Too Engrave Or Too Not Engrave ? The Answer pics

[MultiMat]

I have bought a friend/work colleague a swisstool X , I have known Dave for 12yrs he is about to retire & is going from working as a hospital coordinator(supervisor) to working on his brothers pig farm. I am hoping he is giving me a great reference for a new job I have applied for. Anyway he gave me a compost tumbler he had lying around small farm & I wanted to give him something for it & a early retirement present. To engrave the swisstool or leave it nude, if I did it would probably would just be engraved with "Dave" . What does everyone think, too cut or leave as is?   

[BIG-TARGET]

ENGRAVE!!!!!!!

[J-sews]

As a gift from his good friend, he will treasure it more if you get it engraved

[Smitty44]

ENGRAVE !!!

[edap617]

Engrave!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Yep engrave it mate, sometimes you can't beat the personnel touch

[Benner]

Definitely get it engraved mate.  Far more personal.

[silentio]

Chiming in with the same opinion

ENGRAVE!

[Dunc]

Engrave . I would be really pleased if someone gave me an engraved multitool 

Dunc

[jzmtl]

Depends on if he gives you a good reference. 

On more serious note, yes engrave it.

[ducktapehero]

Engrave it!!!!!!!!!! Here is a pic of engraving I did on my Spirit. It wasn't a gift, I just wanted to do something that was a little special to me. The 1st is my son's birthday, the second is my wife's birthday and the 3rd is our anniversary. I think they did a good job.

[Dunc]

Engrave it!!!!!!!!!! Here is a pic of engraving I did on my Spirit. It wasn't a gift, I just wanted to do something that was a little special to me. The 1st is my son's birthday, the second is my wife's birthday and the 3rd is our anniversary. I think they did a good job.

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Thats really nice and makes it special to you 

Dunc

[ducktapehero]

Thats really nice and makes it special to you

It also means if I forget her birthday or our anniversary I'm in DEEP doo-doo.

[Hoghead]

Thats really nice and makes it special to you

It also means if I forget her birthday or our anniversary I'm in DEEP doo-doo.

One of the guys I work with forgot his anniversary once. He now has the date tattoed on his arm. No joke!!!

[665ae]

Thats really nice and makes it special to you

It also means if I forget her birthday or our anniversary I'm in DEEP doo-doo.

One of the guys I work with forgot his anniversary once. He now has the date tattoed on his arm. No joke!!!

That's why I'm getting married next month... 6/7/08 should be a pretty easy date to remember!

[Grant Lamontagne]

I say Engrave it- but then I often do it for gifts for a much more nefarious reason!  Many of my friends are the trading type, and often items I end up giving them are traded or sold shortly afterwards.  By putting their name on it, you are making it less interesting to someone else, and they are often forced to keep it! 

Unless of course they are someone famous, or at least have a famous name, like my uncle, Bob Hope!

Def

[ducktapehero]

That's why I'm getting married next month... 6/7/08 should be a pretty easy date to remember!

If you're a man you'll still forget it. My wife's birthday, 7-2 is only 2 days before Independence Day, so if I'm buying fireworks I also need to be buying a present. And our anniversary is 10-26 which is 1 week after my birthday. Yet I still have trouble remembering. 

[MultiMat]

I say Engrave it- but then I often do it for gifts for a much more nefarious reason!  Many of my friends are the trading type, and often items I end up giving them are traded or sold shortly afterwards.  By putting their name on it, you are making it less interesting to someone else, and they are often forced to keep it! 

Unless of course they are someone famous, or at least have a famous name, like my uncle, Bob Hope!

Def

Def that is very cunning , I often baulk when looking at a 2nd hand multi if it has been engraved. I think it is settled I will cut the swisstool. Thanks everyone for your input , interestingly no purists for leaving the tools surface intact.

[I'm Still Bison]

Does  Pat Pend count as a famous person? I've got oodles of tools and other goodies engraved  with his/her name.

[Dunc]

Does  Pat Pend count as a famous person? I've got oodles of tools and other goodies engraved  with his/her name.

That bloke Stainless had a lot of knives too 

Dunc

[Leatherman123]

My birthday is on Independence Day! What's weird is that my Grandfather's birthday was on the fourth also! 

[BIG-TARGET]

Engrave it!!!!!!!!!! Here is a pic of engraving I did on my Spirit. It wasn't a gift, I just wanted to do something that was a little special to me. The 1st is my son's birthday, the second is my wife's birthday and the 3rd is our anniversary. I think they did a good job.

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multi-tasking your multitool

[ducktapehero]

I should have engraved Mothers day on there too. I forgot to get my wife something. 

[Benner]

I should have engraved Mothers day on there too. I forgot to get my wife something. 

   That's you in the dog house then. 

[MultiMat]

I should have engraved Mothers day on there too. I forgot to get my wife something. 

I did that once , record amounts of cold shoulder followed. I think ice ages are caused by ticked off wifes/mothers. I am still claiming a epic victory when I remembered the wedding anniversary and she forgot , all be it a number of years ago.

[Benner]

I should have engraved Mothers day on there too. I forgot to get my wife something. 

I did that once , record amounts of cold shoulder followed. I think ice ages are caused by ticked off wifes/mothers. I am still claiming a epic victory when I remembered the wedding anniversary and she forgot , all be it a number of years ago.

Mate, I bet that was one great day! 

[MultiMat]

I should have engraved Mothers day on there too. I forgot to get my wife something. 

I did that once , record amounts of cold shoulder followed. I think ice ages are caused by ticked off wifes/mothers. I am still claiming a epic victory when I remembered the wedding anniversary and she forgot , all be it a number of years ago.

Mate, I bet that was one great day! 

Too busy doing victory dances , forgot to be narky. Nice to have historical leverage though.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Its great to get one over the women folk once in a while

[Hoghead]

I should have engraved Mothers day on there too. I forgot to get my wife something. 

I bet you feel pretty bad about that. If you feel bad enough you might need to buy yourself a new knife/multitool to ease the burden. 

If you don't feel bad enough about it you could kick your butt until you do. Think Jim Carry in Liar Liar.

If that doesn't work you could get another multitool engraved with all the dates you can think of, but be sure to leave one date missing for the next time.   

[ducktapehero]

I should have engraved Mothers day on there too. I forgot to get my wife something.

That's you in the dog house then.

Actually not TOO bad. I take a lot of pain medicine so my wife forgives my bad memory most of the time. My Dad gave me hell about it though, but he loves any chance to give me hell.