Victorinox Farmer, splitting log and fire

Great stuff. Small tools can do big things in the right hands. A knife just makes cuts, ingenuity is the real tool.
 
awesome thread! bonus points for using a black victorinox too :)
 
G'day Alfredo

martineden said:
.....And I had the fire



Conclusions: a fire in the woods is always possible, is great having a good fixed blade, but you may making fire also using a small multitool knowing the proper techniques.

Ciao,
Alfredo
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I know I'm considered a "bastard when it comes to the net", but are you trying to tell me that you have been able to produce sufficient heat to light the thick & green kindling you have show on the left of the last pic?

IMO ignore those BS artists who are more concerned with making you feel good about yourself and themselves (and feel inclined to continue to post here, inorder to increase the traffic), rather than offer and accept constructive critism.

Kind regrads
Mick :p
 
I have been enjoying this thread. Now I need my first SAK..... a black alox farmer. :D

Apparently, they are not easy to find. :o
 
Thanks to all of you!

@SouthernCross: my English is really poor, apologize for that. I never said that I ignite the fire using a firesteel, which is impossible having those thick and green feathers. I used to ignite the feathers (you may see it maybe in the first pic) a homemade firestarter ; I made my firestarters using cardboard and bees' wax. This way, it's not so easy, but you may ignite even those feathers. I may explain if needed as I made my firestarters, they are really useful.
 
Woodrow F Call said:
I have been enjoying this thread. Now I need my first SAK..... a black alox farmer. :D

Apparently, they are not easy to find. :o
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Thanks.

I may find one black SAK Farmer for you, if you want to afford the shipping cost from here to there. Just let me know. Ciao!
 
Thanks! I sent you an email.

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It's here!
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Great post, and thumbs up for the Black Alox Farmer..


PS: I believe Victorinox Farmer is a 93 mm blade, not a 91 mm as mentioned in the original post..
And I know this is more than 5 years old post.. But still..
 
I like the Vic Farmer a lot. I have four of them indeed (two still in the plastic blíster, one used once and another used more often). However, even considering that the Alox Vics have a sligthly thicker blade, and considering the fantastick awl of the Farmer... why there is so much love (don't want to say hype) for this knife? The selection of tools is nice, agreed. And looks great, agreed. But for the same amount of mone (more or less) you can get a Vic Rucksak which will provide you with a longer locking blade, longer saw (truly useful if you do need to use the saw), better handle (bigger and contoured) plus the tweezers (to pull of splinters or ticks or whatever). And I could go into the OHT (now Soldier) with the addition of one hand opening blade...

I own all and enjoy all, but besides looking cool and somewhat vintage, I don't see the Farmer as a much better knife. However, it is one of the most recommended knives when someone asks for suggestions on SAKs.

Anyway, great post and great skills!!

Mikel
 
The Farmer is Much more pocket-able than the Rucksack. I have both, and have to agree the saw on the rucksack is better, though not by much. The uses of both knives are still very comparable. I think it all comes down to the size-vs-usability, and the farmer has to win hands down.
 
Ryan Sumner said:
The Farmer is Much more pocket-able than the Rucksack. I have both, and have to agree the saw on the rucksack is better, though not by much. The uses of both knives are still very comparable. I think it all comes down to the size-vs-usability, and the farmer has to win hands down.
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I agree with you. The Rucksack is a tad bigger so it may not fir comfortably in a pocket. That's why I take my Rucksack when going outdoors and the Farmer when in the city.

Mikel
 
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