What SAK are ya totin' today?

redsparrow said:
Sorry to hear about your Executive!
I'm still holding out hope of finding my blue Executive. It has been AWOL the last couple of weeks.
Since Vic Executives were discontinued, they've become more difficult to find and a bit pricey. Therefore, I'm apprehensive to carry the one I bought to be a back-up in case of loss.
Instead of an Exec, I have been carrying a Classic that if lost will be easily replaced.
This morning I wasn't out of bed two hours and I had already used the file, the blade, the scissors and the toothpick. It's possible that the Classic could become my primary EDC of 2025.

Here's a Classic alongside a hard-working Puukko
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And in classic red too I see.
 
1986-92 Victorinox 91mm Camper dressed in Red Cellidor
About five years ago, with desk drawer scuffs and scratches, but otherwise new, this knife came to visit. I finally dragged it out of the knife roll the other day and it's getting polished up (by hand) now. It presently rides in an old crew sock in my pocket when I'm not fussin' with it.

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DirtDawg said:
1986-92 Victorinox 91mm Camper dressed in Red Cellidor
About five years ago, with desk drawer scuffs and scratches, but otherwise new, this knife came to visit. I finally dragged it out of the knife roll the other day and it's getting polished up (by hand) now. It presently rides in an old crew sock in my pocket when I'm not fussin' with it.

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An absolute classic. I have two from that era. One was my Boy Scout knife and one was my dad’s. How did you polish your red covers?
 
DaveHS said:
An absolute classic. I have two from that era. One was my Boy Scout knife and one was my dad’s. How did you polish your red covers?
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My technique varies depending on how badly the scales are messed up.

If there are dings, I begin by burnishing the dinged areas with a short length of PVC pipe. That tends to work the cellidor back into place before applying any abrasives and losing the material to the benchtop.

I will then drop the knife into my old crew sock and polish it up some while watching TV an evening or two. That shows me how bad the scratches are, and what I need to do next. From there it may require Wet-Dri paper, Scotch-Brite pads, Automotive Rubbing Compound, Miracle Cloth, or any combination thereof. My last Climber required all, beginning with 320Grit to 1,000 Grit to 3,000 Grit before going to a Scotch-Brite pad. I've also been known to use Soft-Scrub or Automotive Finish Glaze. Whatever I do, I do to pass time, so speed is not a requirement.

Do what you like.
Like what you do.
 
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I have never regularly carried a large SAK (I used to always have a classic SD on me, though), but I have to say that I am absolutely loving my Pioneer X. My most-used tool on it has turned out to be the cap lifter/flat screwdriver, which I use mainly as a pry tool. I also use the awl quite a bit. To be honest, I don't love the blade; it's fine for breaking down boxes, but it did not impress, for instance, slicing an apple. I think I'll probably end up carrying one of my beloved Buck 501 Squires alongside it.
 
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