Victorinox Scissors: Why are they important?

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Carloxicus

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So we have all heard that Vic SAK scissors are some of the most used implements in Vic SAK's that have them. I too use the scissors all the time and have them on most of my Vic Swiss Army Knives. But last night, I thought of getting a Spartan just for the heck of it and just because it is supposedly the direct descendant of the Officer's Knife. And it looks good as all SAK's go. Except for one thing... it doesn't have the scissors.

So I thought to myself, can I EDC a SAK that has no scissors?

I'm sure a lot of you guys do, seeing as Pioneers or Farmers or Soldiers or Tinkers are very popular models. But then, let's discuss this:

Why are these Victorinox scissors so important?
What can they do that the large blade and the small blade combined cannot possibly do?


Pour in your thoughts please. :D
 
I probably use mine the most for cutting hangnails before they catch on something and tear and the occasional nose hair. Now, my EDC alox soldier obviously doesn't have scissors but I have a leatherman style PS on my keychain when out of the house and a 58mm w/scissors at my work desk and computer desk.
 
Some cutting jobs are simply accomplished more precisely with scissors than with a single blade.

I was cutting a bag of corn chips today with a Case pocket knife, which has a nice sharp blade, and the bag tore from the motion of my hand. That would not have happened had I been using scissors.
 
The scissors can be very useful; plastic tags, band-aids, tape, some intricate tasks are far easier with a scissors than blade. I had a Alox Farmer modded to include the scissors because they're so helpful.
 
Removing stitches, cutting nose hairs (yuk) or circumcising a Chihuahua. Try those things without precise scissors.
 
I use the scissors for nail maintenance, but the most important use I have for them is as part of my first aid kit. I travel around with a wrestling team and train at a couple of gyms, so I'm always patching people up. Most of the times it's easier to trim bandages, tape, butterfly stitches, etc. with scissors than with a knife.
 
I can't stand having saks without scissors so I have a guy mod mine to add scissor layers.

Just to show a few.....

Blue farmer

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Wenger SI

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Send me an email and I'll tell ya as its against the rules to do so here. He's done a many for me. He's actually just finished another today.

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I tried carrying a SAK that had scissors and never, ever used them, so I only carry non-scissored SAKs. I use scissors at home for nose hairs, hangnails, and stuff, but I don't need them when I'm out and about. Of course, I keep my blades razor sharp. I can see where scissors might be useful if I let my blades get dull.
 
It is also the most sheeple friendly of cutting tools. Instead of brandishing a scary dangerous machete/chainsaw/sword blade no matter how small, you hand them a the littlest set of itty bity cute scissors with which to do their sheeple task.

I doubt I would carry a SAK without scissors.
 
You don't need scissors, but they make certain jobs easier. I'm a big convert to SAK scissors.
 
You need SAK scissors because once you use them, you don't like to be without them. Scissors will do some jobs better than a blade, and some jobs a bade can't do. In a pinch, scissors can cut light wire, or trim a broken nail. It cuts coupons easier, and makes fine exact cuts. I'd rather leave the house without my pants than my little classic.

Carl.
 
Knives are great tools however I'm starting to get over my knife bias by discovering how useful the little scissors on my Super Tinker and Leatherman Wave often are. I find that for most of my purposes, as others have mentioned here, that the scissors offer more control. The two cutting edges coming together in a more controlled way, combined with the fact that I can get into small places and don't need tension to cut things, the utility of the scissors is hard to deny.
 
Scissors are not as important to me on SAKs. It´s nice when they are on them, but I don´t really need them so much. I really like my Spartans and my Soldier. I these SAKs (without scissors) because they have one less layer. So it´s more pocket friendly to me.

I own a Climber, that is on my desk at work, I do not EDC that one, because of the thickness.

There´s one thing, I can tell about the SAK scissors: They are built in a nice way and make all their cutting job while keeping the edge long. And as easy to resharpen as the blades.

Kind regards
Andi
 
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