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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #990 on: February 09, 2019, 06:40:05 AM
:woohoo: noce mod.  I wish I loved the combo tool.  I've tried but I find the combo tool underwhelming.  I have 84mm Golfer that really wants to play but is relegated to queen status.

I encourage you to go for a minimal SAK challenge with that SAK  :pok:.  Push your SAK comfort  :tu: [\b]

Yes :tu:

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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #991 on: April 23, 2019, 03:22:53 AM
Got a Salesman on the way  :tu: ,  at least I believe so judging by the single picture. I'm pretty sure it's unmistakably and 84 mm set of scissors there


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #992 on: April 23, 2019, 12:46:54 PM
Great going!  I love finding them like that too. 


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #993 on: April 23, 2019, 03:13:05 PM
nice. :tu:
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #994 on: June 11, 2019, 05:03:29 AM
Even cats love 84mm.
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #995 on: June 11, 2019, 05:29:51 AM
Beautiful cat :D


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #996 on: June 11, 2019, 05:40:48 AM
Beautiful cat :D

Thank you. That's Hank  :D ...nice looking dog.


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #997 on: June 15, 2019, 09:28:21 PM


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #998 on: December 06, 2019, 06:50:33 AM
Bumping this thread a bit...

My true 84mm SAK love I passionately call Jalox Jr.  shown here with its bigger sibbling, Jalox...


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #999 on: December 06, 2019, 10:39:47 AM
Wow, that's an awesome little mod!  :salute:
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1000 on: December 06, 2019, 12:04:09 PM
I was looking in my collection for the 84mm SAKs and I found quite a lot of them.  :hatsoff:

pic1  84mm ECONOMY
pic2  84mm ALOX
pic3  84mm normal
pic4  84mm ECO
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1001 on: December 06, 2019, 02:45:18 PM
Nice collection Ivo.  :hatsoff:
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1002 on: December 06, 2019, 04:06:29 PM
Thanks  Gareth  :cheers:
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1003 on: December 06, 2019, 05:39:09 PM
Bumping this thread a bit...

My true 84mm SAK love I passionately call Jalox Jr.  shown here with its bigger sibbling, Jalox...(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)(Image removed from quote.)
Totally awesome  :drool:


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1004 on: December 06, 2019, 05:39:57 PM
I was looking in my collection for the 84mm SAKs and I found quite a lot of them.  :hatsoff:

pic1  84mm ECONOMY
pic2  84mm ALOX
pic3  84mm normal
pic4  84mm ECO
You have a great collection going there!  :like: :cheers:


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1005 on: December 06, 2019, 06:28:26 PM
Thanks RR  :cheers:
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1006 on: December 06, 2019, 07:46:54 PM
Hi guys,
I just picked up an 84mm Waiter (my perfect knife, really... and you can buy 10 of them for the price of a Spyderco...).

I was a little surprised that it has plastic liners, not metal (the liner, not the scales). Do all 84mm models have plastic liners? Have they always had plastic liners?

I could see that this might only be the Waiter, as it's just one layer and may not need the strength as a 2 layer SAK would.

Thanks in advance for any insight!


Cheers,
Jeff C


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1007 on: December 07, 2019, 03:58:11 PM
Plastic liners is news to me!  :o They've always been regular aluminum like everything else to my knowledge. 
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1008 on: December 07, 2019, 06:51:10 PM
:iagree:


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1009 on: December 07, 2019, 07:27:10 PM
 :iagree: :iagree:

I’d be interested in seeing a photo.


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1010 on: December 08, 2019, 05:10:33 AM
Actually, on second thought, I think you're right. The Waiter has such a lightweight profile that it just feels wrong.

But I looked closer at my recently bought Tinker and the liners seem to be the same material.


Thanks,
Jeff
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1011 on: December 08, 2019, 10:56:27 AM
Actually, on second thought, I think you're right. The Waiter has such a lightweight profile that it just feels wrong.

But I looked closer at my recently bought Tinker and the liners seem to be the same material.


Thanks,
Jeff
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1012 on: May 16, 2020, 12:54:36 PM


My passion for 84mm had to see this thread on the front page! I'm very new to SAKs (3 weeks!) but five out of a the eight I've acquired are 84mm. My first "real" SAK (after my excelsior many years ago) was a Tinker Small. On paper this seemed like the perfect SAK with its balance of size, layers and backside tools.

How wrong I was! As soon as it arrived I could only look upon it with disgust. My opinion on the backside Phillips had changed during the time the Tinker had spent in transit. I had underestimated how effective the can-opener driver would be, and I am now of the (controversial) opinion that all Cellidor SAKs should have a corkscrew! Not that I've ever used it, or the mini-driver. It's all about the character...

The Sportsman (or Tourist) are the perfect balance of layers to tools for my use (and aesthetics), although I do see the appeal of the Waiter as an ultra-light carry. The Waiter is noticeably thinner and lighter than the 2 layer 84mm's, but this makes it feels slightly unbalanced in my hands.

Despite its obvious omission, the Walker is also an excellent little knife. The saw is very efficient for the size and I find it performs fairly similarly its 91mm cousin. I'm not a huge fan of the combo tool as a driver (although it has surprised me on a few Phillips heads), but it's a price I'm willing to pay to stick to 2 layers. Alox isn't really my thing, but I have to admit lusting over the alox Walker.


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1013 on: January 30, 2021, 12:01:31 AM
Today I received another custom made copper scaled Victorinox. This time an 84mm Excelsior and a right little beauty she is too.

Customised solid copper scales on a new SAK with subtle brass pins.
I'm rather looking forward to her developing a decent unique patina (and probably many scratches) over time.

She's got a bit of heft and gravitas (60g vs the standard 22g) which I really like.

(Those interested can see her sister here: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,40930.360.html)
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1014 on: January 30, 2021, 12:12:41 AM


My passion for 84mm had to see this thread on the front page! I'm very new to SAKs (3 weeks!) but five out of a the eight I've acquired are 84mm. My first "real" SAK (after my excelsior many years ago) was a Tinker Small. On paper this seemed like the perfect SAK with its balance of size, layers and backside tools.

How wrong I was! As soon as it arrived I could only look upon it with disgust. My opinion on the backside Phillips had changed during the time the Tinker had spent in transit. I had underestimated how effective the can-opener driver would be, and I am now of the (controversial) opinion that all Cellidor SAKs should have a corkscrew! Not that I've ever used it, or the mini-driver. It's all about the character...

The Sportsman (or Tourist) are the perfect balance of layers to tools for my use (and aesthetics), although I do see the appeal of the Waiter as an ultra-light carry. The Waiter is noticeably thinner and lighter than the 2 layer 84mm's, but this makes it feels slightly unbalanced in my hands.

Despite its obvious omission, the Walker is also an excellent little knife. The saw is very efficient for the size and I find it performs fairly similarly its 91mm cousin. I'm not a huge fan of the combo tool as a driver (although it has surprised me on a few Phillips heads), but it's a price I'm willing to pay to stick to 2 layers. Alox isn't really my thing, but I have to admit lusting over the alox Walker.

Very nice start to the collection uno  :like:

84’s are great for edc as disappear in your pocket. Many years ago my first 84 was a waiter and I still rate it highly, walker and tinker for a change too. Horses for courses, if you find the waiter too small (unbalanced) maybe for those times you need your bigger SAKs but good to have as back up

You say alox isn’t your thing, fair enough, we’ll see, MTo has its special ways  :rofl:
but I highly recommend the cadet and alox bantam that’s small enough to fit in your wallet  :climber:

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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1015 on: January 30, 2021, 12:14:34 AM
Today I received another custom made copper scaled Victorinox. This time an 84mm Excelsior and a right little beauty she is too.

Customised solid copper scales on a new SAK with subtle brass pins.
I'm rather looking forward to her developing a decent unique patina (and probably many scratches) over time.

She's got a bit of heft and gravitas (60g vs the standard 22g) which I really like.

(Those interested can see her sister here: https://forum.multitool.org/index.php/topic,40930.360.html)

Absolutely gorgeous Grunthos  :like:


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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1016 on: January 30, 2021, 12:24:08 AM
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84mm SAK love
Reply #1017 on: January 30, 2021, 12:28:12 AM
My 84’s

Cadets, one of my all time favourites, all slightly different



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Waiter ecoline (my first)
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1018 on: March 12, 2021, 07:49:07 PM
I do believe I'm starting to become addicted to off beat scales  ;)

Took a fancy to some 84mm brass scales I noticed on Fleabay and decided to take a punt on ordering.

Scales duly arrived and were promptly fitted.

I think they look good (although photos do not do them any justice).

What you will not experience is how weighty they are!
This has turned my standard Sportsman into something with heft (similar to the copper ones I mentioned earlier in this thread but more so...).

This SAK now weighs in at 107g compared to the usual 52g -  roughly the same as a Farmer X.

Looking forward to it ageing well...
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Re: 84mm SAK love
Reply #1019 on: March 13, 2021, 02:12:57 PM
 :like: :cheers:
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