I just ordered some Quattros so I will replace the 4 way with one when they arrive. I think that will be the low end of the ultra maximum minimalism EDC for me.Well, the midnight manager will give you a small light, so you can leave the dedicated little flashlight home. I've toyed with that idea, but haven't made that leap. It's an argument of lumina and hours of output vs size and weight, and I'm sooo used to the Fenix. Using the little Victorinox Quattro in place of the Sear's 4-way will reduce size a bit, and it has better formed flat Phillips bits.
There is a lower limit that gets kind of insane, but I haven't gone into that deep end. Yet.
Maybe someday.
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I just ordered some Quattros so I will replace the 4 way with one when they arrive. I think that will be the low end of the ultra maximum minimalism EDC for me.
You'll like them. I was a little mistrustful at first, thought it was too small compared to the 4-way. Funny, huh, especially considering where I usually come from? BUT...like the old peanut and later the classic, the more I carried and used it, the more I saw it was just fine. Dealt with small Phillips screws as needed. Now it's replaced the old 4-way in the wallet.
But...maximum minimalism does have a basement floor. It won't pay to start digging in a useless quest. Sometimes ya just have to cover up the rabbit hole.
I just got three quarttros. I added one to my nephew’s maximum minimalism EDC. The others are on my pill bottle EDC and my ultra maximum minimalism EDC. Thanks Carl for the suggestion.You'll like them. I was a little mistrustful at first, thought it was too small compared to the 4-way. Funny, huh, especially considering where I usually come from? BUT...like the old peanut and later the classic, the more I carried and used it, the more I saw it was just fine. Dealt with small Phillips screws as needed. Now it's replaced the old 4-way in the wallet.
But...maximum minimalism does have a basement floor. It won't pay to start digging in a useless quest. Sometimes ya just have to cover up the rabbit hole.
Thank you for the great information regarding the Trim Trio and the Trim single blade. The photos are excellent and I learned a lot about my beloved knife.My Dad used to carry one of those in his leather key case. They worked, were thin, and cheap. Not made anymore, but plenty available on Ebay, for 20 times the original price. But since a dollar's only worth a nickel, that's probably fair. Search "Bassett knife". After W.E. Bassett Co. was bought/merged with World Pacific Corp. in 2012, the Shelton, Connecticut plant was shut down, losing 200 jobs, and production went to China. Trim is still a World Pacific Corp brand, but they don't make the knives anymore.
Bassett made two versions, the Trim Trio, with blade, fingernail file, and combo cap lifter/slotted screwdriver, and a single blade version with combo cap lifter/short blade. The handles are about 2 5/16", with blades and tools 1 3/4". Sharpened edges about 1 3/8" and 1/2". I've seen copies by Liter USA and Korea. The nice thing about the Bassetts is that they stamped out a tab on the handle spine as sort of a backspring, and a cam on the spine of the blades/tools so they snapped into the fully open position. Poor man's slipjoint. The annoying thing about Bassett's sheepsfoot blades is that the tips are rounded past the sharpened edge, so there isn't a point at the tip. Safety feature, or just a result of the production process? I've thought about trying to make it into a Wharncliffe shape, but the nail notch is too close to the edge. Maybe sort of a lambsfoot profile? What do you think, Jack Black?
This thread needs more photos. I'll try to show the "backspring" and blade cam, and the rounded blade tip. The bottom tool is a Liter USA copy.
Pretty sure this was my first “knife” when I was little (6?) in the mid 70’s. Came from drugstore counter.
After I showed my mom a slight cut on a finger that did not even bleed she took it away! Had to wait a bit longer to get a real knife (which I also cut myself with)
After I showed my mom a slight cut on a finger that did not even bleed she took it away! Had to wait a bit longer to get a real knife (which I also cut myself with)