always a wine or two, and no one can find their kitchen CS, LOL. I don't ever want to have a knot that I would need it for, but know it can be used that way. I use the hook to open the two spring-steel pull-rings on my AC uptake vent. I could easily use the inline philips for that, to, but at least I found ONE use, LOL. I don't use nail files, so glad it's not a tool on mine that I am burdened with.
 
Most of the tool on a SAK come in handy - at least sometimes.

Only this strange hook - I understand the history behind it. But it seems a little strange nowadays. I would appreciate something with the purpose of the hook. I got a LM Wingman recently and the package-opener is a quite nice tool. This would be a tool, I´d like to see on a SAK instead of this strange hook...

Oh... and the fish-tool is something I don´t have even one use for, as I don´t have a license to go fishing which is needed in Germany.
 
pinnah said:
Upnorth,

Solid choices.

For city carry, I wish the old Voyager was still made. I would not be able to give up on scissors, but that's a YMMV issue.
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For outdoor use with my monster XL hands, I find bigger is better and if I had a gun to my head and was forced to give up my Opinel and carry at Victorinox, I would go with the Trekker, which sort of like a Farmer only bigger.
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I'm with you bud. I have XL hands also and I like the big SAK's for outdoor use. I've had a ''Rucksack'' for going into its second decade now I suppose, which is near identical to your Trekker. My Opinel is within hands reach by my TV recliner. :)
 
CloudsRest said:
The only tool I haven't used on my Huntsman is the awl. I don't know why--it seems like a good idea for a wilderness knife. I use the flathead for opening my bear canister, the scissors for trimming bandages for blistered/sore feet (they are actually quite sturdy), and I've actually used the corkscrew for opening wine! Some guys walked up to my campsite in the middle of the wilderness with a bottle of wine they packed in but forgot to bring something to open it with :rolleyes: As for the tooth pick, I sharpened it so I could use it for both lancing blisters and putting antibiotic ointment inside them (no, I don't use it for my teeth anymore--although it does work much better for that with a sharpened point). I like using the hook for pulling out troublesome tent stakes.
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I use the back of the saw on my bigger SAKS for fero rods, works like a charm.
 
For that suave and debonaire look in urban environmnets, nothing beats the sophisticated elegance of a single bladed alox Solo...

 
For me, I have a SAK explorer and the tools which I have had no use in years are Cork Screw, the Hook, magnifying glass, saddle punch and the small blade. I only use my big blade for whatever work i need blade for.
 
For me it's when they just stick the Phillips screwdriver on the back, working installations around the world, there were very few times I could use this due to the position of it on the knife. Compared to what I consider the proper position, out the end, plus having a solid half stop, makes a world of difference, also the shaping of the tip is better as well.

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