Two SAK One Handed Styles - Please Give Pros/Cons

allenC said:
I use scissors much more often than I use my main blade.
Removing hangtags from clothing, cutting fishing line, tape, packing paper, fingernails and hangnails, hair (mustache, ear hair, nose hair, eyebrows, etc...), trimming plants and herbs, cutting open plastic packaging, removing clothing from a patient (I work in a large ER).
Some cutting tasks are just easier with scissors.
With a knife you will often need to hold tension on a line to make a precision cut. But with scissors you don't need to hold tension on the line...just snip!
I can do just about all my cutting with just a blade (except trim my nose hair), but whenever I'm carrying just a single blade folder, or a fixed blade knife, I almost aways find myself missing my scissors.
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Thank you for the reply, this was interesting.

Side note: Does the ER you work in not have a policy against staff removing patients' clothing with the same scissors they trim their nose hair with?
 
campandtravel said:
Zieg, great reply thank you.

To the point about removing the scales, I have two questions.

first, do you know if these grooves also exist on the red soft/rubber grips on the one handed 111 models?

second, when you remove the scales, I thought they could not go back on again? Like a bumblebee, they're good for one sting. Am I wrong?
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Good question! SOME folks have had luck reinstalling the same grips, but it really depends on how brittle the plastic is and how smooth you are at popping them free. Lots of vids online to help out here.

I do NOT know whether the grips you're considering have those channels in them, but I DO know how to find out 😛.

You can order just about any scales you want online, so I say go for it!

Zieg
 
drail said:
Once the grips have been pried off they will not hold the frame studs tightly enough. They were not designed to be popped on AND off. A tiny drop of adhesive on each stud usually works though.
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This is mostly true, unfortunately (you can see the deformation on the scales in my pic), but if you're careful with the removal, it can still be successful. Good luck!!

Zieg
 
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allenC said:
I wish more of the large locking SAKs offered scissors as an option.
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allenC said:
I use scissors much more often than I use my main blade.
Removing hangtags from clothing, cutting fishing line, tape, packing paper, fingernails and hangnails, hair (mustache, ear hair, nose hair, eyebrows, etc...), trimming plants and herbs, cutting open plastic packaging, removing clothing from a patient (I work in a large ER).
Some cutting tasks are just easier with scissors.
With a knife you will often need to hold tension on a line to make a precision cut. But with scissors you don't need to hold tension on the line...just snip!
I can do just about all my cutting with just a blade (except trim my nose hair), but whenever I'm carrying just a single blade folder, or a fixed blade knife, I almost aways find myself missing my scissors.
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RangerGrip 71 Gardener has some nice big scissors , but kinda thick handle and big to pocket carry .
 
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