Anyone Do This, Besides Me?

valvestem125 · **on:** February 10, 2010, 02:00:17 PM

Come home with a new multi-tool and look it over for hours, oil it carefully, "fine tune it", check over the sheath?

Repeatedly open all the blades, and check 'em out, testing the sharpness and quality. Looking for any defects, find little surprising things on the tool?

And generally appreciate the way the designers and engineers squeezed all that into there?

I do this with not only new tools, but with my whole collection, reminiscing about when I bought it, who I was with, the memories and people associated with the tool, it makes me feel god, old but good.

Gareth · **Reply #1 on:** February 10, 2010, 02:30:23 PM

That sounds about right.

Magnus · **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2010, 02:32:13 PM

sometimes, but replace "come home with" with "get in the post", given that it is impossible to find multi's for a reasonable price in brick and mortar stores here.

valvestem125 · **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2010, 02:45:18 PM

Quote from: Magnus on February 10, 2010, 02:32:13 PM

sometimes, but replace "come home with" with "get in the post", given that it is impossible to find multi's for a reasonable price in brick and mortar stores here.

Yup, you are right about that. I turned down a purchased at Cabelas the other day, because they sell at full MSRP. It was just too much.

MultiMat · **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2010, 02:48:51 PM

That is plain ridiculous , crazy

.

Yes

, + I like to see if the wire cutters can cut paper

Crouton · **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2010, 02:56:05 PM

Oh yeah, I do that even with Multitools I don't like.

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2010, 03:00:50 PM

Quote from: valvestem125 on February 10, 2010, 02:00:17 PM

Come home with a new multi-tool and look it over for hours, oil it carefully, "fine tune it", check over the sheath?

Repeatedly open all the blades, and check 'em out, testing the sharpness and quality. Looking for any defects, find little surprising things on the tool?

And generally appreciate the way the designers and engineers squeezed all that into there?

I do this with not only new tools, but with my whole collection, reminiscing about when I bought it, who I was with, the memories and people associated with the tool, it makes me feel god, old but good.

It's known in the ranks as "foreplay"

1jump2many · **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2010, 03:10:32 PM

Quote from: Magnus on February 10, 2010, 02:32:13 PM

sometimes, but replace "come home with" with "get in the post", given that it is impossible to find multi's for a reasonable price in brick and mortar stores here.

Yeah, I would bet that at least 90% of my MT's were bought online. When that rare occasion happens when I do find something in a store it's like Christmas.