AloxWorld is born!

RageGlow · **Reply #30 on:** March 08, 2011, 09:22:02 PM

Congrats, it's nice.

Zag · **Reply #31 on:** March 09, 2011, 12:36:29 AM

Thank you all for your positive comments and support!

I have now added menus so you don't have to go back to the main page to select another knife.
The path of the website has slightly changed as well (to make it easier to be found in google) so you might have to update your bookmark - sorry about that $:-\$

I would like to give a massive thanks to Reinier for his help and advice. Thanks a lot Pal

more updates to follow as soon as i get a better grip on this

stack · **Reply #32 on:** March 09, 2011, 01:10:36 AM

Hey Zag, First I would like to thank you in advance for alowing me to give your pass around tool a try. Its on its way and i have some ideas for some

picks. Second, I picked up a pioneer that does not seem to be in your list of tools. Do you know anything about these. It is new in the box with papers, It is red with the old silver cross, It has stainless liner with loop, No flat spot for engraving, and #99 on the main blade like the soldiers. I didnt recieve it yet but I want to see if there is a date on the box or papers. Was this a knife made up of spare parts or was this made in 99 to comemerate the last year of the old style? Im asking you because you seem to know your saks. I am more of a leatherman person but have a few saks.

Zag · **Reply #33 on:** March 09, 2011, 01:15:37 AM

Quote from: stack on March 09, 2011, 01:10:36 AM

Hey Zag, First I would like to thank you in advance for alowing me to give your pass around tool a try. Its on its way and i have some ideas for some picks. Second, I picked up a pioneer that does not seem to be in your list of tools. Do you know anything about these. It is new in the box with papers, It is red with the old silver cross, It has stainless liner with loop, No flat spot for engraving, and #99 on the main blade like the soldiers. I didnt recieve it yet but I want to see if there is a date on the box or papers. Was this a knife made up of spare parts or was this made in 99 to comemerate the last year of the old style? Im asking you because you seem to know your saks. I am more of a leatherman person but have a few saks.

PM sent

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #34 on:** March 09, 2011, 01:21:57 AM

Great looking site!

Def

Chako · **Reply #35 on:** March 09, 2011, 01:49:17 AM

Looks good. Enjoyed it.

jazzbass · **Reply #36 on:** March 09, 2011, 02:44:50 AM

Very nicely done. I've said for a year now I was going to do something similar for 84mm and 91mm stuff, but finding time to do it is another story. I build websites for a living, so the last thing I want to do is build more on the weekends - so it'll probably never get done. That said, putting something like this together is a fair bit of work, so much respect for putting the whole project together. I even see a couple of my old knives in there

Question - the Pioneer 2223 and the Sea Pioneer seem like the same knife to me. Any reason they're on different pages?

GraysonK · **Reply #37 on:** March 09, 2011, 03:20:03 AM

Nicely done!

Zag · **Reply #38 on:** March 09, 2011, 07:40:04 AM

Quote from: jazzbass on March 09, 2011, 02:44:50 AM

Question - the Pioneer 2223 and the Sea Pioneer seem like the same knife to me. Any reason they're on different pages?

You are right, the Sea Pioneer is effectively a blue Pioneer 2223. They have separate pages because the blue knife has been introduced recently as "Sea Pioneer" by its creator. Many people know it as that and i didn't want to confuse anybody further.
On the same subject, the Waiter is in the Bantam section - maybe i should separate

jazzbass · **Reply #39 on:** March 09, 2011, 08:07:25 AM

Quote from: Zag on March 09, 2011, 07:40:04 AM

You are right, the Sea Pioneer is effectively a blue Pioneer 2223. They have separate pages because the blue knife has been introduced recently as "Sea Pioneer" by its creator. Many people know it as that and i didn't want to confuse anybody further.

Makes sense. You do lose the continuity between the two, though. Maybe link from one to the other, or, put both on the same page and have both the link for "Sea Pioneer" and "Pioneer 2223" go to the same page. That way visitors can get there either way, but can see that one is a descendant of the other.

Quote from: Zag on March 09, 2011, 07:40:04 AM

On the same subject, the Waiter is in the Bantam section - maybe i should separate

Personally, I wouldn't. My opinion: trying to keep track of knives by the "correct" name is an exercise in madness, esp for the older knives, because the names changed at will. Sometimes it's a Waiter, sometimes an Alox Bantam, sometimes a Butler, etc. I would go with what the common "collector" name is today - Alox Bantam. I guess the alox part is redundant given the focus of the site. If you get into making sure the knives had the name they were given by Victorinox when they were issued, then all the old Cadet IIs need to be called Cadets, Pioneers are "Sturdy Boys", Voyageurs are the Tourists, and anything Elinox should really just have a number.

Cyclone82 · **Reply #40 on:** March 09, 2011, 11:36:24 AM

Thanks for that. Im starting to collect Alox too but only the affordable ones. $300 first mates are out of the question for me.

Maybe someone can answer this for me. I got a alox Bantam yesterday and it has the combo tool. Is this ment to open cans? i Dont see how as it has no sharp edge like a Farmer for example. The tool is aslightly different shape and has a bent flat screw driver blade, but it has no sharp edge to cut into the can?

?

this one

Most sites say this is a can opener, bottle opener, screw driver and wire stripper. I just dont see how it will open cans though.

Reinier · **Reply #41 on:** March 09, 2011, 11:52:23 AM

Quote from: jazzbass on March 09, 2011, 08:07:25 AM

Alox Bantam. I guess the alox part is redundant given the focus of the site.

That does not mean Zag should not use the word "alox" on his site! It's a very relevant keyword (and so are "Victorinox", "Swiss army knife", etc.).

Zed · **Reply #42 on:** March 09, 2011, 12:49:24 PM

very cool zag

another place to chill and take in the pics

edcgear · **Reply #43 on:** March 09, 2011, 01:35:10 PM

Quote from: Neil on March 07, 2011, 10:45:50 PM

Nice reference site. Bookmarked

It might be nice on the AZ to have little thumbnails of the SAKs next to the name or in place of the shields you have there now.

+1 on that

Nice site...

Just saw what i want!

Electrician Plus...

stressmaster5000 · **Reply #44 on:** March 09, 2011, 05:42:50 PM

Quote from: Cyclone82 on March 09, 2011, 11:36:24 AM

Thanks for that. Im starting to collect Alox too but only the affordable ones. $300 first mates are out of the question for me.

Maybe someone can answer this for me. I got a alox Bantam yesterday and it has the combo tool. Is this ment to open cans? i Dont see how as it has no sharp edge like a Farmer for example. The tool is aslightly different shape and has a bent flat screw driver blade, but it has no sharp edge to cut into the can??

this one

(Image removed from quote.)

Most sites say this is a can opener, bottle opener, screw driver and wire stripper. I just dont see how it will open cans though.

It may not be the best can opener but it will pierce the can. Some have sharpened the inside edge slightly to make it work easier but that will also mean when you open a bottle the cap will most likely be cut too.

AHB · **Reply #45 on:** March 09, 2011, 07:41:41 PM

Looks great..

Good work mate..

North Man · **Reply #46 on:** March 10, 2011, 07:48:24 PM

Hi Mate

Glad to see another page! Well made!

NM

Gareth · **Reply #47 on:** March 10, 2011, 10:28:29 PM

Just had a look around mate, very nice indeed.

Zag · **Reply #48 on:** March 11, 2011, 12:18:38 AM

Thanks all!

The "links" page has now been activated and many knife codes have been added or corrected.

Zag · **Reply #49 on:** March 12, 2011, 11:13:05 AM

Quote from: Neil on March 07, 2011, 10:45:50 PM

Nice reference site. Bookmarked

It might be nice on the AZ to have little thumbnails of the SAKs next to the name or in place of the shields you have there now.

Your wish is my command!

Quote from: jazzbass on March 09, 2011, 08:07:25 AM

Makes sense. You do lose the continuity between the two, though. Maybe link from one to the other, or, put both on the same page and have both the link for "Sea Pioneer" and "Pioneer 2223" go to the same page. That way visitors can get there either way, but can see that one is a descendant of the other.

These pages have now been linked and a mention of the Pioneer 2223 is on the Sea Pioneer's page.

Reinier · **Reply #50 on:** March 12, 2011, 12:36:29 PM

Quote from: Zag on March 11, 2011, 12:18:38 AM

Thanks all!

The "links" page has now been activated and many knife codes have been added or corrected.

Looks good!

And thanks for the link to my blog!

J-sews · **Reply #51 on:** March 13, 2011, 09:35:50 PM

And thanks Zag for posting links back to Multitool.org and SAKWiki

http://www.aloxworld.com/AloxWorld/Links.html

Zag · **Reply #52 on:** March 13, 2011, 10:25:04 PM

Quote from: J-sews on March 13, 2011, 09:35:50 PM

And thanks Zag for posting links back to Multitool.org and SAKWiki

http://www.aloxworld.com/AloxWorld/Links.html

Multitool.org is where all has started

Zag · **Reply #53 on:** March 15, 2011, 01:46:58 AM

Quick update.
Victorinox got back to me and confirmed all the tang stamps dates; Elinox, Fisher, Elsener, Victorinox Rostfrei
They also sent me 6 catalogues of Alox knives.
All are available for you to browse!