Trying the classic Jackknife test

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spydutch

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Greetings you all:)

A while ago I posted a thread in which I asked if some horizontal play is normal in the file of the Classics.

Well I gave my new red Classic to the daughter of my girlfriend. She only used the file once and untill today it was just lying in a drawer.

When I asked if she did anything with it, she said she forgot about it and I could have it back.

And to be honest, upon looking more closely, I like the classy red appearance better than that my alox in spite of that one being a bit more sturdy.
And the blade is without any noticeble play and I think I can live by the slight play in the file. Furthermore I can take the toothpick and tweezers out of my wallet.;)

Soooo to make an already too long story short:yawn:, I gave the little blade a few swipes against the whites of my Sharpmaker and now the blade is scary sharp.
I'm planning to drop it in my watch pocket with a bigger knife as a back up(Alox Solo or Farmer or Sodbuster or my soon to come Buck 112) in the bigger pocket beneath.

I'm going to try whatever must be cut to use my red Classic first.

I'm curious how this will work out.

Keep you posted.

Thanks for reading:thumbup:
 
I've done similar experiments with the Leatherman Micra and the Wenger Pocket Tool Chest. I've come to the conclusion I could get by with either for majority of my needs. With all that said, I need other tools often enough that I tend to carry a Victorinox Spirit. Regardless, if I were going to give a non-knife person a knife it would be something like a LM Micra, Vic Classic, or other 58 mm offering from Victorinox.
 
hi spydutch... i'm very interested in following your progress!... looking forward for your further story... if it works for you, then i'm sure the 74mm counterpart would also work... thanks for posting...
 
spydutch said:
I'm planning to drop it in my watch pocket with a bigger knife as a back up(Alox Solo or Farmer or Sodbuster or my soon to come Buck 112) in the bigger pocket beneath.

I'm going to try whatever must be cut to use my red Classic first.

I'm curious how this will work out.

Keep you posted.

Thanks for reading:thumbup:
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Cool thread, spydutch! :thumbup: I'm curious, too! ;)

I also carry bigger knives .... usually a Farmer, and also another knife with a clip point and/or wharncliffe blade. But, if I stop and think about it, I'm guessing the little blade on my Wenger Esquire could do at least 95%, if not all, of the actual cutting I do on any given day. I do like the Farmer for its other tools, and wouldn't want to be without it, but as for the actual cutting with a knife blade, I think I could get by just fine with an Esquire/Classic/Rambler etc.

Keep us posted! :)
 
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I'm looking forward to the results of your test!
I've never done it with a Classic, but have been considering doing it for a while with my Exec. Except that the plastic straps I'm always cutting at work would probably really wear on the edge.

A few times when I used to carry my Classic, I remember cutting up large red apples with it. It took more time and more different cuts, and it wasn't as easy or as clean (juices) or as efficient, but I remember being able to do it.
Jim
 
Let me first tell you that I don't have much spare time doing the week to use a pocket knife for non related work.
I work 8 and a half hour a day in 3 shifts(I'm a flexogaphic printer/laminator) and I commute to work every day about 1 and a half hour total.

And the cutting we do at work would kill even a Big Sodbuster in no time flat, so we use disposable box cutters.

So it's basicly work, eat sleep.

The first few days I didn't use a pocket knife at all.

Wednesday I bought a case of beer wrapped in plastic.
Instead of taking my Sobuster or Solo, I whipped out my Classic and removed the wrapping in a pinch.No bigger knife needed.

And just yesterday after I got my son for our weekend I very easily removed the plastic from the Disney pocket book I bought him. He's 14, but still likes to read them before sleeping.

So until now no very spectacular cutting with my Classic I'm afraid.

And the funny thing is that I don't even long for a bigger knife as much.
Heck, the Classic has been my ONLY knife on my person for the past 2 days.
I put my Farmer in my bag but didn't need it so far for jobs the Classic couln't handle.

So far for the update for now.
 
Great update! thanks spydutch...

sometime i wonder... when 99% of out cutting needs could be covered with a small to medium saks... then,would all those tactical, cool looking and supersteel blades are still necessary?

i still EDC a small one hand openable folder though... just for emergency... but not used alot.

keep posting your update please buddy... I really appreciate it...
 
Iyonk said:
sometime i wonder... when 99% of out cutting needs could be covered with a small to medium saks... then,would all those tactical, cool looking and supersteel blades are still necessary?
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The truth is, they arn't.

We're knife knuts. That puts us outside of where the rest of 98% of society is. Most of us know members of our families and friends who go through day to day life with no knife at all. The truth is, in modern life in the modern world, not much knife is needed at all. This is especially true for the urban or suburban areas that most of live in, and the office cubicle world in which we work. Most of our grandfathers lived in a more rural world, and got by with a small pen knife. With the exeption of hunters, fisherman, and wilderness use, most of us can get by with a very small knife and just a few tools. Only because we're knife knuts, do we obsess over how much and how many knives we can carry. Somehow my father lived his whole life carrying a little Case peanut. If he was going camping or fishing, he'd have something else along, but mostly he just used his little peanut.

Heck, Chuck Yeager would go into the Sierra Nevada mountains on two week trout fishing trips with nothing but a Vic executive.

It's all perception colored by our obsession.

Carl.
 
I EDC a SAK Manager, a folder, and a knifeless multitool (modified SOG Pocket Powerplier). Until recently the Manager is attached to an aircraft cable loop with 3 other gadgets and buried rather deep in my pocket holster. Now it's in my watch pocket or floating loosely in my front right trouser pocket, so it becomes my first cutter.

The reason for the change is that I'm beginning to carry a larger folder (longer than 3.5") because I need the length for food prep and occasional steak at restaurants. As I work in an office, flipping out a large folder for little stuff might raise some concern, so out come the Manager.

I like it so far. Opening CD wrappers, envelopes, and boxes is no big deal. Whenever I feel underpowered, I just grab the folder or the MT.
 
jackknife said:
The truth is, they arn't.

We're knife knuts. That puts us outside of where the rest of 98% of society is. Most of us know members of our families and friends who go through day to day life with no knife at all. The truth is, in modern life in the modern world, not much knife is needed at all. This is especially true for the urban or suburban areas that most of live in, and the office cubicle world in which we work. Most of our grandfathers lived in a more rural world, and got by with a small pen knife. With the exeption of hunters, fisherman, and wilderness use, most of us can get by with a very small knife and just a few tools. Only because we're knife knuts, do we obsess over how much and how many knives we can carry. Somehow my father lived his whole life carrying a little Case peanut. If he was going camping or fishing, he'd have something else along, but mostly he just used his little peanut.

Heck, Chuck Yeager would go into the Sierra Nevada mountains on two week trout fishing trips with nothing but a Vic executive.

It's all perception colored by our obsession.

Carl.
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Very well said and i wholeheartly agree with you...
 
I agree, Jackknife. When I started this job and wasn't sure how people would perceive me at work, I got by just fine with a Leatherman Squirt P4. I only began carrying my current setup after I was reasonable certain nobody in the office has serious knife phobia.

I slowly moved back to bigger tools because I encountered several occasions where they're needed. After the Squirt I carried SAK Mechanic (Tinker with pliers). I found that the pliers weren't up to the task when I needed to undo a couple of small bolts at a relative's house. This is when the MT entered the picture.

My main cutter until recently was always a 3 incher. When I took a liking to preparing fresh food at the office, the 3" felt short.

Do I absolutely need the MT and large folder? Not really. I have a toolbox in my car, and I can just keep an actual kitchen knife in my office. The thing is I'm a gadget freak, a knife nut, and a certified geek. :D
 
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